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Tankless Hot water syatem?
Hello, I just had a person that rates houses for energy efficiency come and rate our house. One of his suggestions he made was to pull out my existing Gas fired hot water tank and install a Tankless...
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OT Warning -- How many have propane tanks in the garage?
A few days ago a home exploded not far from where I live. I just read the result of the investigations into that incident: FREMONT ? A 65-year-old Fremont man remained in a San Jose hospital Monday...
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Cutting countertop
My next assignment at a friend's new-used house is to cut some ready-made Home Depot countertop to correct length, and cut the hole for the sink. I've got some concerns, mostly due to the fact...
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Swollen door sill?
In trying to figure out why my dad's back door won't open anymore without a tremendous amount of effort, the best theory i can come up with is that since it's in a small laundry room where...
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Estimation of Fake-Stone Veneers
Is there anyone here who can give an estimation of the installed per-square-foot cost of exterior fake-stone veneers? Actually any cost breakdown would be appreciated. I assume it would cost more to...
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GE Profile Washing Machine
If you have had repeated problems with GE Profile Washing Machine not spinning or water not stopping and overflowing due to dirt clogging where the pressure switch or water level switch hose or tube...
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Concrete formwork
I am redoing the landing area coming out of the front door to the driveway. Right now there is a step that is almost 9" tall and I wish to make it about 6" or so and slope from there to the beginning...
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Wood fence post coated with tar?
I had a wood fence built last year, the code calls for 4x4 PT posts embedded in concrete 12" deep, which is what I did. I have always wondered how long this PT post would last in the hot and humid...
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Sump pump backflow?
I moved into my house durring this winter and now going through spring thaw, it has also been raining for 3 days straight and now the sump pump in my basement that I have not had any issues with...
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CFL gotcha
I've used a GE 100w CFL in my kitchen for little over two years. Today, it started to flicker.... then with a POP it was dead. Now, I know the box sez; " GUARANTEED FOR SIX YEARS " So I started to...
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Face frame vs. frameless cabinets
Building a new house. Time had come to build kitchen and bathroom cabinets. Would love to get this group's opinion on face frame vs. frameless. Thanks. Dick
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How to achieve sidewalk color with Basalite brand 80# sacks of concrete mix?
I have to pour a small section of driveway strip using sacks of dry Basalite brand concrete mix. When ordering ready mix, for sidewalks and slabs the ready mix company mixes in color, lamp black or...
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Small, light, ball barrier
I would like to make some type of barrier to keep rolling golf balls from leaving the lawn and entering the shrubbery. I have been practicing short shots in the back yard. If I hit it a bit too long...
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Reading a digital meter
I have a new digital meter on my little house. I am trying to figure out how much electricity is being drawn whenever most of my appliances are off. I used to be able to gauge this by how long it took...
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Radiator cover plans
Hi, helping a friend here. She's looking for simple plans for a radiator cover. I see nothing like what I have seen in other's houses when it's a kitchen. Design looked for I can possibly...
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