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Recessed door knobs

I've got a little one who is just about at the right height to whack her head on a protruding door knob. There is n...
25 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jack
25 comments posted 17yrs posted by jack

HOLMES on HOMES

I've never posted in your group, but intentionally looked for something like this. I'm an avid HGTV watcher and...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by rawlins
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by rawlins

Kilz Primer Quality Degradation?

I've been using Kilz for years but I've noticed something. The timing seems to be around the first of the year....
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by postmaster
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by postmaster

Exhaust vent moisture

Do they make some kind of heat tape for wrapping exhaust vents,(over stove). I have water dripping down vents when it ge...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by namvtn
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by namvtn

Time change due

Q: When does the time change back in October 2009? A: November 1st 2009. Confuse me once.
59 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Oren
59 comments posted 17yrs posted by Oren

Pex pipe exposed to sun

Last fall I ran some pex pipe under ground out to the garage. I never got around to hooking it up, 25 foot has been coi...
10 comments posted 17yrs
posted by theedudenator
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by theedudenator

moving a piece of electrical conduit

I've been attempting to install a new ceiling fan in my bathroom. the motor in the old one started making noise, an...
22 comments posted 17yrs
posted by sendtojosh
22 comments posted 17yrs posted by sendtojosh

Paint New Drywall Before Tiling?

I've installed new 1/2" conventional gypsum drywall in the area between my kitchen countertop and the bottom of the...
14 comments posted 17yrs
posted by joshhemming
14 comments posted 17yrs posted by joshhemming

Metal cabinet restoration/preservation

I bought about a 6' high x 3' wide AC/DELCO metal cabinet today, plus a horizontal one of about 3' wide and...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by oldfart
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by oldfart

OT: Property available

A lady posted the following profile on a dating service I sometimes access: --- begin quote Built in 1955. One owner fr...
19 comments posted 17yrs
posted by heybub
19 comments posted 17yrs posted by heybub

Options to finish wall and ceiling in garage

I have a 2-1/2 car garage built in the 1940's It is all brick and heavy wood, insulation and paneling. The attic is...
25 comments posted 17yrs
posted by theedudenator
25 comments posted 17yrs posted by theedudenator

How to treat PT wood

Hi, I have built a walkway in my front yard. It is lined with pressure treated 4x4's. Is there a way to preserve th...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by aaronfude
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by aaronfude

table saw paint

Hi, I have just performed electrolytic derusting on cast iron (or steel?) extensions for a craftsman table saw. The ext...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by aaronfude
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by aaronfude

exterior stucco

HI -- we have recently bought a 70's stucco house (what's it called with the embedded sharp bits of rock or qua...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by cmyoung_at_telus_dot_net
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by cmyoung_at_telus_dot_net

Bulding an outdoor basement stairway entrance

I have a property that has an outdoor concrete stairway that leads to a basement entrance. The steps run down below gra...
16 comments posted 17yrs
posted by B42
16 comments posted 17yrs posted by B42