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Lowes vs Lumber Yard Price

Just an isolated example: Lowes 1-lb electro galv roofing nails 3.33. Local lumber yard 2.79. Same brand and all. Now a...
28 comments posted 17yrs
posted by postmaster
28 comments posted 17yrs posted by postmaster

restoring easy glide to vinyl windows

What's the best way to restore easy glide operation to ten year old vinyl windows that have become diffucult to open...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nospam
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by nospam

Wiring Humidifier to furnace

Last year I installed an Aprilaire 600 humidifier on my 30 yr old oil/hotair furnace. Smacked myself for not doing it 2...
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by elbrecht
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by elbrecht

Lawnmower confusion

I have a 6.75hp Craftsman lawnmower with a Techumsa engine and my son has a 4.5hp Craftsman lawnmower with a Briggs and...
19 comments posted 17yrs
posted by survey
19 comments posted 17yrs posted by survey

Math question

How do I figure the area of a pool from the perimeter? It is a kidney shaped (exaggerated) pool. Steve
91 comments posted 17yrs
posted by oldfart
91 comments posted 17yrs posted by oldfart

crawlspace french drain: hug the wall?

I want to have crawlspace drainage installed. My crawlspace is approximately a rectangle with some protrusion (e.g. a d...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nospam
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by nospam

Cultured marble counters with integral sink

The sinks in my four cultured marble counter tops are really showing their age after sixteen years. Having recently ret...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by js8753
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by js8753

Need advice on installing a pre-hung door.

I plan to install a door this weekend into an opening the correct width. The plan is to stain and varnish the door. 1....
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by sidwelle
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by sidwelle

Going green

Here's how my electric company is helping me: To help customers use energy more efficiently, we?re delivering two c...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by none
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by none

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 i...
20 comments posted 17yrs
posted by man
20 comments posted 17yrs posted by man

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...
13 comments posted 17yrs
posted by scarpozzi_at_gmail_dot_com
13 comments posted 17yrs posted by scarpozzi_at_gmail_dot_com

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...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by forever_dimebag
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by forever_dimebag

Door stops

At church, all the doors are self closing. Sometimes it's just not convenient, such as when we're moving tables...
34 comments posted 17yrs
posted by cayoung61**spamblock##
34 comments posted 17yrs posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

Lining Up/Starting Screws in Doorknob

Does anyone know an easy way to line up the screws when reinstalling a doorknob like this http://img159.imageshack.us/i...
25 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jimsTAKEOUTnews2
25 comments posted 17yrs posted by jimsTAKEOUTnews2

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 ro...
14 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jack
14 comments posted 17yrs posted by jack