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Impedance matching

Hi, This is offtopic, but related to home improvement and this is where I get my best information. I want to connect my...
20 comments posted 15yrs
posted by sam.takoy
20 comments posted 15yrs posted by sam.takoy

Using vinyl floor adhesive with self-stick tiles

In the past I have put down regular vinyl tile (non self stick) with floor adhesive with no problem. Is there any harm...
3 comments posted 15yrs
posted by mikepier
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by mikepier

HD Plastic Electric Tie-Wraps

Hi, Bought a package of those electrical plastic tie-wraps at HD. The kind they sell, mainly, for wrapping around a cab...
21 comments posted 15yrs
posted by rgsros
21 comments posted 15yrs posted by rgsros

O.T. Next financial bubble to burst.

Canadian property bubble, followed by general collapse due to dependency on exports to the USA. After that Australia. S...
59 comments posted 15yrs
posted by haroldhrmtg
59 comments posted 15yrs posted by haroldhrmtg

Deadbolt for old door

Friends have an old exterior French door with a skeleton lock they'd like upgraded for more security, so I'm looking fo...
23 comments posted 15yrs
posted by nobody
23 comments posted 15yrs posted by nobody

Removing a cast iron bath tub??

Remodeling my second floor bathroom will involve removing a large cast iron tub. The tub is probably much too large and...
39 comments posted 15yrs
posted by RubEric
39 comments posted 15yrs posted by RubEric

How to plug sliding door gap?

Hi There is a gap between my sliding doors and heat is escaping. See the pic: http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/8092/s...
37 comments posted 15yrs
posted by strangways
37 comments posted 15yrs posted by strangways

Shower valve hot water

After researching mixing valve problems on the web I had the cartridge replaced in the Moen single handle shower valve...
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posted by bWielert
12 comments posted 15yrs posted by bWielert

Cleanout for galvanized chimney

I have a galvanized chimney, no bricks, no stones, no tile liner, just one galvanized sheet metal pipe within another,...
11 comments posted 15yrs
posted by noemail
11 comments posted 15yrs posted by noemail

interior doors

Replacing interior junk luan hollow doors starting with newly renovated bathroom...Replacing all as I renovate...Was wo...
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posted by benick
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by benick

3/4 collar leaking

I'm replacing a water heater. The 3/4 collar screws to far onto the pin of a 3/4 stainless steel flex line and has a dr...
16 comments posted 15yrs
posted by not_valid_email
16 comments posted 15yrs posted by not_valid_email

spraying latex on garage drywall?

Anyone have experience with this? Lows has a $50 latex paint sprayer, and I have an old wagner electric sprayer. I woul...
10 comments posted 15yrs
posted by Tony.Miklos
10 comments posted 15yrs posted by Tony.Miklos

T-111 siding question

I've got the typical tract house out here in Central TX. Built in the '80s with T-111 siding. The bottom on T-111 tends...
10 comments posted 15yrs
posted by jthread
10 comments posted 15yrs posted by jthread

door bell not ringing

Hello.. My door bell has stopped working correctly. Need some advice before tearing everything apart.. The button outsi...
29 comments posted 15yrs
posted by cvplummer
29 comments posted 15yrs posted by cvplummer

bosch nexxt 500 washer door gasket (leak)

at first I thought the problem (small leak during wash) was due to the small missing pieces around opening gasket but a...
7 comments posted 15yrs
posted by lana
7 comments posted 15yrs posted by lana