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Max Bulb Wattage in Enclosed Fixture?

In my home bathroom, one of the light fixtures is on the ceiling. One incandescent bulb screws in and hangs straight do...
15 comments posted 18yrs
posted by pdr3535
15 comments posted 18yrs posted by pdr3535

Suspended ceiling - ugly joints

I'm almost finished installing a suspended ceiling in my basement. While it's straight and looks good overall,...
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posted by myspam
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by myspam

crunchy stuff on ceiling

Our bathroom has that white spray-on crunchy stuff that's on almost every ceiling nowadays. I don't know what i...
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posted by stacia
13 comments posted 18yrs posted by stacia

Can this end up looking good?

Hi, I have contractors working on a bathroom at my house. They actually seem pretty good although they are not going al...
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by aaronfude
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by aaronfude

Texture repair on bull nose

I'm pretty good on texture repairs. But I have some bull nose corner bead that was smoothed off with a hose that I...
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posted by deserttraveler
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by deserttraveler

Ariens 922008 Sno-Thro Won't Go

My old (but usually trusty) Ariens snow blower won't engage the wheel drive. The engine is fine, and the auger driv...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by jjmjij
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by jjmjij

gluing down corner bead?

Can I use construction adhesive to affix metal corner bead to my sheetrock outside corners? There are a few corners whe...
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posted by mattmeitzner
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by mattmeitzner

Sound Barrier for Dummies?

Hi All, I live in an apartment and my bedroom wall is shared by my neighbor. He rightfully plays his music, video games...
12 comments posted 18yrs
posted by RachelShayna
12 comments posted 18yrs posted by RachelShayna

why common trip breakers for 120V circuits?

I'm looking at a subpanel that was installed for an addition to my house about 20 years ago (well before I bought i...
12 comments posted 18yrs
posted by benjunk
12 comments posted 18yrs posted by benjunk

Porter-Cable Omnijig--Worth it?

Hey all, I'm thinking of taking the plunge on a decent dovetail jig. It looks like the PC Omnijig has all the bells...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by witczak
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by witczak

Mold

We lost part of our roof in a recent windstorm. As a result there was some water damage to the popcorn ceiling in one r...
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posted by bndrdon
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by bndrdon

Oil build-up on lawn mower engine

I have a riding mower that is cleaned once per year. THe mower is about 5 years old. Problem: by the end of each season...
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Noise Maytag washer, top loader

First Maytag washer and dryer lasted forever, new appliances are not reliable regardless who makes it. Anyway this 3 ye...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by noreplay
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by noreplay