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Hairbrained Lighting Idea

Our big hallway has a night light plugged into the outlet. While thinking about the situation, I decided it might be ne...
13 comments posted 16yrs
posted by mcp6453
13 comments posted 16yrs posted by mcp6453

Raleigh-Durham, NC

Is anyone here who does residential remodeling and repair from Raleigh-Durham, NC? As I have posted, I have a couple of...
7 comments posted 16yrs
posted by mcp6453
7 comments posted 16yrs posted by mcp6453

Leak Under Kitchen Sink

There was a small leak over a long period of time under my kitchen sink. This past weekend, I went under the house for...
10 comments posted 16yrs
posted by mcp6453
10 comments posted 16yrs posted by mcp6453

Refrigerator problem - again!

For the second time in four months I had to have service on my new refrigerator (under warranty). This is a low end Whi...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by twinmountain
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by twinmountain

NM wires too short. Now what?

When I replace my main panel I will need to move it down about 2" or 3" from where the current panel is. Several of the...
14 comments posted 16yrs
posted by limp_arbor
14 comments posted 16yrs posted by limp_arbor

Alternative to Tile in the Kitchen

The floor covering in our kitchen is shot. My wife is not crazy about ceramic tile, plus, the subfloor would have to be...
21 comments posted 16yrs
posted by mcp6453
21 comments posted 16yrs posted by mcp6453

Sherwinn Williams

Hi,im going to be painting the house this spring,what is better to use,duration,or super paint,im going to be using a pa...
22 comments posted 16yrs
posted by darkstar82
22 comments posted 16yrs posted by darkstar82

Floor

I am also building a dance floor for my dance studio and trying to figure out how to not spend 40K on a dance floor. Be...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by kpieronek
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by kpieronek

repairing a section of a textured wall

Someone pushed a chair into the wall beneath a window. Some of the textured wall surfacing was knocked off, and some re...
8 comments posted 16yrs
posted by Jean
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by Jean

INSTALL DOORS ON SLOPING SLAB

Hi people, I need some advice please. I'm ripping out and installing some new exterior doors (w/casings, brick molding,...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by cadguy2
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by cadguy2

How can a mouse trap be tripped and no mouse?

I set up a mouse trap in the garage and have caught several mice successfully. After several peaceful months, I found t...
54 comments posted 16yrs
posted by nospam
54 comments posted 16yrs posted by nospam

The things ya see in houses ...

... latest being a kitchen ventilator, installed above a range/oven combo. Secured to cabinets above, correctly wired in...
29 comments posted 16yrs
posted by nobody
29 comments posted 16yrs posted by nobody

Railroad torpedos

http://www.trains.com/trn/default.aspx?c=a&id=213 All you need to know from Trains Magazine. And yes, Victoria, they wer...
30 comments posted 16yrs
posted by deserttraver
30 comments posted 16yrs posted by deserttraver

Can neutral service wire be insulated?

Two questions. Can the neutral wire coming from the meter pan to the main panel be insulated? I just bought enough 2/0...
20 comments posted 16yrs
posted by limp_arbor
20 comments posted 16yrs posted by limp_arbor