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Engineered Hardwood and Water Spills

Does anyone have any info or comments about how resistant engineered hardwood is to water spills? I know it's very...
17 comments posted 18yrs
posted by fake.e-mail
17 comments posted 18yrs posted by fake.e-mail

Help with Kenmore refrigerator

The water dispenser stopped working the other day. Not sure if ice cubes also stopped being produced. Then magically st...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by brent.bolin
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by brent.bolin

thermostat with adjustable hysteresis?

Is there a programmable thermostat (for furnace) that allows the hysteresis to be changed from the front panel, using k...
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by nospam
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by nospam

chest freezer leaks from the bottom front

I have a 15 year old self defrost avanti small chest freezer. lately it leaks from the front bottom. I see no tube or v...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by butterflydog
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by butterflydog

Looking for suggestions on new basement windows

My current window openings still have the 2x6's that were used as forms. I have some vinyl windows with nailing tab...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by theedudenator
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by theedudenator

Fireplace not drawing properly

We have a two sided fireplace in our house. The house is 18 years old and the fireplace is original to the house. We pu...
13 comments posted 18yrs
posted by homefix
13 comments posted 18yrs posted by homefix

New window sticker adhesive removal

We just installed some new windows to replace our 35 year old original windows. After installation I removed the sticke...
19 comments posted 18yrs
posted by Rhonda
19 comments posted 18yrs posted by Rhonda

What glue to attach rigid insulation?

I have some steel hatches. They are painted. I plan to glue rigid insulation to them. I would glue the foil side to the...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by donwiss
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by donwiss

RMC conduit going into box w/concentric KO's

I'm using rigid steel conduit with steel boxes where I have elected to use the conduit as the grounding conductor....
10 comments posted 18yrs
posted by zeb7k
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by zeb7k

Weird/Funny

Reading the Atlanta paper about the guy who painted his house garishly, among other things, when the city refused his z...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by mldentco
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by mldentco

Topping mix directions are messed up!

I'm trying to repair a few small areas in my basement flooring. To do this I plan on mixing, pouring, and levelling...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by myspam
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by myspam

teflon tape

Is there any difference between the yellow gas and white teflon plumbing tape? Seamus J.
9 comments posted 18yrs
posted by sligo
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by sligo