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9 comments posted 16yrs
posted by boleyn7
9 comments posted 16yrs posted by boleyn7

Following the building code, wood instead of drywall?

I have a customer whose basement flooded. The lower two feet of drywall were removed from the finished section of the b...
12 comments posted 16yrs
posted by andyeverett57
12 comments posted 16yrs posted by andyeverett57

Fence post "transplant"

We are moving a fence and want to reclaim the posts, etc. When we pull them up, they will obviously still have the orig...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by kurtullman
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by kurtullman

Bum toilet seat

A number of years ago I made a wooden toilet seat from some really nice tiger maple. The finish is still great on it ex...
42 comments posted 16yrs
posted by dadiOH
42 comments posted 16yrs posted by dadiOH

Selecting Lawn Mower's

Which is better Lawn Boy or Toro ? Also i never had a SelfPropeled mower. Are they for specific size lawns ?
30 comments posted 16yrs
posted by desgnr
30 comments posted 16yrs posted by desgnr

How is metal siding installed?

As I posted elsewhere, I am thinking of at least installing it on my inside ceiling. Typically I think each piece overl...
20 comments posted 16yrs
posted by stryped1
20 comments posted 16yrs posted by stryped1

Another drywall case settled

"A federal judge has awarded more than $164,000 to a family whose home was ruined by Chinese-made drywall. "Tuesday's r...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by heybub
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by heybub

Man Steals Electricity With Meat Hook

This seems unlikely. I would like to hear more details. http://abcnews.go.com/WaterCooler/wireStory?id=10489334 BERLIN...
24 comments posted 16yrs
posted by kilowatt
24 comments posted 16yrs posted by kilowatt

OT - drying rock salt

The church has a bucket about 2/3 full of rock salt, and water filling the bucket to just over the level of the rock sa...
23 comments posted 16yrs
posted by cayoung61**spamblock##
23 comments posted 16yrs posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

Interesting "Sawstop" videos

The "hot dog" video is pretty impressive. http://www.sawstop.com/howitworks/videos.php# I've been following this produc...
15 comments posted 16yrs
posted by jwisniaDumpThisPart
15 comments posted 16yrs posted by jwisniaDumpThisPart

How do I get rid of a bird?

Every morning shortly after dawn, a big black bird does a woodpecker imitation on my metal roof vent. Of course, he pic...
19 comments posted 16yrs
posted by spamme0
19 comments posted 16yrs posted by spamme0

An old-fashioned hardware store

I have an older home, so I spend a lot of time in small, old-time hardware stores. They are the kinds of places where t...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ken.steinhoff
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by ken.steinhoff