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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...
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by stryped1
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by stryped1

Ever wonder what happens

When someone hits you in the leg with a weed whacker? http://gfretwell.com/ftp/weedeater_vs_leg.jpg 725 Ryobi going full...
32 comments posted 17yrs
posted by gfretwell
32 comments posted 17yrs posted by gfretwell

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 la...
46 comments posted 17yrs
posted by postfrom9
46 comments posted 17yrs posted by postfrom9

Heater servicing

I recently moved into a new home and wanted some advice on whether it's necessary to get a heater serviced. During...
22 comments posted 17yrs
posted by pbanerji
22 comments posted 17yrs posted by pbanerji

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 fr...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by 57classic
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by 57classic

Sprinkler Tee fitting stripped

My brother just discovered that one of the Tee fittings on our lawn sprinkler system is stripped. He says that the new...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by neutrino1
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by neutrino1

remove dead dishwasher; make shelves?

excuse l/c; typing one-handed; broken wrist my dishwasher "died" a few months ago. probably could be revived; problem i...
18 comments posted 17yrs
posted by hypatia08
18 comments posted 17yrs posted by hypatia08

Floor insulation ==> frozen pipes???

Floor insulation ==> frozen pipes??? I'm eligible for a low-income weatherization program. They want to put insulat...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by spamme0
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by spamme0

Converting UK appliance for USA use

I have an iron which is designed specifically for use on the cloth of a snooker, (like pool), table. It is from the UK...
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by kevin-no-spam
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by kevin-no-spam

Nailing down a roof vent

Hello, I am repairing a small section of my three-tab composite roof, and installing a ducted roof vent for my bathroom...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jondanSPAMniken
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by jondanSPAMniken

moving steam radiator

I need to move a steam radiator about six feet from its current location. This is a single pipe system with black pipe....
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by rangerssuck
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by rangerssuck

Shower walls, flexible panels

I just bought a couple of those plastic (acrylic, I think) panels that are used for gluing over old tile or backerboard...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by spambreakerNOSPAM
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by spambreakerNOSPAM