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Installing new soaket tub

Tearing out old bathtub and walls. Wondering if I put the walls back up first so the tub butts up to the gyprock or put...
6 comments posted 15yrs
posted by donchesley
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by donchesley

OT How much oil is too much?

My nephew drives my truck. When he brought it over, I checked the oil and I thought it looked about a half quart too lo...
29 comments posted 15yrs
posted by kilowatt
29 comments posted 15yrs posted by kilowatt

HVAC system classifications

Hi, When a system is defined as 2H/2C or some other combination of integers, what do this characterizations mean? Number...
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posted by sam.takoy
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by sam.takoy

Three contractors no showed

Two carpenters and a landscapper no showed over the last two days. This is in spite of my agreeing to pay their bids. T...
32 comments posted 15yrs
posted by rdadams
32 comments posted 15yrs posted by rdadams

Tornado Disaster

We're down in North Alabama, Ga right now. FEMA nor Red Cross has made it into some of these areas. It is going to be d...
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Old-style Shelf Support Clips

I need to add more shelves to a built-in bookcase. The shelves are supported by clips that fit pilaster strips, similar...
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posted by Ivan
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by Ivan

Name of plug in US

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cable-Tex-Coaxial-Aerial-Cable-White/dp/B003S46D06/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1304163450&sr=8-10 W...
88 comments posted 15yrs
posted by toylet.toylet
88 comments posted 15yrs posted by toylet.toylet

cleaning brickwork

I had some idiots paint the house, and they managed to splatter paint on my red brickwork. They powerwashed some of it,...
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posted by deodiaus
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by deodiaus

SOS - SCREAMING COMPUTER!

My guru is not here, so I don't know what to do! My computer (PC, 5+ years old; well-behaved), has started SCREAMING ev...
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posted by hypatia08
27 comments posted 15yrs posted by hypatia08

Toilet leaks?

I was putting some food coloring in the tank of my daughter's toilet and the color soon was seen running down the sides...
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posted by kurtullman
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by kurtullman

Best common 18 V tool battery?

I do a lot of window shopping, but just in case I'm missing something... What is the most powerful 18 V tool battery th...
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posted by jdoe
17 comments posted 15yrs posted by jdoe

OT:Snake ID ?

Anyone know what kind of snake this is? Found under gravel, under a patio brick, on top of more gravel. East TN mountai...
4 comments posted 15yrs
posted by Tony.Miklos
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by Tony.Miklos

Neighbor problem (long)

4 yrs ago, new neighbors moved in adjacent to my property. The neighbor talked about building a deck. He didn't have a...
57 comments posted 15yrs
posted by invalid
57 comments posted 15yrs posted by invalid

Hiring someone to run wires in crawlspace

I want to run two Cat5e or Cat6 cables (to opposite sides of the room) and one or two RG-6 cables to my bedroom. I also...
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posted by neutrino1
12 comments posted 15yrs posted by neutrino1

Looking for help from HVAC experts.

Hi, I have recently purchased a Honeywell wireless thermostat (YTH6320R1015). Manual is here, page 4 is key:...
9 comments posted 15yrs
posted by sam.takoy
9 comments posted 15yrs posted by sam.takoy