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New Function For Multifunction Tool

Well, new to me anyway... I bought a HF air-powered brad nailer a few weeks ago. There was no case, just the cardboard...
3 comments posted 15yrs
posted by teamarrows
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by teamarrows

Post facto weaterization

We are looking at maybe as much as .75 inches of ice in the area and immediate temps with highs in the low 30s and lows...
6 comments posted 15yrs
posted by kurtullman
6 comments posted 15yrs posted by kurtullman

How Much Rock Salt to Kill Roots?

Since I didn't get an answer to this question in my thread about salt damaging my shower base, I'll try my question her...
30 comments posted 15yrs
posted by teamarrows
30 comments posted 15yrs posted by teamarrows

Asbestos tile in basement

I have the 9x9" asbestos tile in my basement, and I wonder if it would be ok to just remove the loose tiles, and then g...
27 comments posted 15yrs
posted by dmfoerster
27 comments posted 15yrs posted by dmfoerster

J.D. Power - auto insurance ratings

? I posted this last night but it hasn't showed up, so excuse if duplicate. I need to leave my car insurer of 20 years,...
4 comments posted 15yrs
posted by hypatia08
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by hypatia08

Teflon Tape Usage

A clerk at my local Ace Hardware told me to use Teflon tape on the pipe threads but not the compression fittings. I'm t...
14 comments posted 15yrs
posted by joseph.golaine
14 comments posted 15yrs posted by joseph.golaine

3 more HVAC questions, (oil furnace)

1) What do you know about Thermo-Pride oil furnaces? Model OH5-85 if that helps. 2) How do Riello oil burners compare t...
4 comments posted 15yrs
posted by NOPSAMmm2005
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by NOPSAMmm2005

out of plumb wall

Have a question. Have a bungalo built back in about 67. doors are the hollow core type, and i'm replacing with solid cl...
9 comments posted 15yrs
posted by picasso.ng
9 comments posted 15yrs posted by picasso.ng

AC thermostats acting up

I"ve got two AC units for my house. The outside part of this split system houses both AC compressors (It's a Freus wate...
10 comments posted 15yrs
posted by demi
10 comments posted 15yrs posted by demi

More on my well pump

After being shown how a check valve can break and stick up preventing water flow the proper direction, I was sort of 2n...
8 comments posted 15yrs
posted by Tony.Miklos
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by Tony.Miklos

how to shorten an exterior door

I have a project that involves substantially shortening solid exterior doors by about 90mm (from the bottom). The doors...
5 comments posted 15yrs
posted by gburgess
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by gburgess

Brand Recommendations For Bathroom Faucet ?

Hi, Have to replace my bathroom sink two handled Chrome faucet. Are there any general conclusions as to which brands ar...
20 comments posted 15yrs
posted by rgsros
20 comments posted 15yrs posted by rgsros

OT Searching Usenet

I was watching a documentary called "Download: The True Story of the Internet:" One of the shows is about search, and G...
20 comments posted 15yrs
posted by kilowatt
20 comments posted 15yrs posted by kilowatt