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Shoddy work, no permits, buildings collapsing

A mere 2,000 years after being built "[ROME] Falling chunks of mortar from Rome's Colosseum has rekindled the debate ab...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by heybub
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by heybub

Elecronic air cleaner unit

Came into possession of an electronic air cleaner unit from a small commercial building that was being gutted and renov...
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posted by tsanford
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by tsanford

HD lumber prices

Have lumber prices gone up significantly at HD stores country-wide? I just went into our local one last week and OSB se...
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posted by jules.richardsonnewsmoo
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by jules.richardsonnewsmoo

PLUMBING QUESTION

I'm roughing in the plumbing for my two story house before pouring the slab. The downstairs bathroom will have a toilet...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by jolin
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by jolin

EPA has a Most Wanted list

Never new the FPA Had a Most Wanted list.. _Current Fugitive Profiles_ Sample of charges.... - Alghazouli sold R-12 Fre...
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posted by Oren
10 comments posted 16yrs posted by Oren

What is this draft stopping product called?

I have this around the frame of my storm door, and I have seen it on other applications as well. It is a strip of very...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by jonSPAMMENOTdanniken
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by jonSPAMMENOTdanniken

refrig door inside perimeter rubber seal

i've got a rental home that the tenant told me that the refrig door seal that goes around the inside door perimeter is...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by none
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by none

Maglite with corroded batteries

I was going to change the batteries in my 30+ year old 5C maglite because the light was getting dim. Three of the batte...
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posted by zxcvbob
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by zxcvbob

a simple pvc question

I was assembling a little adapter to make tying a garden hose into an irrigation system. I picked up to parts. Pvc slip...
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posted by left
21 comments posted 16yrs posted by left

latex spray unit

looking for brands/models for DIY homeowner spray unit for thick latex paint. All past units I have ever tried would no...
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posted by pauloman
12 comments posted 16yrs posted by pauloman

Eternal September

The Eternal-September web page appears to be off line. Any clue what happened to them?
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posted by cayoung##spamblock**
11 comments posted 16yrs posted by cayoung##spamblock**

Chain Saw Oil Question

I recently got a Homelite 16" chain saw by John Deere. It works well, but it puts out so much bar & chain oil, that it...
24 comments posted 16yrs
posted by solidgoldZZZ
24 comments posted 16yrs posted by solidgoldZZZ