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Going green
Here's how my electric company is helping me: To help customers use energy more efficiently, we?re delivering two compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) to the homes of residential customers of...
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Reroof flat roofed one car garage -- Metal?
I'm in Berkeley, CA. The winters are mild, no snow, but there are nights when there's ice on outside surfaces in the morning. The garage roof (typical) is totally wasted. For the last several...
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I need advice about Prefinsished hardwood floors...
I'm buying new floors for a house I'm buying next week. I'm going to install them myself because it'll save me $2000-2500. I called around and found 2 great prices on hardwood floors....
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New plasma on wall install....
Hey Guys, I'm about to install a new plasma on the wall. I've heard that its againts "code" to simply pass the screens power cord in wall... is that correct ? If thats the case, do any of you...
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Door stops
At church, all the doors are self closing. Sometimes it's just not convenient, such as when we're moving tables and chairs. Someone bought a bunch of rubber door stops, which work sometimes,...
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Lining Up/Starting Screws in Doorknob (2023 Update)
Does anyone know an easy way to line up the screws when reinstalling a doorknob like this fussed with a single screw for ten minutes then got my wife (who has more patience than me) and she must have...
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PVC pipe roof boot
The radon guy is going to punch a hole in my roof for the radon exhaust pipe. I am OK with this. He told me he has a roof boot for the pipe that he can install from the inside of the attic. He...
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Painting osb inside garage
If I am paintign osb walls, which would be better in a shop/garage, semi gloss or gloss white. I want to reflect alot of light but still look good.
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Ever wonder what happens
When someone hits you in the leg with a weed whacker? Ryobi going full speed. Due to unbelievable restraint on my part, everyone was OK. ;-) http://gfretwell.com/ftp/weedeater_vs_leg.jpg
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New Home Depot policy - 10% restocking fee on returned items
Bought some construction material from HD yesterday. The receipt shows the cost of each item and the refund value of each item. The refund value is 10% less than the purchase price. Guess they're now...
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elec heat is cheap? huh?
I just read this from an AP article: "Households are expected to pay an average of $783, nearly 12 percent less than last winter, for natural gas, and $1,821 for heating oil, about 2 percent lower....
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Questions on installing interior door with 2X3 framing.
In my basement I am renovating one of my rooms that has a 30" door. There is no jamb, the hinges are screwed directly into the 2X3 framing, and the walls were 70's style wood paneling that were...
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Heater servicing
I recently moved into a new home and wanted some advice on whether it's necessary to get a heater serviced. During inspection, our home inspector recommended getting our heater serviced. I've...
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New (FADED?) Floor Tile Grout???????? :O/
We just put down really nice tile in our kitchen that perfectly matched the new cabinets. So we picked a grout color from the patch on the front of the bag and just grouted the tile. When it dried,...
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Washing Machine - Broken shock absorber & oil/grease leak in back of tub; Frigidaire GLTF1670AS frontloader
Frigidaire GLTF1670AS frontloader. Not quite 5 years old but not much left under warranty. Replacement part for the motor, driven pulley or motor controller which prove to be defective; replacement...
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