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high efficiency garage heater

I am going to be heating my attached garage (3 car, about 23'x28' w/ 10' ceiling). I was looking at a Hot D...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by stevehink
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by stevehink

Hot Tub Cover Full of Water

I have owned a hot tub for a few years and it has been my experience that I am having to replace the hot tub cover beca...
22 comments posted 17yrs
posted by pcwebtrax
22 comments posted 17yrs posted by pcwebtrax

Soldering in a brass ball valve.

I need to tap in on the main water supply lines for a new bathroom and decided to install two brass ball valves (leadin...
18 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nobody
18 comments posted 17yrs posted by nobody

Advice on new range

After a measly 32 years, my range has cratered. Any rec's for a new one? $500-$700 price range? Any ones to stay awa...
49 comments posted 17yrs
posted by zzyzx__
49 comments posted 17yrs posted by zzyzx__

Garage heating and insulating

Anyone have any experience in heating a garage to use as a workshop over the winter? I live in NC so it's relativel...
14 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nospam
14 comments posted 17yrs posted by nospam

closet door- limited space?

I have a tiny bedroom with a small closet attached to it. The bedroom is 8x11. Along one 11foot wall is the 30" entranc...
18 comments posted 17yrs
posted by elbrecht
18 comments posted 17yrs posted by elbrecht

window frame in basement

Hi... I want to replace the window frame in the basement. My question is if I should use normal wood ( spruce ) or I sh...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by adi4m_at_yahoo_dot_com
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by adi4m_at_yahoo_dot_com

Doorbell always uses electricity!

Wired doorbells have a transformer which is always on and always using electricity. This is yet one more thing in the h...
195 comments posted 17yrs
posted by billnomailnospamx
195 comments posted 17yrs posted by billnomailnospamx

Mobile home construction?

I've been asked to mount an antenna and pole on the side of a mobile home. I'm pretty familiar with traditional...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by me
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by me

Converting B-vent to Vent Free?

I have had a Regency, B-vent, freestanding fireplace with gas logs running on city propane for 12 years and now want to...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by chuck
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by chuck

www.waterheaterrescue.com -- any good?

While looking at options for replacing our Ruud water heater, whose 5-yr warranty expired 6 years ago (and I'm stil...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by nobody
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by nobody

moldy smell from sink

I have two sinks in my kitchen. One main sink, which gets the majority of the use and one sink in the island, which get...
17 comments posted 17yrs
posted by leonspinks
17 comments posted 17yrs posted by leonspinks

sealing concrete cracks

I have a crack - expansion joint - in my shop concrete floor that extends to the outside underneath the exterior wall (...
4 comments posted 17yrs
posted by NOSPAM_bluesky
4 comments posted 17yrs posted by NOSPAM_bluesky

new water heater drain valve

ok I went to sears and got a 40 gallon gas water heater. brought it home to do some new item maintance on it so it will...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by flir67
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by flir67