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Snowthrower recommendations

I'm looking for a snowthrower recommendation. We're in the Chicago area so we get dumped on now and then but th...
17 comments posted 17yrs
posted by screen
17 comments posted 17yrs posted by screen

tx sprinkler system

A small segment on the news the other night indicated that sprinkler systems in the state of Texas may increase dramati...
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posted by dummy
13 comments posted 17yrs posted by dummy

introduction to armed concrete fake rock project

hello, I want to build a fake rock outdoors (example this erratic block: http://gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/landscapes/photos/jveil...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by gregory
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by gregory

Hot Water Heat Issue

I recently added an addition to my house and added an additional hot water heat zone. This zone consists of the extra s...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by t.parrish
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by t.parrish

Why did my fireplace door glass shatter

I have a 15 year-old glass SEARS fireplace door, made up of four door sections, each section is about 8" wide by 20" hi...
24 comments posted 17yrs
posted by hrhofmann
24 comments posted 17yrs posted by hrhofmann

Best way to add an outlet to a yard lamp?

We have a yard lamp on a post in the front yard. The wife likes (me) to put a string in lights around the pole every Ch...
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posted by SquarePeg
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by SquarePeg

upgrade humidifier contols?

My house has an old Aprilaire 760 humidifier which seems to work well. It still has the original manual control however...
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posted by njnagel
7 comments posted 17yrs posted by njnagel

Sprinkler Value Box

If I wanted to build my own sprinkler value box since it's an odd size, what materials should I use to construct it?...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by Jack67889
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by Jack67889

Christmas lights

I have a strand(severeal really) of those outside icicle Christmas lights, and the plug in has 2 3 amp fuses in them. I...
19 comments posted 17yrs
posted by aceking
19 comments posted 17yrs posted by aceking

The Smartbolt

Has an indicator in the head to tell you when you've tightened it enough. I prefer to tighten bolts until I can fee...
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posted by heybub
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by heybub

replacing glass in a single hung window

Hi all. I've been trying to find some instructions online about how to remove a frame from a single hung window and...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by glitterninja
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by glitterninja

Hanging drywall: up/down or across

Hi, If I have an 8'x8' wall and I will hang two sheets of drywall on it, should I hang them vertically or horizo...
20 comments posted 17yrs
posted by aaronfude
20 comments posted 17yrs posted by aaronfude