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Filing in gap in cement backer board for tub surround
Hi all: I just finished installing cement backer board around my tub. In just about every spot I got (more or less) the required 1/8" gap between board edges. However, in one corner where a horizontal...
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Digital Thermostat Keeping Wrong Temperature
Hi - We've a digital thermostat for our geothermal unit. Yesterday, we decided to kick on central air. The thermostat says it's 28 degrees F, which is about 45 degrees off. Also this thermostat has...
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13 years ago
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Kitchen cabinet side fillers?
I've got a set of kitchen cabinets that I want to move to a new location. Would it be hard to find the filler, side panels to fit the new area which is about 8" wider then the old location. I don't...
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13 years ago
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Adjusting Storm Door Closures
I just installed a storm door this weekend. The door came from the manufacturer (ProVia) with dual closures, one for the top and one for the bottom. Here's the issue: I can adjust the closures to...
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Repairing in wall sillcock
The 25 year old faucet in my backyard is near failure. It squeaked when turned and it's not a metalic squeak, but twisting-the-cork-off-a-bottle kind of squeak, and water drips out of the handle at...
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13 years ago
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foundation sill plate
------------------------------------- I have water damage to part of my foundation sill plate. This was caused by the brick deteriating, then getting water behind it. Can this problem be patched?
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13 years ago
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Lawn tractor starting problem
OK, am I go crazy here or what? My neighbor has a Sears riding mower, maybe 7 years old, that starting more than a year ago would not always start. The symptom was he's turn the key and either: It...
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13 years ago
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Sike Products For Home Concrete Repairs Vs Quikrete's ?
Hello, Have tried the Quikrete concrete repair products, a bunch of different ones, including the additives for, for small concrete repairs around our steps, etc several times. Have always been...
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13 years ago
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OT: Customer forum for Nissan?
Anybody know of a customer forum for Nissan autos? I looked, but could only find paid forums, where they offer advice for a price. I want to find out approx what a tune-up would cost for a 1999 Nissan...
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13 years ago
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Wiremold in a garage
I installed an outlet several feet from an existing outlet using NON metallic wiremold in a residential finished (plasterboard) GARAGE, which is an integral part of the house. The cable used was romex...
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13 years ago
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kill a watt ez
i posted a few days ago regarding my fridaire refrigerator seemed to be running all the time and one of the replies i got suggested buying a kill a watt meter so i got one today and the instructions...
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Rain Bird Maxi-paw
I have one of these where the swing arm ain't swingin' so it just sprays out water and doesn't move around. Any suggestions for fixing it?
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13 years ago
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Sheet Rock in an Outbuilding?
I was going to use osb in my well house/shop but it is up to $14.45 a sheet. I can put in sheet rock for less than 1/2. Question: Will sheet rock be ok in an unheated outbuilding? Thanks,
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Something leaving small animal parts at my door!
Five times in the past two weeks, "something" has left parts of small animals at my front door. The items range from liver, kidneys, intestines, and once a small paw like a squirrel's, but very...
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black (dark wood) mulch
i recently had the landscaper mulch the beds. soon after we recieved a heavy down pour which caused the mulch to streak down the hill. it appears to have stained the lawn with what looks like a shit...
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