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Foundation Repair (or not?)

My house is in the New Orleans area, 35 years old, and built on a slab. A house nearby had serious foundation issues bu...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by bobneworleans
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by bobneworleans

Garden Hose Reels ?

Hi, Anyone have any opinions re what brand to consider, what to stay away from, on garden hose reels. The kind with the...
14 comments posted 16yrs
posted by rgsros
14 comments posted 16yrs posted by rgsros

Ideas on killing ants.

First I would see what the ants were coming to then I would take it away and put Grants ant traps in it=92s place. The...
25 comments posted 16yrs
posted by recyclebinned
25 comments posted 16yrs posted by recyclebinned

Water Softener Gunk. Toss it?

Maybe 4 years ago we had someone service our water softener, and they replaced maybe 8-12 gallons of dark gunk that loo...
12 comments posted 16yrs
posted by wolftracks
12 comments posted 16yrs posted by wolftracks

Part For KitchenAid KDS-18

Pump motors are not available anymore (they were at $339). So I need bearings, and they seem to be non-standard. NSK 20...
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by pheeh.zero
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by pheeh.zero

Kenmore DW - Round Two?

Thanks all for the suggestions. I did follow them and assured that there is a good 122 VAC arriving at the connection b...
14 comments posted 16yrs
posted by bobm3
14 comments posted 16yrs posted by bobm3

leveling a floor

I have 1929 house on a stone/concrete foundation and plaster walls. I'm working on leveling the floor in one of the roo...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by jeff_thies
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by jeff_thies

patching plywood deck

I have a 9"x18" section that has delaminated. I tore it out down to good plywood to a depth of .18". I have some plywoo...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by mxxx
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by mxxx

Asphalt repair still soft

I had a big tree root growing underneath my driveway. I took up all the asphalt, cut out the tree root, and made everyt...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by phil_runyon_at_yahoo_dot_com
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by phil_runyon_at_yahoo_dot_com

Any other use for golf-cart charger?

I have two 36 volt, 20 amp golf-cart chargers that no one else in town would be interested in repairing. One broke ten...
23 comments posted 16yrs
posted by NOPSAMmm2005
23 comments posted 16yrs posted by NOPSAMmm2005

Dishwasher power gone???

I have a Kenmore Elite DW and today is has no power. I checked the breaker for its dedicated circuit and it was not tri...
8 comments posted 16yrs
posted by bobm3
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by bobm3

Charging Battery On Garden Tractor

Did a stupid thing and ran down the battery. Now it's on a 12V 2/6 amp charger. Every two hrs., I remove the charger fr...
31 comments posted 16yrs
posted by Home
31 comments posted 16yrs posted by Home