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help!!! Advice needed ASAP Gambrel Roof Trusses

Hi all, I have a major problem, first the concrete slab that was poured for my new garage has gone to s*it because of a...
20 comments posted 16yrs
posted by danimal
20 comments posted 16yrs posted by danimal

Do you like buying garbage?

Get yourself a floor lamp from Good Earth Lighting. http://www.goodearthlighting.com/ I slid one of their floor lamps o...
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posted by newstrash
12 comments posted 16yrs posted by newstrash

Torchieres & CFLs

I was perusing (actually interviewing) torchieres (floor lamps) at Lowe's yesterday. All the non-halogen models had tag...
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posted by newstrash
17 comments posted 16yrs posted by newstrash

Best home repair books?

Amazon.com Listmania! The list author says: "In operating a house fix-up and rental business in my spare time, I have f...
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posted by remailer
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by remailer

Laying carpet

My wife is complaining that our 12 year old carpet int he house needs ot be replaced. I am a do it yourselfer and wonder...
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posted by stryped1
20 comments posted 16yrs posted by stryped1

dirty spots on flocked ceiling

Our house has a white flocked ceiling, which is pretty nice. In the areas right around the ceiling HVAC vents, the floc...
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posted by dlass51
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by dlass51

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Billy would have loved this. Also watch the two kittens on the treadmill. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDwZfhdkA3M x
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posted by wr
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by wr

Low voltage socket.

I replaced all or my sockets and switches in my home a couple of years ago. I now have one that has low voltage on my '...
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posted by in2dadark
20 comments posted 16yrs posted by in2dadark

Ariens Snowblower Axle Wont Turn

Just got a new Ariens 920006 Compact 24 snowblower. It blows snow great, but there seems to be some problem with the wh...
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posted by BW02916_at_hotmail_dot_com
11 comments posted 16yrs posted by BW02916_at_hotmail_dot_com

Grohe thermostatic valve warm water problem

Hello I have a Grohe thermostatic valve 34 122 000. For some reason the water is just warm is not hot. Is this a safety...
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posted by jcharth
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by jcharth

OT break in oil for a new car

Do new cars still come with break in oil? Did they ever? I have always heard that the oil that came with a new car shou...
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posted by kilowatt
80 comments posted 16yrs posted by kilowatt

Interior wall wire issue (splice?)

I'm attempting to add a recessed medicine cabinet. My understanding of the NEC code is that any splices must be in an a...
19 comments posted 16yrs
posted by misc104
19 comments posted 16yrs posted by misc104

OT [car, not home, repair]

OK, those subthreads in my recent humungous über-thread on "made in China" about automobiles has me thinking about a lo...
17 comments posted 16yrs
posted by nobody
17 comments posted 16yrs posted by nobody