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Fake bamboo tile on top of vinyl?

I am so sick of my aged white vinyl tile in bathroom! It's not worn or cracked; just crummy-looking with some stain...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by hypatia08
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by hypatia08

OT: TV cuts off 1/5 pic on each side

Friends don't let friends sign up for Verizon FIOS! They advertise out the *** their $99 package for TV, Internet,...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by hypatia08
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by hypatia08

natural gas detector?

Anyone used the inficon 706-600-G1? According to spec it seems more sensitive than average. Unfortunately I could not f...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nospam
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by nospam

extension cords

Got into a box of extension cords today. Found an old outside 110 2 wire one. Is there any reason to keep this??? What c...
13 comments posted 17yrs
posted by rbig
13 comments posted 17yrs posted by rbig

Gum in dryer

Left a stick of gum in shirt pocket, washed the shirt, and ran it through dryer. As expected, the shirt was a bit of a...
10 comments posted 17yrs
posted by kanon22
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by kanon22

Inexpensive flooring

I've got 600 sq ft of flooring to do in my basement. The flooring will go over the dricore panels. The basement is...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jack
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by jack

Adding a switch to an outdoor GFI outlet

I have a GFI outlet on an external wall, next to an outside door. On the inside wall of that door, I have a switch for...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jwcarlton
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by jwcarlton

Older house wiring puzzle

Have a client with a house built in the '20s, originally knob and tube wired but (partly) converted to more modren...
194 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nobody
194 comments posted 17yrs posted by nobody

Rusted wrought iron post

I am working on a older home and the back porch has a roof "supported" by decrative wrought iron post. Right now one of...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by sligoNoSPAMjoe
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by sligoNoSPAMjoe

convert propane barbecue to NG

Any problem converting subject? What would I have to do? Thank you, Seamus J. Wilson
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by sligo
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by sligo

opinion of GE water heaters

My natural gas GE water heater is leaking. I bought it and installed it myself about 9 years ago. It is still within wa...
18 comments posted 17yrs
posted by heathcliff_bambino
18 comments posted 17yrs posted by heathcliff_bambino

NM cable in garage?

Can type NM cable be used in a detached garage with no interior walls?
35 comments posted 17yrs
posted by stryped1
35 comments posted 17yrs posted by stryped1

GFI Outlet

I just installed a GFI outlet for my Washer & Dryer. Twice in the last week the outlet was tripped when i went to use t...
67 comments posted 17yrs
posted by desgnr
67 comments posted 17yrs posted by desgnr

NG Policies

I'm relatively new to this NG (lurked in the past, of course), so forgive my stupid question here. But is this NG m...
44 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jwcarlton
44 comments posted 17yrs posted by jwcarlton