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Pool table recover

Anyone done it? I've moved my 3 pc. 8' table, and it was no big deal. I have watched several videos of recovering, and...
15 comments posted 15yrs
posted by pittmanpirate
15 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate

No-alci fuel for small engines

From Popular Mechanics: "Small-engine repairmen tell PM that ethanol mixed with gasoline is corroding and damaging chai...
32 comments posted 15yrs
posted by heybub
32 comments posted 15yrs posted by heybub

Remote Control of DirecTV Tivo Receiver

Howdy! I have an older DirecTV Tivo unit (IR controlled) that I would like to control (probably via RF) from my bedroom...
1 comments posted 15yrs
posted by tchappykamper
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by tchappykamper

Water Heater Won't Stay Lit

My water heater burner won't stay lit. Here's what I know: 1. If I light the pilot, it can stay on indefinitely. So I t...
18 comments posted 15yrs
posted by dvestal
18 comments posted 15yrs posted by dvestal

Where to get LED Pole Light Bulb/Fixture

I have one of the typical 175W Mercury Vapor light fixtures in my farm that looks like this: http://www.budgetlighting....
28 comments posted 15yrs
posted by jw
28 comments posted 15yrs posted by jw

LIke Jeff, AC awaits me!

Like Jeff Thies, I too hope to put in AC this summer, but unlike him, I plan to let a more experienced guy finish the j...
8 comments posted 15yrs
posted by NOPSAMmm2005
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by NOPSAMmm2005

New construction questions

Two questions for a house I was looking at with my sister (new construction): 1) poured basement foundation walls have...
15 comments posted 15yrs
posted by mattmeitzner
15 comments posted 15yrs posted by mattmeitzner

Got Ants?

I been fighting sweet ants, those little ones, in my kitchen for years, trying spraying and Tat and Ortho and baits wit...
38 comments posted 15yrs
posted by mark.ransley84
38 comments posted 15yrs posted by mark.ransley84

Drafting tool question

I need one of those pen contraptions that you roll over blueprints and aerial photos that then give a numerical value t...
9 comments posted 15yrs
posted by pittmanpirate
9 comments posted 15yrs posted by pittmanpirate

Rebuilding Front Stoop With Pavers

I would like to go from this: http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/2252/3046.jpg to something like this: http://images01....
4 comments posted 15yrs
posted by teamarrows
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by teamarrows

Fkex Seal Liquid Rubber spray ???

Has anyone tried this product? I happened to see a commercial on the TV this morning. It looks promising if it does wha...
7 comments posted 15yrs
posted by willshak
7 comments posted 15yrs posted by willshak

foam vs. fiber insulation

Hello all, Looking for opinions on crawl space insulation. This is for an old rent house on block and pad foundation. I...
23 comments posted 15yrs
posted by a2rjh
23 comments posted 15yrs posted by a2rjh

Rug Doctor

I'm looking for a cleaning solution pump for an old upright Rug Doctor carpet & upholstery cleaner, the model EZ-1. I'v...
8 comments posted 15yrs
posted by screen
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by screen

Downloadable grid

Where can I find a downloadable grid with squares measuring 18-inches by 18-inches?
4 comments posted 15yrs
posted by gcotterl
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by gcotterl