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How to paint window scrren

A screen room outside my home has fixed plastic "screens" that are waterproofed by a thin coating of clear vinyl or sim...
15 comments posted 17yrs
posted by newt511_at_tampabay_dot_rr_dot
15 comments posted 17yrs posted by newt511_at_tampabay_dot_rr_dot

Power Wash Redwood Fence?

I have a redwood fence that has quite a bit of green moss growing on it in quite a few places. (From watering the flowe...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by dmfoerster
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by dmfoerster

Painting PVC pipe

Created a hanging garden setup using PVC pipe and a couple plastic 5 gal buckets. Technically fine but ugly white. Wond...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by chief_jim
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by chief_jim

Can I run gas pipe thru heating ducts?

I was told that pre-heating natural or LP gas will increase the BTUs and decrease the gas usage. I got to thinking that...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Joe.Homeowner
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by Joe.Homeowner

(Pools) removing old flex tubing

I recently fixed up some tubing around my pool filter, and I had a bit of a struggle removing some old flex tubing -- I...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by alias123.john
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by alias123.john

Irrigation well iron filters?

I'm looking at putting in a lawn irrigation well. Unfortunately, the two choices appear to be a relatively shallow...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by trader4
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by trader4

Connecting to house fan motor - cable type? crimp?

Inside the mini junction box on the Dayton motor for my whole house fan there are two types of connectors. One is a nut...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by mitchbrk
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by mitchbrk

Tub Surrounds

I'm contemplating getting a sectional tub surround. I knew they were in the cheap-ish range, but then I discovered...
15 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jondanSPAMniken
15 comments posted 17yrs posted by jondanSPAMniken

Tiling over cracks

I want to tile my back porch with some large glazed terra cotta tiles. The fllor is concrete but it has a few cracks in...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by JIMMIEDEE123
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by JIMMIEDEE123

Water Heater Clicking/Water Hammer

Hello everyone. I'm hearing a clicking or knocking noise coming from the water heater. After you flush a toilet and...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jschmitt28_at_hotmail_dot_com
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by jschmitt28_at_hotmail_dot_com

animal noises between floors

Hello all, We live in a 2-story house in Georgia built on slab and near a wooded area. Recently, we called in a pest co...
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by anjela_pat
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by anjela_pat