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Phone line phun

I am trying to diagnose what is wrong with my mother's phone line. Her 3 cordless phone stopped getting a dial tone...
11 comments posted 17yrs
posted by WhiteTea77581
11 comments posted 17yrs posted by WhiteTea77581

The caulk problem

So you've finally gotten around to caulking those cracks and seams on the outside of the house you've been mean...
15 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nobody
15 comments posted 17yrs posted by nobody

Radiant Heat Problem

My underfloor radaint heat has worked great for years , all of the sudden it's taking a long...........time for my...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by smc22_at_mac_dot_com
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by smc22_at_mac_dot_com

Grout

Just out of idle curiosity, why grout for floor tile?
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by heybub
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by heybub

Remote Control for 110 vac outlet?

I want to use a handheld remote, similar to a TV remote, at location A to switch power on/off at a 110 vac outlet at lo...
25 comments posted 17yrs
posted by cdubyalee
25 comments posted 17yrs posted by cdubyalee

Wax ring

I'm going to correct a leaky toilet tomorrow, in my old house. If it looks like it may need two wax rings, for whate...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Joe
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by Joe

HOA says no pickup trucks in driveway

"[FLORIDA] The board of directors representing The Eagles, a deed restricted community in Odessa, was trying to keep A....
118 comments posted 17yrs
posted by heybub
118 comments posted 17yrs posted by heybub

Electrical problem, slightly OT

I want to put lighted garland around my outside doors for the holidays. The garland is approximately 17-18' long. A...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by cnelson
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by cnelson

caulk between backerboard and shower pan

Hi; I'm laying tile in a second floor bathroom. There is an OSB sub- floor. I put 1/4 inch backer board (Hardi) dow...
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by lucygirl1992
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by lucygirl1992

asthetic Tiling call

Hi folks! Thanks for reading this and any constructive replies are welcome... I am tiling (15 inch sq tiles) a 4 level...
7 comments posted 17yrs
posted by unknown
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by unknown

Building code - mechanical door/utlity room

I need to seek some net widom on a question a friend of mine asked me tonight. My friend had a new boiler (hot water he...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by kd0gd
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by kd0gd

old wood glue

I had a plastic bottle of yellow wood glue that had sat at room temperature 25 years. When I needed it, the level had g...
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by cash
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by cash

Underground oil tank removal costs

I have a rough idea of what it costs to have an underground oil tank from a residential property when it is not leaking...
19 comments posted 17yrs
posted by rabc
19 comments posted 17yrs posted by rabc

basic door latch question

OK.. this has to be basic.. but I don't know the answer, so I'll ask. On door latches there are 2 parts that ex...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by coloradotrout
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by coloradotrout