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Question re cutting door down to size

I have some hollow core doors that are 80" in height that I need to cut down to 78 3/4". They seem to have a 2" frame o...
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by michael
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by michael

generator extension cord

I need to make a short extension cord that goes from my portable generator 240V 4-wire receptacle to a 3-wire receptacl...
27 comments posted 18yrs
posted by mike_thacker
27 comments posted 18yrs posted by mike_thacker

Ladder for working near WRAPPED electrical wires

I need to do some painting and gutter repair in the vicinity of our aeriel service entrance. I have called the electric...
12 comments posted 18yrs
posted by NOSPAM
12 comments posted 18yrs posted by NOSPAM

protecting asphalt roof shingles

How to protect asphalt roof shingles came up at the /Trinity Habitat for Humanity/ meeting last night. After the roof i...
30 comments posted 18yrs
posted by respond
30 comments posted 18yrs posted by respond

Missing in America

Or, at least, very goddamn difficult to find in my neck of the woods (midwest US). Item A: A Viable Toaster Everybody k...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by puddingDOTman
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by puddingDOTman

What relay do I want?

I have a 1.5hp well pump on a 20a circuit at my cottage. I like to turn the pump off during the week, but the switch is...
17 comments posted 18yrs
posted by jack
17 comments posted 18yrs posted by jack

Floor covering over *cracked* concrete slab

Now that we have removed the wet carpet from our basement floor, we can see a few cracks in the concrete. Although the...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by nobody
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by nobody

Insulating method? Shed floor.

Someone is going to give me a fairly lightly built wood frame 12 by 20 shed; which I will have to take apart in order t...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by tsanford
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by tsanford

toilet not flushing

One of the 3 toilets in my house doesn't flush completely about 50% of the time. Usually, when the toilet doesn&#39...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by dummy
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by dummy

Another framing question

The floor of a 12x16 shed is PT 2x6 on top of a PT 2x8 mudsill. The bottom of the floor frame varies from 6" to 12" abo...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by j
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by j

weight suspended from I-joist ceiling

I want to soundproof my basement as much as possible. I will be moving a band in to rehearse and I want it to stay quie...
10 comments posted 18yrs
posted by mfreak1171
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by mfreak1171

Keeping the sump pipe clean

I have a sump pit in my house, obviously. The builder appearantly did not sock the drail tiles or something because I g...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by askme
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by askme