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can/should I seal the edges of laminate flooring?

I'm installing laminate flooring an a bedroom adjacent to the bathroom. The transition strip to the vinyl is made of th...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by spamme0
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by spamme0

Last usage of edger

Here in the northeast, i did my last edging with my 18 volt edger for the season. I recharged it and stored it in my co...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by harri85274
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by harri85274

frozen AC unit

we have a split unit AC unit. has a tendency, on occasion, to start up on its own. we were out of town this weekend and...
15 comments posted 16yrs
posted by wf3h
15 comments posted 16yrs posted by wf3h

necessary to sheetrock ceiling first?

I am working to re-finish my basement. It is presently finished but it is dated with old paneling and 1x1 ceiling tiles...
18 comments posted 16yrs
posted by mikepier
18 comments posted 16yrs posted by mikepier

OT: No Pressure

10:10 Climate Change group produces video with compelling incentive to reduce carbon emissions. Video http://www.youtube...
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posted by heybub
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by heybub

Toilet questions

Do all modern toilet tanks have overflow tubes? I ask because I went on vacation just a couple of days after my toilet...
7 comments posted 16yrs
posted by google3luo359
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by google3luo359

marking a step for visibility

I have a step down from a stoop outside my front door. I want to mark it for visibility, especially in dim light. (I'll...
8 comments posted 16yrs
posted by edward
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by edward

How to lay flagstone on new concrete patio?

Hi, I just finished pouring concrete for a small patio (4ftx7ft) this evening. How long should I wait until I lay flags...
20 comments posted 16yrs
posted by millinghill
20 comments posted 16yrs posted by millinghill

Scorch mark in sink

We had a minor fire in our kitchen when my son forgot he had a pan containing cooking oil on a burner. The oil ignited,...
23 comments posted 16yrs
posted by rdadams
23 comments posted 16yrs posted by rdadams

shower handle set screw what the heck?

Been staying with a friend. Shower in kids' bathroom which I have been using has no name handle for flow/temp control....
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by njnagel
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by njnagel

soot, ducts closed?

I have oil heat, and last year the furnace put out some soot, that got on the tv screens and the wall near the air outp...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by Riley
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by Riley

Flat-panel TV on old TV cabinet

How can I mount a new flat-panel TV on the front of the cabinet of a 1980's-era TV (with a cathode-ray picture tube)? (I...
18 comments posted 16yrs
posted by gcotterl
18 comments posted 16yrs posted by gcotterl

hanging a wall kitchen cabinet

I've been working on my '29 kitchen... I'm building some euro cabinets out of maple plywood. How are these usually atta...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by jeff_thies
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by jeff_thies

OT: Wireless electricity rant

I wish that damn Tesla dude would have finished perfecting wireless electricity before he went insane. I'm moving shop...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by prestwhich
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by prestwhich