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Sticky floor - sand or solvent?

Spouse has very nicely removed the ugly linoleum-type tiles from the samll powder room's floor. Now the wood shows, but...
10 comments posted 16yrs
posted by nobody
10 comments posted 16yrs posted by nobody

More on furniture refinishing? ? ?

Thanks to all who gave me advice on oil vs. water finishing coat. I've decided on oil. But there's another problem. Whe...
9 comments posted 16yrs
posted by rayj.balt
9 comments posted 16yrs posted by rayj.balt

Good pergola wood

I want to get some 4 x 12 beams for a pergola. I have four, IIRC, down in Vegas, about 12 to 16 feet long, square on th...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by pittmanpirate
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by pittmanpirate

Pop rivets

I'm constructing a garbage (shopping) bag holder/dispenser consisting of about 28 inches of 7 inch metal duct pipe, a c...
8 comments posted 16yrs
posted by knuckle-dragger
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by knuckle-dragger

OT Cell phone voice recognition

I would post this to a cell phone Usenet group, but I don't know of an active one. If anyone knows of one, I would appr...
13 comments posted 16yrs
posted by kilowatt
13 comments posted 16yrs posted by kilowatt

Garage Floor epoxy recommendations

The house we're trying to buy (a Short Sale) has a plain, gray, concrete floor. My plan is to first pressure wash it, t...
13 comments posted 16yrs
posted by nobody
13 comments posted 16yrs posted by nobody

temp control switch on a kenmore washer

I need to replace the temp control/temp selection switch on my old kenmore-the guy who sold it to me told me how to get...
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by in2deep
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by in2deep

Gate Valve Orientation

Use ball valves. OK, now that that's out of the way... I Googled about installing them upside down like in a basement....
7 comments posted 16yrs
posted by postmaster
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by postmaster

Asphalt Hole Patching: Liquid Products For ?

Hi, Have a "good size" hole in asphalt driveway. On the deep side, also. I guess I'm going to have to get some of the C...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by rgsros
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by rgsros

Polyurethene? ? ?

I'm refinishing a mahogany dining room table top. I plan to strip the old varnish, sand thoroughly, stain, and cover wi...
21 comments posted 16yrs
posted by rayj.balt
21 comments posted 16yrs posted by rayj.balt

GE Dishwasher Won't Drain

My GE dishwasher (Model GSD3408K00WW) seems to cycle normally except it doesn't drain the water at the end of the cycle...
13 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ianstocknet
13 comments posted 16yrs posted by ianstocknet

How NOT to build a wall

I'm just finishing the demolition phase of a minor remodeling project in my basement, removing about 8 feet of wall ins...
39 comments posted 16yrs
posted by spambait
39 comments posted 16yrs posted by spambait

OT: Texas to EPA: "That stinks"

Letter to Lisa Jackson, Administrator EPA "In order to deter challenges to your plan for centralized control of industr...
93 comments posted 16yrs
posted by heybub
93 comments posted 16yrs posted by heybub