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Furring strips ON TOP of my roof shingles?

I live on the Oregon coast, and I am watching the shingles blow off of my roof. This doesn't happen often, but it h...
26 comments posted 18yrs
posted by a2mgoog
26 comments posted 18yrs posted by a2mgoog

Shop organizing... (pegboard)?

I want to reorganize my shop this winter and I keep coming back to using pegboard. Mostly because it's a standard t...
15 comments posted 18yrs
posted by passport
15 comments posted 18yrs posted by passport

Snowblower Carb rebuild gone bad?

I've got an old Toro CCR [3horse?] that was showing signs of carb problems last year so I rebuilt it last week. The...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by elbrecht
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by elbrecht

Music on the phone line.

I have one room in my house where I have 3 different phone lines and numbers which also are in 3 different jacks (a hom...
14 comments posted 18yrs
posted by u39589
14 comments posted 18yrs posted by u39589

Garbage Disposal Problem

Hello, Have an in the sink garbage disposal. Will not turn when power is applied, but does make a "buzzing noise", so t...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by rgsros
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by rgsros

Electric Motor Speed Control

I have a 1 hp electric motor (110 volt) and I want to be able to control the speed from slow to fast and in small increm...
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by steve_cornick
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by steve_cornick

Free home improvement advice!

This is Jack Hammer again. My live internet radio show was moved to prime time. It's now airs Tuesday at 9:am to 10...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by waterchoices
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by waterchoices

Roofing Question

My neighbor had a new roof installed. There were two rows of asphalt shingles on the roof, which is maximum allowed in...
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posted by BobRusin
12 comments posted 18yrs posted by BobRusin

Suggestions on new washing machine

Hello, I was the unfortunate owner of a Maytag Atlantis washing machine which has been chewing our clothes since we pur...
34 comments posted 18yrs
posted by nick
34 comments posted 18yrs posted by nick

Pergo in the kitchen

My husband and I are ready to replace the nasty black and white checkerboard vinyl floor in our kitchen, but we're havi...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by jenniferkistler
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by jenniferkistler

RG6 Coxial Cable Staplegun

I wish to acquire a good quality staple gun for home-size coaxial cable. I have seen the pros using the type I am looki...
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by jim.redelfs
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by jim.redelfs

excessive telephone noise - need help

My wife and I have two lines in our house. Line 1 is the "home" line, and Line 2 is her "office" line. Our DSL service...
9 comments posted 18yrs
posted by adp
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by adp

Thickness matter wood floor

I'm remodeling a 1960 plank floor. Can i get by with wood flooring that isn't very thick ? I been looking at pu...
0 comments posted 18yrs
posted by andrewc
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by andrewc

Mounting Kitchen Cab Above Frig?

As part of my kitchen remodeling job, my frig will be relocated into a renovated shallow pantry which has been expanded...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by jbxnyr
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by jbxnyr