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Rubber paver tile

My front porch and steps are in sad shape. The previous owner tried to recoat the whole thing with some sort patching m...
2 comments posted 15yrs
posted by c1gmlm
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by c1gmlm

Mineral Deposits In Household Pipes

For some time now, I've watched mineral deposits slow the flow of water in selected pipes. Plain household vinegar does...
38 comments posted 15yrs
posted by jaygreg90
38 comments posted 15yrs posted by jaygreg90

Serious Question - Why am I splitting firewood

Besides making it fit, what is the purpose of splitting firewood? To help it dry? To help it burn? I'm tired of splittin...
28 comments posted 15yrs
posted by roybaldone
28 comments posted 15yrs posted by roybaldone

Solar Systems, Entry level--- More

Andy comments: On a similar thread , there has been a difference of opinion on whether a solar PV array which powers an...
24 comments posted 15yrs
posted by jungleandy1
24 comments posted 15yrs posted by jungleandy1

Wet carbon steel knife forgotten on rice cooker

Carbon steel knife inadvertently left 'wet' on top of the white plastic lid of a rice cooker, overnight. Brown rust sta...
31 comments posted 15yrs
posted by planet451
31 comments posted 15yrs posted by planet451

Freezer runs too cold

GE chest freezer, 6 years old, something like 19 cubic feet, model FCM7DRBWH. The temperature runs to -15 to -10 degree...
27 comments posted 15yrs
posted by matt
27 comments posted 15yrs posted by matt

OT: Saving two cents

I'm a guy who doesn't pay much attention to prices, and it isn't because I'm wealthy, it's just that I don't really car...
47 comments posted 15yrs
posted by prestwhich
47 comments posted 15yrs posted by prestwhich

Temperature

I don't get it. When I'm running the oil boiler I am comfortable between 75 and 76 degrees. When I'm burning the wood bo...
12 comments posted 15yrs
posted by LSMFT
12 comments posted 15yrs posted by LSMFT

a case for safety

How did we ever survive when power tools didn't come in HDPE clamshell cases? I remember when power tools mostly came i...
34 comments posted 15yrs
posted by edward
34 comments posted 15yrs posted by edward

Grass growing on the mound septic?

Are there any reasons besides looks, to mow the grass growing on a mound septic system? 2.5 acres and it's all grass an...
15 comments posted 15yrs
posted by joejak
15 comments posted 15yrs posted by joejak

May 21, no more home repairing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cigJM9g2fqIEveryone ready? Harold Camping says rapture that day. Cancell that renovation,...
37 comments posted 15yrs
posted by cayoung61**spamblock##
37 comments posted 15yrs posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

Concrete Pad versus Paving Blocks

Just polling the group on the better method to make a little patio, about 8 feet by 8 feet square. We have a table and...
20 comments posted 15yrs
posted by pintiha
20 comments posted 15yrs posted by pintiha

Harbor Breeze Ceiling Fan Died

Harbor Breeze (Lowe?s ceiling Fan) lost fan function & then few weeks later lost light function. I had to go to Home De...
4 comments posted 15yrs
posted by tthomp92_at_hotmail_dot_com
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by tthomp92_at_hotmail_dot_com