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The tax man cometh
A semi-secret re-evaluation of property by the UK Labor government is going on and will be made public after the next election. The authorities are adding to a home-owner's evaluation such...
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getting above ground pool back in shape
We have an above ground pool that has been unused for 3 years. It is not in good shape. We drained out all of the water except for about 3 inches. We had the pool guy come look at it to give an...
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Using self leveling cement on a garage floor
All, quick question. I want to self level my garage floor. The floor has grime on it..paint, oil, etc. Should I etch the floor and power wash before self leveling or can I just self level? The next...
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New Rules for Plumbing
So you installed an outside faucet and gave your wife a bill. I take it from that that she does the washing outside. In a big tub. With a washboard. Outstanding! Wish I had a wife like that! I bet she...
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CFL won't fit in porch light.
Our outside porch light is fitted with an incandescent long-life 130 volt bulb (50 watts IIRC); currently we are using the second of two such bulbs we bought some 10 to 15 years ago. The bulb is...
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Epoxy Concrete Paints
I have been looking at the various epoxy paints for garage and basement floors. I did some googling on the subject and found everything from super to terrible. I suspect the terrible review were...
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Paint? Poly? - how to UV protect epoxy coating on wood gutters?
As per an earlier thread, I ended up epoxy coating one decayed wooden gutter (with multiple coats and some fiberglass) and one undecayed wooden gutter that I just surface coated with the intention of...
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Add a room
Bomb shelters you can buy now, from Popular Mechanics. a company based in Texas: Home: got several offerings. The smallest can withstand a 10KT nuclear air blast and protect ten people for a really...
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11 yo top loading Sears washing machine prob
washing machine has started to apparently leak small amounts of grease or oil on laundry. Is it time for a new one? Last year spent $99 on its first repair (leak).
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Excuse OT question re buffing out a windshield scuff.
What product or process could be used to polish out a significant winter scuff of the windshield of our not much driven (80,000 kilometres = about 50,000 miles since new in 2002) Nissan Frontier...
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Polish Plexiglass Edge
I am installing some plexiglss shelves cut for 5/16 thick plexiglass and I want to polish the edges. Is this a DIY task. I would like to bring the edges to the same clarity as the face of the glass....
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Regulator for air compressor
I've had a cheap Harbor freight air compressor for a few years & it has paid for itself. So when the regulator stripped out, I went to the blue borg and bought a replacement off their rack. But...
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Power vents for a gas tank water heater
Are all the power vent kits about the same for a gas tank water heater? Can anyone comment on the installation? Currently I have a "gravity feed" double tube vents to the side of the house (no...
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How to open this cleanout?
I have a 40 year old cast iron sewer line and there is a cleanout in the middle of my concrete driveway. believe it is a two way cleanout (with two openings) like this: it obviously has not been...
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Hot Porch Roof
I have a large front porch with a roof about 8 feet up. It is open on the bottom so you see the sheathing and joists (2x6's). When the sun is on it the heat really radiates down to the porch area...
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