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Flood Light Fixture Replacement

I want to replace some aging flood light fixtures on the outside of my home. I bought some motion-sensing flood light f...
13 comments posted 16yrs
posted by robert
13 comments posted 16yrs posted by robert

Cutting a metal duc t-- what tool to use?

I own most of the tools and would hate to buy a new one for this project but take your best shot at the best way and to...
15 comments posted 16yrs
posted by colbyt
15 comments posted 16yrs posted by colbyt

Uses for IR Laser pointer

If you shine an IR laser pointer on a tooth, the tooth lights up, revealing cavities and fillings, perhaps as nonradioa...
9 comments posted 16yrs
posted by vjp2.at
9 comments posted 16yrs posted by vjp2.at

Rainwater down the backside of the gutters.

Rainwater down the backside of the gutters. I have a hip roof with two layers of composition shingle roofing. The last...
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by spamme0
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by spamme0

Air power tools

Don't know much about them, but have seen them in action on the home improvement channels. In regard to the small ones...
19 comments posted 16yrs
posted by harri85274
19 comments posted 16yrs posted by harri85274

Pigeon repellant?

I installed two TV camera under the eves of my house. The %%% pigeons use it as a landing point and crap all over my ga...
29 comments posted 16yrs
posted by someone
29 comments posted 16yrs posted by someone

hotwater baseboard

I want to add a zone to my wood boiler to heat the garage. The wood and oil boilers are tied together so oil can heat w...
13 comments posted 16yrs
posted by boobooililililil
13 comments posted 16yrs posted by boobooililililil

Kitchen Lighting and Efficiency

The kitchen is moving along and it is time to look at lighting. I'm looking for ideas. The house is plaster lath so rec...
12 comments posted 16yrs
posted by jeff_thies
12 comments posted 16yrs posted by jeff_thies

Amdro

I use it. I found some today at a yard sale, all sealed. They were twenty-four ounce shaker bottles. The guy had 15 of t...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by pittmanpirate
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by pittmanpirate

wasps down chimney

For the last 3 Falls we gotten wasps coming down the straight galvanized fireplace chimney and getting around the dampe...
15 comments posted 16yrs
posted by 8
15 comments posted 16yrs posted by 8

suggested chipper for home use

am shopping for a chipper to be able to feed small twigs, branches and create some mulch/compost in the deep south prev...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by jake
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by jake

Kitchen Drawers or shelves

I'm working away on my kitchen. Base cabinets are made and I have some options on making drawers, shelves or pullouts....
15 comments posted 16yrs
posted by jeff_thies
15 comments posted 16yrs posted by jeff_thies