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Fun With Pipe Insulation

Go buy a 6' length of foam pipe insulation - you know, the gray stuff with the slit. Roll up a ball of tin foil, ju...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by teamarrows
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by teamarrows

Plz help (hooking up icemaker)

I recently moved into a new house that has a water tap behind the refridgerator. The tap looks like every tap I've...
9 comments posted 18yrs
posted by greg.baker.bsc
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by greg.baker.bsc

Thermostat for electric baseboard heat

I have electric baseboard heat in one room with a thermostat on the wall but the thermostat appears to be 15 degrees F...
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posted by cnelson
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by cnelson

Questions: Bosch 1132VSR, Makita DA3000R

I'm in the market for one of these or any other small right-angle drill. Bosch 1132VSR: Is the on-off switch a slid...
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posted by limp_arbor
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by limp_arbor

Observation port cover? ? ?

In August of 2007 our six-unit apartment building installed a Burnham V9A series boiler (oil burning). The warranty was...
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posted by rayj.balt
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by rayj.balt

Repairing/Replacing Exterior Handrails

I have a steel handrail that is attached to concrete steps with what appears to be an anchor set-up consisting of 4 car...
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posted by twools
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by twools

new dehumidifier for basement?

Hi all, got a fairly old (1940's) house with a basement that tends to get humid in the summertime - no visible wate...
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posted by njnagel
13 comments posted 18yrs posted by njnagel

French Drain Q (just curious)

In the dept. of poured-concrete construction, house-building 101 looks something like: 1.) Dig large rectangular hole i...
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posted by peetie.wheatstraw
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by peetie.wheatstraw

Ace Hardware Stores

Personally, I choose Ace Hardware over the big box stores. Every time I'm in Lowe's, there is no help available...
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posted by gserviceatinreachdotcom
28 comments posted 18yrs posted by gserviceatinreachdotcom

How to remove a small tree

I have a 6' tall evergreen tree i want to remove. I used a circular saw to cut down the branches. Right now it is a...
28 comments posted 18yrs
posted by desgnr
28 comments posted 18yrs posted by desgnr

5 gang mud ring for 1/2" depth

Is there an online source for mud rings? I need a 5 gang mud ring for the standard 5 gang metal box (not the stacked ga...
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posted by nmbexcuse
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by nmbexcuse

I don't want a pool

I've been looking for a new house and a couple that I've liked have pools. If I got one of those houses and wan...
19 comments posted 18yrs
posted by alborasso
19 comments posted 18yrs posted by alborasso

Supporting Cast Iron DWV Pipe

Hello, I'm planning to do a 25' run of 2" cast iron pipe between floor joists and am thinking about how to prop...
28 comments posted 18yrs
posted by whitney
28 comments posted 18yrs posted by whitney