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fencing against house...

Hi all, I'm going to be putting up a 4' tall dog fence behind our house (we just have small dogs). Easy enough,...
17 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jules.richardsonnews
17 comments posted 17yrs posted by jules.richardsonnews

Freezer antics

Yesterday, my Frigidaire 16 cu. ft. upright freezer had a lot of ice in it from condensation. The refrigerant flows thr...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by oldfart
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by oldfart

Security Systems (OT?)

My cars and neighbors cars have been broken into several times in the past month. I suspect it's the same person do...
16 comments posted 17yrs
posted by alias123.john
16 comments posted 17yrs posted by alias123.john

Stockade fence, boards shrinking?

A neighbor has a stockade fence, with pickets about 3 inches wide. It's been in 5 or 7 years and it's easily po...
16 comments posted 17yrs
posted by NOPSAMmm2005
16 comments posted 17yrs posted by NOPSAMmm2005

Aluminum Railing

I am replacing my railing. At first, I was sold on vinyl, but today I was at Lowes/Ziggys and I think I like the powder...
29 comments posted 17yrs
posted by katenospam
29 comments posted 17yrs posted by katenospam

Need recomendation for quiet compact refrigerator

I need recommendation for *quiet* compact refrigerator, up to about 20 inches across and 32 inches tall.
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by youknowwhat.mccranie
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by youknowwhat.mccranie

Uses for Nason 481-16 Select Thinner?

I've got about a half gallon of Nason 481-16 Select Thinner left over from a spraying project I was involved. I bou...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by teamarrows
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by teamarrows

air leak test question

Hello, I have a 2600 sq ft four level split home. I had a representative from energuide do a household energy efficient...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nospam
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by nospam

Garage door hard to open/close

Fopr [censored] years I have struggled with garage door that is not "off its trolley" (overhead carrier), but has subsi...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by hypatia08
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by hypatia08

occasional air bubble in toilet

One of the toilets in the house has an intermittent issue with air bubbles. Occasionally, when just sitting there unuse...
21 comments posted 17yrs
posted by thomasstruth
21 comments posted 17yrs posted by thomasstruth

Moss on slate roof

Hi, On the north side of my house I have moss on the slate roof. I'm concerned that it's pushing the slates apar...
20 comments posted 17yrs
posted by aaronfude
20 comments posted 17yrs posted by aaronfude

Brass cleanout plugs

I have a few brass cleanout plugs on cast iron risers, they probably have not been opened in 30 years and would not com...
14 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nmbexcuse
14 comments posted 17yrs posted by nmbexcuse

OT: Home Repair Puzzle Offshoot

Not really home repair related but amusing. When I visited the Mayflower one in Plymouth MA, there were people on the s...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by postmaster
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by postmaster