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Shed project: Shearwall design

In a free-standing garage, where one wall is almost entirely absent to make a door opening, what parts of the structure...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by usenet-659f31de7f953aeb
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by usenet-659f31de7f953aeb

AC repair question

I had a problem with my AC units. I thought it was the freon which was too low. The AC guy came out and said that he fi...
30 comments posted 17yrs
posted by deodiaus
30 comments posted 17yrs posted by deodiaus

MOLD

I planted a wisteria on the west side window to an out building where my office and tool room are. Because it's bee...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by BradMM
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by BradMM

A Noisy Whirlpool in Window A/C

It' got into the 90s today here, and I decided to turn on my Whirlpool a/c, model acq062mm, and enjoy it in one roo...
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by notvalid2
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by notvalid2

dualsaw

Anybody out there bought and used the new dualsaw? Billy Maze really really turns me off, but it does look like a prett...
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by aceking
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by aceking

How2 use sink sprayer as shower nozzle?

I want to buy a sink sprayer and hook it to the pipe coming out of bathroom wall for the shower I want to use this fir...
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by me
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by me

How to install screen door?

I install a couple of these when I was in my teens/20s at my parent's house. I remember it being a pain, but I got...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by timbirr
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by timbirr

Toothpaste in drain

Why is it, toothpaste clings to the inside of my drains? It's not like anyone brushes their teeth, without "wasting" wa...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by none
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by none

Re-Stain or Replace my Wood Deck

My deck needs to be re-stained.. I'm trying to decide whether or not to re-stain it or just replace it. There are p...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by dan.hoffard
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by dan.hoffard

* Large tiles in shower??

Hello there; I am redoing my shower, I replaced the walls with hardibacker board (vapor barrier as well) and now I'...
15 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Kathy12g
15 comments posted 17yrs posted by Kathy12g

Soap Scum Removal ????

I have a problem with soap scum all over the shower doors. Part of the problem is from the rotten well water here which...
32 comments posted 17yrs
posted by unisaw
32 comments posted 17yrs posted by unisaw

Gotta Start Killing Squirrels -- Hate To Do It

Personally planted 1,000 trees during the 60s-70s, and had 300 of them cut down with stumps ground 2005-6. The trees th...
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Windswept
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by Windswept