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White residue on ceiling

We have a cypress ceiling installed on our porch and have a white powder that started coming out around the knots and s...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by dougpotchen_at_gmail_dot_com
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by dougpotchen_at_gmail_dot_com

patching a concrete corner

As part of my recent renovations, we filled in a drop in the concrete in front so that it's now possible to walk from t...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by edward
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by edward

Gas Central heating boiler problem Myson

I have a Myson Marathon gas central heating boiler, which was giving problems lighting. So I changed the thermocouple....
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by colin
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by colin

furnace fan running constantly

I have a 25 year old carrier upflow furnace that the fan runs constantly.I replaced the old blower motor along with the...
14 comments posted 16yrs
posted by commbuilder40_at_aol_dot_com
14 comments posted 16yrs posted by commbuilder40_at_aol_dot_com

Round wood exterior handrails

What would be the best wood that is commonly available for EXTERIOR handrails? I want to put up a handrail, but it gets...
9 comments posted 16yrs
posted by pittmanpirate
9 comments posted 16yrs posted by pittmanpirate

flooring options

I have a daylight basement with infloor heating in the concrete. I want to now finish the basement and want to know wha...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by stevecaliNOSPAM
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by stevecaliNOSPAM

Second power washer principle

I live where it freezes hard in the winter. I have a Karcher power washer with a six horse motor. When putting it up, h...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by pittmanpirate
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by pittmanpirate

"Fat Cat" pool table dis-assembly?

We're moving and have a Fat Cat 8x4 ft pool table in the basement that I would like to move. First, anybody know how to...
20 comments posted 16yrs
posted by joejak
20 comments posted 16yrs posted by joejak

Roller Shades Won't Stay Down

We ordered some roller shades for the inlaws, and finally got around to installing them this weekend. The installation...
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by unknown
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by unknown

Power washer principle

Does a power washer have to have pressurized water on the inlet, or will it draw from a tank source? Steve
10 comments posted 16yrs
posted by pittmanpirate
10 comments posted 16yrs posted by pittmanpirate

Electric baseboard heat

Have a small unheated room to be used as a shop ... about 11 ft x 8 ft ... presently unheated. Plenty of power. Ground...
16 comments posted 16yrs
posted by dryearwood
16 comments posted 16yrs posted by dryearwood

Sealing Exterior at foundation

My 5-yr old house exterior is hardi-plank siding. But at the bottom, it's a piece of wood plank covering on concrete fo...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by wanghaodong
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by wanghaodong

curtains again

Less than 90 seconds: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIx8EvQ3isY Thanks for your comment.
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by merrilljensen
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by merrilljensen

Dewalt compressor - trouble today

Hi All, I was on a roof today with a pneumatic nailer running on a ground-based Dewalt compressor. After light-duty cyc...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by no_email
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by no_email