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Best Way to Secure Metal to Brick?

Hello, I have a piece of metal that I would like to secure to my brick basement wall. I'm wondering what is the bes...
9 comments posted 18yrs
posted by samadams_2006
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by samadams_2006

Wiring GFCI help

I have a 30+ year old house. I want to add a GFCI near the kitchen sink This is what I have to work with From the break...
12 comments posted 18yrs
posted by theedudenatorREMOVE
12 comments posted 18yrs posted by theedudenatorREMOVE

Raising washer and dryer

Hi, I would like to raise my front loading washer and dryer by a signficant amount, e.g. 30". I have an study dining ta...
9 comments posted 18yrs
posted by aaronfude
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by aaronfude

Bathtub stain

My vinyl? some kind of not porcelain ? bathtub has a nasty blackish stain on the narrow front ledge just under the fauc...
12 comments posted 18yrs
posted by Hypatia08
12 comments posted 18yrs posted by Hypatia08

TV Plate or ???

I got the funny (aching) back, put cushions on the floor to watch the ball game or whatever on tv of an evening. I'...
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posted by muthafuyer
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by muthafuyer

1929 Dining Room Table & Chairs???

I have a 1929 dining roon table with 6 chairs. The table has a leaf that pulls out. Does anybody have any idea how much...
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posted by pcwebtrax
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by pcwebtrax

Water damage during Hurricane

------------------------------------- During Hurricane Gustav we started experiencing puddles of water forming under th...
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posted by jessilynn0081_at_aol_dot_com
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by jessilynn0081_at_aol_dot_com

radiant barrier in new construction

Suppose a house has radiant barrier housewrap, then 1 x 2 furring strips on the outside and topped with 4 x 8 hardie co...
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posted by grasshopper
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by grasshopper

Multimeter Ohms

I've never really understood about MM readouts for ohms. I have here a Chinee-Sears digital MM (maybe $15 on sale)...
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posted by peetie.wheatstraw
19 comments posted 18yrs posted by peetie.wheatstraw

Where Can I Find a "Carpenter"?

So I am trying to convert my garage to family room. Due to permit rules, I have to hire licensed folks for the major pa...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by filedown
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by filedown

Any good contractors?

Hi, My wife and I just buy a house in San Diego, and we are first time home owner, so we know little about home improve...
12 comments posted 18yrs
posted by jeckyjil[at]gmail[dot]com
12 comments posted 18yrs posted by jeckyjil[at]gmail[dot]com

Good stuff

Where`s the good stuff? I mean mostly tools, hardware, and routine houshold things. I bought a hose nozzle at W.M. for...
9 comments posted 18yrs
posted by herneva
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by herneva

Loose floorboards?

The house Mom is planning to go see soon (not yet visually inspected in person) has a little more detail from a realtor...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by cshenk1
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by cshenk1

Garage door openers

I would appreciate some opinions on garage door openers. I presently have a genie of indeterminate age that is starting...
17 comments posted 18yrs
posted by richgr
17 comments posted 18yrs posted by richgr