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Header span

I'm opening a wall between two rooms. The neW opening will be 12' 8". I have a header span table and it indicat...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by brettgiardiello_at_bellsouth_d
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by brettgiardiello_at_bellsouth_d

Solar Fans vs. Wind turbines

Seems like we need to replace a roof after most recent storm in our (Dallas,TX) area.I'm thinking about putting imp...
28 comments posted 17yrs
posted by didytch_at_yahoo_dot_com
28 comments posted 17yrs posted by didytch_at_yahoo_dot_com

Banging Pipes.

Hi there, I have a problem with my bathtub pipes. The shower works great, but if i run the tub the pipes starts banging...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by theriaulte_et
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by theriaulte_et

Fuel Oil Furnace keeps shutting off

We recently bought a old big house that had 2 fuel oil furnaces and a fuel oil hot water heater (48yrs old). The furnac...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by mannfam05_at_yahoo_dot_com
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by mannfam05_at_yahoo_dot_com

Bathtub problum

About 2 weeks ago I tooked a bath in the tub in our trailer. My wife and all the kids took one that same day cuz we got...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by FloydMasters
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by FloydMasters

crack in mortar

Hello, I have steps leading up to my stoop and in the place where they meet there is a crack in the mortar. My house is...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by kightda
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by kightda

OT - Is this plant Poison [whatever]?

...or just a weed? http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=213nfqb&s=5 How sure are you?
10 comments posted 17yrs
posted by postmaster
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by postmaster

Electrical Boxes are NOT Round

Everyone familiar with wiring knows what an electrical box is. Most of them are square or rectangular shaped metal or p...
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by letterman
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by letterman

OT crude oil flammable

OT During the pirating stories, one of them said gunfire on an oil tanker could result in an explosion? Don't they o...
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by NOPSAMmm2005
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by NOPSAMmm2005

Samsung Refrigerator not cooling

I have a fourteen month old Samsung RS257BARB refrigerator that will not stay cold, it hovers around 50-55 degrees f. W...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Mac
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by Mac

oil burner

I have a problem the burner does not shut off. I turned the thermastat and the water temp down still running and then d...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Rdwolf4589_at_aol_dot_com
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by Rdwolf4589_at_aol_dot_com

Surround receptical box with foam board

I have one particular corner that I intend to use a lot of 'Owens Corning' foam board. Can anyone tell me of an...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by sidwelle
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by sidwelle

Cost of a new roof ??

I am looking for an opinion on the cost of installing 37 square of Certainteed Grand Manor shingles with open copper va...
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nospam
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by nospam

Anyone ever hear of "hard dirt"?

I gotta redo a drive way strip that a redwood tree uplifted. It's one of those old driveways where there are two st...
10 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Major_Debacle
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by Major_Debacle