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pocket door install - can I keep a wall?

We have a traditional doorway (that didn't actually have a door), with about 3 feet of open wall (ie no electric, p...
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by unc27932
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by unc27932

How to connect a drain to a vent stack?

I would like to install a water softener in my garage. The pipes in the house are set up for hard (cold) and soft (warm...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by wer25
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by wer25

Re: Generator Useage

> > > > snipped-for-privacy@aol.com wrote: > > > > > >> > > > > >>> On Tue, 27 May 2008 22:58:28 -0400, "John Gilmer" >...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by erma1ina_marie
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by erma1ina_marie

Water proof electrical box

I installed a switched GFCI receptacle for a pool on a piece of 7/8 in x 10 ft strut driven 6 feet in the ground with t...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by kilowatt
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by kilowatt

Float Needle valve on Craftsman Mower

I need help. I removed the float on this 9 year old craftsman 22 inch push mower and the needle valve. Now I don't...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by me
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by me

Ban Asbestos Bill in Congress

Hi, As you know many buildings and building materials contain asbestos. While asbestos is banned in many countries it i...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by fayestate
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by fayestate

Yard Dividing Fencing Suggestions?????????

We have a little over an acre lot here in west central Florida and are looking for some fencing suggestions. The lot is...
11 comments posted 18yrs
posted by 57classic
11 comments posted 18yrs posted by 57classic

Repainting wooden frame windows

Hi, with spring hitting it's time to touch up the outside of my wooden frame windows. They are a bit of a mess righ...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by upyours
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by upyours

Re: Generator Useage

> snipped-for-privacy@aol.com wrote: > > > >> > > >>> On Tue, 27 May 2008 22:58:28 -0400, "John Gilmer" > >>> snipped-f...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by Dorot29701
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by Dorot29701

Casting concrete patterns in a patio

Hi all; I have a brick and mortar patio that I need to re-set. It was originally put over native clayey soil and pea gr...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by zzyzx__
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by zzyzx__

Help wiring light/fan/heater

I am trying to install a combination light/fan/heater in a bathroom. There are already 2 sets of wires going from the s...
15 comments posted 18yrs
posted by wsmckenz
15 comments posted 18yrs posted by wsmckenz

Stanley door weatherstripping

My obviously poor attempts at searching have not produced a source of weatherstripping - door edge as well as bottom -...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by chizzard52
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by chizzard52

Range clock - Disconnect it!

The clock on my range has never kept correct time, yet it keeps running and using electricity. (Small amount, but many...
229 comments posted 18yrs
posted by billnomailnospamx
229 comments posted 18yrs posted by billnomailnospamx