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Crayon on walls and doors

Someone kid put crayon all over the walls and doors in my rental property. What's the best way to remove it before repai...
9 comments posted 16yrs
posted by smoking
9 comments posted 16yrs posted by smoking

Balancing A Ceiling Fan

This isn't a How-To? post...this is a victory story. My son moved into an apartment in a really old house this weekend....
20 comments posted 16yrs
posted by teamarrows
20 comments posted 16yrs posted by teamarrows

PAR38 CLFL with frosted glass

Are there any CFLs in size PAR38 with frosted glass? I looked at Home Depot and Lows, and the only ones in PAR38 have cl...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by youknowwhat.mccranie
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by youknowwhat.mccranie

Click Lock Hardwood Flooring

I thought of replacing my carpets with the new click-lock engineered hardwood flooring. The ads say it is easier to ins...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by wr
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by wr

Bosch 36v hammerdrill?

At one point, they were on sale at Tool Authority for $170 shipped (US) including two big lithium-ion batteries and a c...
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by jdoe
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by jdoe

HF Multi Tool replacement sanding pads

Harbor Freight finally started stocking the sanding pad attachment for their Multifunction Tool. Listed as "New Item" o...
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by TonySivori
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by TonySivori

Tile Saw Question

I got a large tile saw. The bed is about 24 , 36 inches, the blade, probably around ten inches. The depth of cut allows...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by pittmanpirate
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by pittmanpirate

One circuit often blows

Lately, one circuit on my box blows. It covers the microwave and regular oven. I could understand it blowing when anoth...
53 comments posted 16yrs
posted by hypatia08
53 comments posted 16yrs posted by hypatia08

Air conditioning/water help

I have a 12 year old Carrier weathermaster 9200. It has been a good unit. I have it installe din the crawl space with i...
17 comments posted 16yrs
posted by stryped1
17 comments posted 16yrs posted by stryped1

Circ saw

As a follow-up to a recent thread (re replacing DW with Bosch) where a comment about left blade circular saws came up.....
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by cubbybrockley
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by cubbybrockley

Holey motor, Batman!

I'll admit, I don't remember who suggested it. Dufus, or Bub? Drill a hole or two in a motor, to allow for cleaning or...
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by cayoung##spamblock**
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by cayoung##spamblock**

tempered glass for windows?

I just priced the windows for the last room in my 100 yr old house. One of the options the salesman offered was tempere...
14 comments posted 16yrs
posted by elbrecht
14 comments posted 16yrs posted by elbrecht

Glass cooktop replacement

Frigidaire FES365ESA Found diagrams, parts list, and part, but they don't show how the top is fastened. http://www.appl...
8 comments posted 16yrs
posted by gpsman
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by gpsman