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Buying leather furniture online

Anybody there have any experience buying furniture online? I would like to buy a leather sofa and a loveseat (maybe a c...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by bubbabubbs
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by bubbabubbs

Garage Door Repair Question

Hello, Hello, Will be going over to friends house tomorrow to try and help repair his garage door. Haven't seen it...
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posted by rgsros
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by rgsros

Battery self discharge

I have a Tracfone with a lithium ion battery. The phone is just for emergencies and is off most of the time. How long w...
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posted by twinmountain
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by twinmountain

stihl or echo chainsaw?

I'm looking for a small gas chainsaw for occasion tree trimming and maybe emergency use (e.g. down tree after a win...
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posted by nospam
21 comments posted 18yrs posted by nospam

GHz vs MHz

Is 333MHz the same as 3.33GHz
21 comments posted 18yrs
posted by dontbother
21 comments posted 18yrs posted by dontbother

Slow Draining Bathtub

I have just noticed that one of our bathtubs drains rather slowly. I don't believe that it was always that slow. Any...
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posted by sscully2.trash
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by sscully2.trash

Fan mounting question

I have a 12' ceiling insulated garage, that I will be heating with a propane heater. Mounting a regular ceiling fan...
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posted by e01e
11 comments posted 18yrs posted by e01e

Strange Plastic Box

The house I moved into recently has a beige plastic rectangular box measuring about 2 inches wide by 4 inches long with...
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posted by dan_hoffard
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by dan_hoffard

Metallo Arts

Has anyone ever heard of Metallo Arts for range hoods and back splashes?
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posted by ThomasWhitbySmith
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by ThomasWhitbySmith

Honeywell Chronotherm III batteries

I feel like a dolt. My device is flashing to change the batteries, but I can't figure out how to open the case to g...
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posted by wiley285.1acad75
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by wiley285.1acad75

Batteries initial charging

I have seen charging instructions that say to fully charge the battery before first use. A friend of mine just bought a...
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posted by kilowatt
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by kilowatt

how do you weatherstrip a warped door?

I bought some weatherstripping to try to insulate around the edges of my back door to keep the cold air from coming thr...
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posted by joe5345
13 comments posted 18yrs posted by joe5345

Insulate wood-burning fireplace

We recently moved into a home (built in 1982) and it has a wood burning fireplace. We love having a wood burning firepl...
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posted by sheila
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by sheila

Window Condensation Problem

I recenrtly added a bead of caulk sealant to all the gaps in my old casement windows to keep the cold air from coming i...
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posted by dana
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by dana

letterbox insulation

Hi Help ! Our house is suffering from a very bad draught through the letterbox. The letterbox is a vertical slot with a...
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by neil
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by neil