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Driveway sealing... again?

I sealed the 10+year old asphalt driveway on the house I bought last year for what looked to be the first time in its h...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by millinghill
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by millinghill

Eagle Scout project complete!

My son A.J. finished his Eagle Scout project today: construction and installation of the Stations of the Cross on the g...
66 comments posted 17yrs
posted by spambait
66 comments posted 17yrs posted by spambait

Scratches in new galvalume roof

I had a new steel roof put on about a month ago. There were a few scratches in the metal, which now have a white crust...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by dmcinnes
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by dmcinnes

Question -- Motion Sensor Light

I'm sorry to bother y'all with this question, but in searching past postings, I found some that were close, but...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by leesun1
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by leesun1

wall anchor repair/replace help

In the bath, we put up one of those double-tier towel racks and, of course, it's 30" long which means I can only an...
13 comments posted 17yrs
posted by acts2024
13 comments posted 17yrs posted by acts2024

Self-Cleaning Oven Power Needs

I am getting ready to purchase a gas oven that is self-cleaning for my 1960's era house. The specs say I need a 15a...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jc_va
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by jc_va

maytag wont spin or pump water out

------------------------------------- My Maytag top loader just stopped spinning or draining. It does fill though. I li...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by skytrain56_at_yahoo_dot_com
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by skytrain56_at_yahoo_dot_com

OT - 4 ton Floor Jack - Maintenance?

I just bought a 4 ton floor jack at a garage sale. It's very used, but the seller said it works fine. I jacked my c...
11 comments posted 17yrs
posted by teamarrows
11 comments posted 17yrs posted by teamarrows

New and not approved.

Here we are in the land of the tropical storm and hurricane. Now we have a new way (at least to me) of mounting a small...
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by left
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by left

Roots In Sewer Line

Hi All, I'm pretty sure that I have some tree roots that have made there way into the sewer line headed to the sept...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by bwottle
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by bwottle

Church deep cleaning (off topic)

Later this year, the church is having a "deep cleaning" project. I went to the one last year. Couple guys pushing a vac...
37 comments posted 17yrs
posted by cayoung61**spamblock##
37 comments posted 17yrs posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

Midland FRS / GMRS walkie talkie base

All kinds of neat features like hand held microphone, and light and so on. AM, FM, weather band. http://tinyurl.com/luv...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by cayoung61**spamblock##
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by cayoung61**spamblock##

brand of self-leveling compound?

Anyone here have a favorite? This is for a small job, getting a concrete floor level (maximum out is about 1/4"). I&#39...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by barss
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by barss

Suggestions for alternative well water treatment?

Living in east central CT I have both a deep well and a septic system. Many decades ago I had my water analyzed which s...
21 comments posted 17yrs
posted by r.mariotti
21 comments posted 17yrs posted by r.mariotti