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Peg board or slat wall?

I am now going to finish my garage walls. Two sides are new walls that are newly framed, the other two sides are the ga...
16 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nmbexcuse
16 comments posted 17yrs posted by nmbexcuse

Does vinegar harm cement paving bricks?

Over the last three years I've been spraying strength vinegar on my cement based pavers to kill moss and weeds. Work...
46 comments posted 17yrs
posted by mulcasterXXX
46 comments posted 17yrs posted by mulcasterXXX

UV bulbs

there are two types of UV tubes for bug zappers: Black light & Black Light-Blue glass GEs website says the difference b...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by beerismygas
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by beerismygas

"We Buy Houses"...

Hello all... Seen these signs around now and then, in various iterations. Sell a house, get cash, quickly. I'm wond...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by j.albert
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by j.albert

How to clean brick?

I got some oil from a sump pump onto a ledge made of somewhat porous brick. Is there a way to clean this? Should I just...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nospamtodd
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by nospamtodd

OT: How to sew a small patch on jeans?

Serious. I was welding, burnt a small hole in a new pair of jeans. Hole is tiny, under .5 sq. inch counting the fringe...
25 comments posted 17yrs
posted by barrel.full
25 comments posted 17yrs posted by barrel.full

From OP To Mr Benick

Hello, Thanks for help and info. Appreciate it. House is outside of Boston Only renovation was new siding (wood horiz....
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by rgsros
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by rgsros

Small centralized UPS

I need to put a centralized UPS in my business office. Do I need to get into an expensive 3 phase unit? Or will the ele...
21 comments posted 17yrs
posted by passport
21 comments posted 17yrs posted by passport

Insulating a Garage question

Hello, A couple of years ago we had a garage built. I would like to insulate the walls and put up some sheet rock. Coup...
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posted by THISADDRESS
13 comments posted 17yrs posted by THISADDRESS

Drywqll House Crack ?

Hello, Have a 35 year old house; split level style. Never had any drywall cracks, etc. I have just noticed a (new) dryw...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by rgsros
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by rgsros

Magnets and Electrical Meters

Grandma won a twin-pack of these at a church function and gave them to me. http://tinyurl.com/magnetled They have 3 way...
11 comments posted 17yrs
posted by teamarrows
11 comments posted 17yrs posted by teamarrows

What Manufacturer are these?

I have some fluorescent light fixtures that need replacing. The local electrical supply has nothing like these. Can you...
10 comments posted 17yrs
posted by survey
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by survey

240 volt compressor

William Blake Baron ------------------------------------- Hi. I have a campbell hausfield 240 volt compressor extreme d...
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by pbblake_at_gmail_dot_com
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by pbblake_at_gmail_dot_com

Caulk edge of bathroom floor?

In the bathrooms in my house (purchased last summer), there is painted or stained wood trim that meets the tile floor....
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by woger151
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by woger151