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Tips on insulating garage

I have been tearing out the old paneling and insulation from my garage (built in the 1940's) This is a red brick wi...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by theedudenator
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by theedudenator

framing around ductwork: before/after pics

A few weeks ago I asked advice on framing around my ductwork in a room I am renovating in my basement. I originally was...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by mikepier
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by mikepier

Battery Charger Questions

I have a cordless drill using NiCad bateries. They died a few weeks ago and last week I got two new batteries. I fully...
13 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nmbexcuse
13 comments posted 17yrs posted by nmbexcuse

Access Panel

I am in the stage of painting a spare room, which, on one wall, has an access panel to service the bathroom tub plumbin...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by me
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by me

Venting enclosed room ?

We have a vacation cabin in the remote mountains. This place was built many years ago, and this county is so remote, no...
18 comments posted 17yrs
posted by no one
18 comments posted 17yrs posted by no one

Keystone/MAAX shower doors?

I'm looking at getting a shower door from this company (Keystone) through Home Despot. It's a frameless sliding...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jondanSPAMniken
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by jondanSPAMniken

OT - Cell Phone Plan Gloat

File this under =93Good things come to those who wait!=94 Let me start by mentioning that we typically get very close t...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by teamarrows
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by teamarrows

Old dug well 75 feet

I plan to fill in this well. Any particulars known? It has concrete box around it with a little roof. I intend to bust...
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posted by boobooililililil
41 comments posted 17yrs posted by boobooililililil

Repainting semi-gloss? ? ?

I painted bathroom walls six years ago, with a primer undercoat and semi-gloss latex finish. It's beginning to need...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by rayj.balt
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by rayj.balt

Fluorescent Fixtures

My dad has a fluorescent light fixture in his garage with tubes that barely glow. I went to the Borg and bought a pair...
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posted by mschnerd
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by mschnerd

ELECTRONIC OIL BURNER CONTROL BOX

My current boiler control box is starting to get flakey. I have a brand new Honeywell L7224U electronic control box. I...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by solidgoldZZZ
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by solidgoldZZZ

One use for a Kohler lawnmower engine

"Man Pleads To La-Z-Boy DWI" "OCTOBER 22--A Minnesota man arrested last year for drunkenly driving a motorized La-Z-Boy...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Oren
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by Oren

Electric Stove

Antone come across this before? One of the small elemets wont turn on when dial is turned on 1 but needs to be put on th...
10 comments posted 17yrs
posted by donchesley
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by donchesley

ceramic tile

I was visiting my brother and they have 12" ceramic tile in most rooms. A lot of the tiles are about a half millimeter...
39 comments posted 17yrs
posted by NOPSAMmm2005
39 comments posted 17yrs posted by NOPSAMmm2005

SOLAR WATER pre-heat

I'd like to put in a hot-water pre-heater. ie; a coil of black plastic pipe on the roof. It would go between the co...
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