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Fence Posts

Hi, I have to build a small section of wooden fence. I need to plant two posts into concrete, I've never done this...
10 comments posted 18yrs
posted by tfortarget1
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by tfortarget1

Residential Grounding and Surge Suppression

When my home was built in 1991, I built a grounding array within 4-feet of the service entrance meter and panel. It con...
15 comments posted 18yrs
posted by jim.redelfs
15 comments posted 18yrs posted by jim.redelfs

Making a weather resistant door

My house has an exterior door on the South side for a small closet that holds our gas water heater. The door is 24" by...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by neutrino1
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by neutrino1

outdoor dimmer switch

or weather tight dimmer switch receptical. does such a thing exist?. i would like to add some deck lighting and be able...
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posted by changbah
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by changbah

Rusty plier

I got a plier that is rusted solid,how to break it free?
10 comments posted 18yrs
posted by mbjwdnollk
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by mbjwdnollk

Bathroom remodel

Hello All, In the process of doing a bathroom remodel. Converting the old Bathtub/shower into just a very nice large sh...
0 comments posted 18yrs
posted by brent.bolin
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by brent.bolin

Stretching a carpet in double-wide

Our double-wide, used as a cabin is now three years old and the cheezy carpet is ocean-like with waves. I looked around...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by chizzard52
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by chizzard52

Wndow A/C Cycles Too Often

The outside temp is 54, A/C in shade. Nice spring day, no excessive moisture. Trying to cool down my house, the A/C cyc...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by frank1492
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by frank1492

Closet sliding doors - one sticks

I have heavy glass sliding doors in one bedroom closet. (They slide past each other on different rails.) One of the doo...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by aspasia
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by aspasia

contract with roofer

I'm having a rubberized roof installed on a 2 car garage at a cost of $1900 and the roofer wants to install it over...
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posted by drazenv1
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by drazenv1

motion sensor switch

i have a couple single pole switches for which i'd like to have a motion sensor switch instead. the current switches ha...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by aptpupil79
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by aptpupil79

Maple roots and water meters

I seem to have a maple whose roots are getting close to the water meter. Because of the clay in the area and possibly t...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by kurtullman
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by kurtullman

Re-stretching carpet

A water-leak in a bathroom got a 3-ft by 8-ft section of a wall-to- wall carpet in an adjoining bedroom wet. I've pulle...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by gcotterl
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by gcotterl