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Removing veneer?

Want to refinish a night table. It has a veneer coating which has cracked and chipped. I'd like to get it off. Any s...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by montela.45831cf
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by montela.45831cf

How to fill hinge and latch recesses

I'm permanently removing a door. How do I fill the recesses that the hinges fitted into? They are about 1/8" deep b...
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by raykosXXX
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by raykosXXX

Plumbing - How to calculate nipple length

I'm replacing the natural gas shutoff valve to my water heater with a 1/2" ball valve with a red handle. The existi...
13 comments posted 17yrs
posted by raykosXXX
13 comments posted 17yrs posted by raykosXXX

shifting toilet seat

can someone please please tell me how to stop a toilet seat from shifting all over the place when you sit down, very un...
14 comments posted 17yrs
posted by rotorhds2022_at_verizon_dot_ne
14 comments posted 17yrs posted by rotorhds2022_at_verizon_dot_ne

Poor economy hurting HOAs

"Assessment payments are as low as 50 percent in some communities, causing some board members to consider [extraordinar...
11 comments posted 17yrs
posted by heybub
11 comments posted 17yrs posted by heybub

Not allowed to paint squirrel orange

Man catches squirrel stealing from his bird feeder and takes it far away. This happens several times. But was it the SA...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by heybub
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by heybub

Wax Ring Installation

The Fluidmaster wax ring I bought has a black funnel-looking piece of plastic that extends into the waste pipe. The ins...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nobody
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by nobody

T-103 wiring problem

I have bit of a problem installing the Intermatic T-103 timer on my pool pump. I have tried the hot wire from the break...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by darrellwmills_at_msn_dot_com
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by darrellwmills_at_msn_dot_com

Looking at buying a flat roof house

I am looking at a house for sale that has a flat top roof. I don't know anything about these types so that is my bi...
15 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jameshudson45_at_gmail_dot_com
15 comments posted 17yrs posted by jameshudson45_at_gmail_dot_com

Stabilizing Toilet

My bathroom floor is tile over concrete. The house is settling and the slab has a few cracks so I understand why the to...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nobody
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by nobody

outlet with push-in wire connection

I've read on this group many times about problems with those push-in wire connectors, and now have experienced it f...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by heathcliff_bambino
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by heathcliff_bambino

Fence over underground wiring

I would like to put a fence up at the back of my yard, but it would need to go in over existing underground high voltag...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by WILLIAM21.456e050
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by WILLIAM21.456e050

Shed project: slab reinforcement

I'm building a shed. Part one is complete, preparing the site for a slab; it's leveled, graveled and framed. We...
11 comments posted 17yrs
posted by usenet-659f31de7f953aeb
11 comments posted 17yrs posted by usenet-659f31de7f953aeb

Building steps

My friend is building some new concrete steps to his back porch. He has some old chevy blocks , brake drums and general...
55 comments posted 17yrs
posted by JIMMIEDEE123
55 comments posted 17yrs posted by JIMMIEDEE123