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How close to calculate concrete order

I plan to do the following. 10 x 22 slab in front of garage 220 sq ft. 6 x 12 shed floor 72 sq ft. TOTAL = 292 sq feet....
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by letterman
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by letterman

20 easy weekend projects

Don't let the wife see this article from Popular Mechanics http://www.popularmechanics.com/home_journal/how_to/42905...
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posted by heybub
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by heybub

HVAC choice opinions

Need advice re HVAC equipment for a 2156 sq. ft. retirement home which will be built on 19 acres 25 minutes South of do...
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posted by dkeats
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by dkeats

Water Softener help

Ok, I'm RENTING a house that has hard water and has a water softener. I had been in the house for a couple of month...
11 comments posted 18yrs
posted by DW1015
11 comments posted 18yrs posted by DW1015

Need kitchen caibnet lighting help

Building our retirement home. SWMBO wants lighting on bottom of upper kitchen cabinets and I prefer European style cabi...
11 comments posted 18yrs
posted by dkeats
11 comments posted 18yrs posted by dkeats

How to build a room?

Out of these four characteristics which is most/least important when roughing in a bathroom? Plan to use 1/2" drywall (...
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posted by nobody
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by nobody

rebar protrusion problem

I'm about to buy a house that I saw a piece of rebar sticking out of from under the back door saddle about 2 inches...
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posted by observer
15 comments posted 18yrs posted by observer

A/C Heating - Need bipartisan advice!

Looks like my A/C Heating unit may be toast. (1700 sq ft house, natural gas, Austin TX) I was already warned my a/c was...
28 comments posted 18yrs
posted by email
28 comments posted 18yrs posted by email

outdoor water spicket repair

on a regular outdoor water (hose) spicket...can you just open the top of the spicket and replace the worn seat...or do...
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posted by trinaz
14 comments posted 18yrs posted by trinaz

Christmas Lights

Since it is a mild day, I figure it would be a good time to take last year's Christmas lights down and get them read...
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posted by esp
21 comments posted 18yrs posted by esp

240 to 120 outlet adapterr box

Have OCCASIONAL need for power, 120 volts from a 240 volt outlet, for the holidays only. thinking of making up a adapte...
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posted by hallerb
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by hallerb

Breakfast...

I'm making waffles this morning. Anybody want some?
11 comments posted 18yrs
posted by teamarrows
11 comments posted 18yrs posted by teamarrows

Attaching CPVC pipe to a shower valve body

I have a4 port shower valve body I am connecting CPVC (1/2") pipes to. The shower valve is solid brass with all four po...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by nmbexcuse
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by nmbexcuse

black mould washing machine door seal

we have got a ten year old AEG washing machine, and black mould seems to have penetrated into the light grey rubbery-pl...
43 comments posted 18yrs
posted by bluestar
43 comments posted 18yrs posted by bluestar

New breaker box?

Hi folks, I bought a home a year ago that was built in 66. I've since added 2 new circuits to the breaker box. I&#3...
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posted by jbranchesi
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by jbranchesi