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Mitre Saw binds.

Wife and I are completeling some final touches on a guest house, we designed and built and is approved by Building Code...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by dynamics
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by dynamics

Sewer line replacement

Recent video inspection revealed that my 40 year old cast iron pipe under the concrete slab is deteriated to the point...
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posted by nmbexcuse
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by nmbexcuse

Dead Siemens bottom oven

Hi all, previously posted in uk.diy then found this more suitable group so apologies if you've seen this elsewhere....
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by invalid
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by invalid

Possible deal at lowes

Just a heads up for anyone in the maket for XPS foam insulation. Was in Lowes (Akron, OH) yesterday and happened to not...
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posted by pffranklin
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by pffranklin

Upstairs too hot

The upstairs is almost always hotter than the downstairs during the summer. Noticeably hotter. If we get the upstairs c...
28 comments posted 17yrs
posted by kurtullman
28 comments posted 17yrs posted by kurtullman

Is This Electrical Problem Dangerous?

Small, old fashioned basement refrigerator that requires periodic defrosting. The fridge has worked great for 25 yrs. b...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by home
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by home

Happy Fathers Day

For all you guys out there, have a good one! I got Don a generator at last. It's not a super fancy sort, just a sma...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by cshenk1
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by cshenk1

Rowenta steam iron stopped working

Rowenta steam iron, model DM870, not working at all. Light doesn't even turn on and I checked the power cord and it...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by bs0323
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by bs0323

Attic Fan

About 25 years ago I installed a little t-stat controlled gable fan in my little MO bungalow attic. Maybe 12 years late...
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posted by puddingDOTman
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by puddingDOTman

OT Killing your wife

I was watching a BBC show called "Light Fantastic" Part of the show shows how Edison was trying to build a market for e...
11 comments posted 17yrs
posted by kilowatt
11 comments posted 17yrs posted by kilowatt

Any Electrician?

Anyone has contact of electrician who comes to the home to fix problem wif lighting? How much does he charge? Does the l...
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posted by betty[dot]perez06[at]gmail[dot
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by betty[dot]perez06[at]gmail[dot

generator transfer switch

Last year we bought a generator. We did not get a transfer switch but did talk about it in estimated costs ... so this...
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posted by Dorot29701
24 comments posted 17yrs posted by Dorot29701

OT RANT: Woodchuck Plague Even Worse Than Usual

The east side property line is a paradise for woodchucks -- which are called groundhogs here -- because it is defined b...
23 comments posted 17yrs
posted by HereIAm
23 comments posted 17yrs posted by HereIAm

Steel Beam Prices

Anyone have a rough idea on what a W5x19 17 feet (KSI 50) beam might cost per foot or total price. I'd be buying 2....
11 comments posted 17yrs
posted by johnff
11 comments posted 17yrs posted by johnff