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No cold air return vents

Only CA return is at the base of the air handler, and it's in the kitchen area. The house is on a slab, no lower le...
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by redrover
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by redrover

Contact paper removal from Wallboard (Resend)

Hi all, (Sorry if this is a second sending, 12 hours have gone by and it is not showing up for me) I began a wallpaper...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by
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Condo Sound Insulation

I'm tired of listening to neighbor noise and have considered for the living room putting up a new layer of wall boa...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by Yep
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by Yep

Tubes or Light Fixture?

In my apartment (yes I know it's not a house) I have a flourescent fixture in the kitchen. A month or so ago (right...
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by blahbleh666
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by blahbleh666

Bird in Chimney

There was no screen cover on this HUD Wreck I've been working on and I failed to put one on right after getting it....
21 comments posted 18yrs
posted by postmaster
21 comments posted 18yrs posted by postmaster

My wiring job.

Hi, Just wondering whether I did something obviously wrong in my wiring job: http://freeboundaries.com/Wires.jpg It&#39...
15 comments posted 18yrs
posted by aaronfude
15 comments posted 18yrs posted by aaronfude

Help lower Gas prices

Everyone complains about gas but they do nothing. Do we: drill? tax oil companies? sponser alt fuels? Surely WE have to...
28 comments posted 18yrs
posted by popstrumpetcollege
28 comments posted 18yrs posted by popstrumpetcollege

Natural Gas Meters Under Water

Weve been having record rains. While watching some of the flood damages on the tv news, I noticed many Natural Gas mete...
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by letterman
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by letterman

hydraulic cement

There is a space between my Bilco door and the concrete foundation that is about 3 inches wide. Between the door and th...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by bonniejean1
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by bonniejean1

GE Profile Double-Oven Malfunction

I am stunned as yet another of my GE profile appliances fail. This is a GE Profile Double-Oven, installed in 2000, mode...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by cuhulain-_98
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by cuhulain-_98

Removing Thick Wallpaper Paste

Old house that had some wallpaper boarder up. No sizing. Removed tediously. Paste caked on thick. Wall has a texture. P...
10 comments posted 18yrs
posted by postmaster
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by postmaster

shoe repair

Little off subject but I thought you guys may be able to help. I wear my heels on my shoes out in a off center pattern....
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by ktech594
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by ktech594

Removing Quarry Rock from Block Wall

Our house was built in the early 80's. The "style" in the area was the corners of the garage, the section wall on t...
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by 57classic
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by 57classic

Gas Line Installation- Air pressure test question

Hi all, thanks so much for all your advise and such, now I am upto a point where I have permit and ready for inspection...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by djadav2004
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by djadav2004

electrical geek question---

I have a 30 amp circiuit running to a high power outlet in my dining room. I discovered if I flip one of the the 15 amp...
9 comments posted 18yrs
posted by cvplummer
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by cvplummer