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Replacing water supply shutoff to toilet

I have a leak when I open the shutoff so I guess I need to replace the valve. I am not sure that this is a do it yourse...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by lumurphy15
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by lumurphy15

chimney/flue questions

I'm installing a woodburning stove that accepts 6" stovepipe. Is there any advantage to using an 8" chimney or can I...
11 comments posted 18yrs
posted by bogus
11 comments posted 18yrs posted by bogus

Problems with my patio

Last year I spent considerable money to build a patio in our back yard. At first it worked just fine. Our family would...
11 comments posted 18yrs
posted by familyguy
11 comments posted 18yrs posted by familyguy

How do you remove the outside of a washing machine.

I have a Kenmore Washing machine that is about 15 years old. I believe the switch that turns it OFF when the drum is sp...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by RonCliburn
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by RonCliburn

Heat Pump Not Reaching Heat Setting

I have a fairly new (less than 6 mos.) Lennox CBX32MV Signatue Elite 4- ton heat pump. For the last 2 days, the temp ar...
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by franzen_torres
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by franzen_torres

Building a "closet" - advice needed

Hello all; I am by no means a carpenter, but I am going to be attempting to build a wardobe or closed for my bedroom. I...
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posted by !
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by !

garage door stuck

------------------------------------- Hi. right now my garage door is stuck in the down postion and i cannot get it to...
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posted by vik_saini_at_hotmail_dot_com
15 comments posted 18yrs posted by vik_saini_at_hotmail_dot_com

New General Electric stove

Weird problem. Just noticed today. This stove is a gas range top and gas oven. Also has electronic ignition. The left r...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by brent.bolin
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by brent.bolin

basement floor paint etching

Ok, I think I'll give up on carpet, thinking now about painting the floor and 3 coats of urethane over that. So my...
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by help
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by help

Need help with a heavy punching bag mount "hack"

Hi, Im working on a special rig to mount my heavy bag in my garage. Basically I have a long metal bar and I need to mou...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by massive.entity
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by massive.entity

Hardwood floor repair: slight abrasion in poly

Hi all, A furniture delivery guy left some light abrasion marks (streaks) on our new hardwood floor. The marks really a...
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by ggd4865
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by ggd4865

Icemaker problem

The refrigerator is an Amana BX22TW. The problem is associated with the icemaker. We opened the freezer door and found...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by Here-I-am-at-the-last-moment.c
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by Here-I-am-at-the-last-moment.c

basement carpet

Any kind of special padding I need under california berber carpet on a basement concrete floor? The carpet has a like r...
11 comments posted 18yrs
posted by help
11 comments posted 18yrs posted by help

Q on septic system maintenance

Recently I was at the local hardware store buying some Rid-ex for our cabin's septic system. (It is a fairly occass...
12 comments posted 18yrs
posted by gw
12 comments posted 18yrs posted by gw