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HF Flooring Nailer - Comments Anyone?

May have to get a nailer in the future for a one house job. At that location in another state there is no Harbor Freigh...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by postmaster
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by postmaster

killing pigeons

I need to kill some pigeons. Any ideas. I could care less if it's illegal. I have tried ant poison, and decon rat/mo...
52 comments posted 17yrs
posted by homefix
52 comments posted 17yrs posted by homefix

Wafer Board for concrete forms.

Can I use wafer board when I form up for my garage stem wall?
13 comments posted 17yrs
posted by dancing
13 comments posted 17yrs posted by dancing

Drill Repair

Finally got up my courage, and pull apart my Metabo corded half inch hammer drill. It died, with no aparent reason, a c...
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by cayoung61**spamblock##
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

How much current to subpanel

Hi, I have a subpanel that is in a very convenient space and it is so very temping to put a lot of stuff on it (kitchen...
16 comments posted 17yrs
posted by aaronfude
16 comments posted 17yrs posted by aaronfude

Window putty and latex question.

Hi there, The company I paint for does a lot of heritage restoration and currently is exclusively using alkyd paint for...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by you_f_o_at_hotmail_dot_com
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by you_f_o_at_hotmail_dot_com

Bath's pedestal sink

I remodeled my small half-bath. I received a hand-me-down pedestal sink (still in a very good condition) so I'm pla...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by othermails_08
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by othermails_08

The Price of KCl for Water Softeners

Why has the price (Subject) risen so much over the last 4-5 years? At one time I heard there was a shortage in Alaska. W...
10 comments posted 17yrs
posted by wolftracks
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by wolftracks

replacement windows

I need new replacement windows for my 1967 brick-sided house. I'm considering Window World and have set up a visit...
14 comments posted 17yrs
posted by REMOVETHISbadgolferman
14 comments posted 17yrs posted by REMOVETHISbadgolferman

oven turns itself on!!!

stove has been working fine. Awoke to smoke alarm going off and oven on high. Igniter constantly lit and the oven on fu...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by mirage154
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by mirage154

Fans : How many blades?

I was shopping for a ceiling fan at a light store (not a big box no nothing store), and was told by the salesman that a...
28 comments posted 17yrs
posted by bobwhite
28 comments posted 17yrs posted by bobwhite

Update to: Leak in my basement (found the source)

UPDATE: Well, I opened up the wall and found the source of the leak. There was crack in the concrete wall that had been...
16 comments posted 17yrs
posted by ctoth
16 comments posted 17yrs posted by ctoth

Varnish of my dreams--found!

After much arduous searching, I've found it, my Xanadu, my Shangri-la, the sine qua non of varnish. And all the tim...
30 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nobody
30 comments posted 17yrs posted by nobody