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filling hole below tiles

More tiling fun... I've got a triangular-shaped channel that I need to fill before tiling over - it's a strip of about...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by jules.richardsonnewsmoo
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by jules.richardsonnewsmoo

Pool paint for small outdoor pond?

This is for a friend of mine so I don't have all the details. He said his father has a small concrete or cement outdoor...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by Jay-T
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by Jay-T

Mount outdoor outlet to stucco wall

I like to mount an outdoor outlet box to a cement stucco wall. I tried to punch through the breakout tabs at the back o...
21 comments posted 16yrs
posted by dchou4u
21 comments posted 16yrs posted by dchou4u

Lawn Tractor Trouble Update

I promised when I got this fixed I would post the results. Last fall, I was having trouble with my lawn tractor and pos...
17 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ShyPicker
17 comments posted 16yrs posted by ShyPicker

Drywall

If I were to put drywall in my garage, then cover with the pre painted water resistant 1/8 inch boards at Lowes, would...
28 comments posted 16yrs
posted by stryped1
28 comments posted 16yrs posted by stryped1

Unscrew Kohler faucet handle - help...

I am trying to unscrew my Kohler faucet but it just not giving in. Do I need to use a strap wrench or something? I don'...
16 comments posted 16yrs
posted by dchou4u
16 comments posted 16yrs posted by dchou4u

Waterlogged Pressure Tank- Update

I emptied the tank today and the pressure was 0 as many of you had expected. Since the tank had been in place since 197...
8 comments posted 16yrs
posted by frank1492
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by frank1492

New Electric Dryer -- worth it?

Awl -- The list of reasons to replace a traditional top loader washing machine with a front loader is about an arm-leng...
39 comments posted 16yrs
posted by UNfitcat
39 comments posted 16yrs posted by UNfitcat

OT: What up with 9V Alkaline Batteries?

You know those squarish snap top batteries that we've all become used to for decades and decades and many electronic de...
53 comments posted 16yrs
posted by bobm3
53 comments posted 16yrs posted by bobm3

Lying about your gas meter readings...

I was at a party last night and a neighbor who works for a commercial HVAC company explained his method of ripping off...
30 comments posted 16yrs
posted by teamarrows
30 comments posted 16yrs posted by teamarrows

Adding air

I have a 30x30 metal building. I have no windows. What would be the best and cheapest way to air condition it? I though...
38 comments posted 16yrs
posted by stryped1
38 comments posted 16yrs posted by stryped1

repairing lead bend leak

I believe I have a leak in the lead bend of my toilet. Fortunately, its not leaking where it goes into the cast iron wa...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by mikepier
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by mikepier