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Weather stripping with tab for slot

I have a door that has weather stripping around the edge. The is a 1/8 to 1/4" ledge where the current molding resides....
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by bernie
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by bernie

Steel casement window parts suppliers???

OK, I either broke the sucker when I ran into the open window (w/ my head, no less :)) while it was open last time I mo...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by none
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by none

Snake wire from wall to ceiling

I need to run a wire from a switch on the wall up the wall and across the ceiling to a new overhead light. (Note that u...
73 comments posted 17yrs
posted by NOSPAM
73 comments posted 17yrs posted by NOSPAM

foundation access door

The foundation (crawlspace) access door to my house is rusty and falling apart. My house is a 1967 brick-sided ranch ho...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by REMOVETHISbadgolferman
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by REMOVETHISbadgolferman

Acid injector for pool - help needed

I have a new plaster pool and they use lots of acid for the first year or so. I've plumbed a line from the inlet si...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by borne
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by borne

alternative garage interior wall covering

I'm building a garage with some living space above it. I'd like to insulate and cover the walls in the garage a...
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posted by jamesgangnc
14 comments posted 17yrs posted by jamesgangnc

dryer longevity

Is there any appliance that lasts longer than a dryer? I swear, the dryer my parents had was almost pre-Columbian. Now...
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by prestwhich
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by prestwhich

Should I reduce the furnace fan speed?

Got a new Coleman 95.5 gas furnace. The fan is quite a bit noisier than my old unit. Measures 73 dB in the hallway unde...
10 comments posted 17yrs
posted by spamme0
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by spamme0

Enlarge a hole in studs

I have a series of 2x6 studs that I have drilled two inches holes to pass PVC pipes across. However I did not realize a...
33 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nmbexcuse
33 comments posted 17yrs posted by nmbexcuse

Torque to 80 lb-in how?

I am using no hub couplings to connect drain pipes and the couplings are made of stainless steel clamps with a 3/8" hex...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nmbexcuse
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by nmbexcuse

How to finished recessed bookshelves

Hi, I'm recessing these shelves inside a wall in the attic (there's space under the roof): http://www.furniture...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by aaronfude
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by aaronfude

bubble on stucco wall after raining

My house has stucco wall. Few month ago I had it painted with elastomeric paint. Today we had our first major storm of...
32 comments posted 17yrs
posted by raychi
32 comments posted 17yrs posted by raychi

wireless doorbells

I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with wireless doorbells. The last couple of days mine has been ringing a...
36 comments posted 17yrs
posted by dennism3
36 comments posted 17yrs posted by dennism3

loose red spanish roof tiles

1930s house in Los Angeles with original super-heavy spanish tiles and gobs of cement holding them in place - except wh...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by JRStern
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by JRStern

OT: Health care in the US

Young people might find it hard to believe that folks didn't much worry about health care in the old days (i.e. 194...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by NotThere
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by NotThere