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Garage door weather strip ideas

Hi All, Replaced my single garage door(insulated) this summer. The garage is also heated. My father has has weather str...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by brent.bolin
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by brent.bolin

No more room in this house

It started in the late 1970's when there was the gas rationing. They said I had to curtail driving and insulate my...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by joeleere
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by joeleere

OK to use wet-dry vac to siphon gas?

Evidently not. Who knew? "A man using a vacuum cleaner to suck gasoline out of a vehicle was burned and his house damag...
41 comments posted 18yrs
posted by heybub
41 comments posted 18yrs posted by heybub

How to wire a bathroom fan with remote blower

I've heard of bathroom fans which have the blower at the top of the duct, just under the roof rather than just abov...
10 comments posted 18yrs
posted by cnelson
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by cnelson

Brass Compression Fittings

Is it acceptable to use brass compression fittings for CPVC as well as copper so far as you make sure to use the insert...
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posted by nospam
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by nospam

Steam venting

Hi all, I have a single pipe steam system in my house. We moved in in the sprint and are now getting a taste of how wel...
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by spam
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by spam

New heating furnace

I have a Carrier home heating furnace 1989 So far working fine but thinking of replacing it with new furnace Any recomm...
11 comments posted 18yrs
posted by shah.chirag
11 comments posted 18yrs posted by shah.chirag

Rubbermaid BigMax and BigMax Jr sheds

Does anyone have a Rubbermaid Big Max or Big Max Jr shed. If so, can you tell me the height of the walls (i.e. the heig...
9 comments posted 18yrs
posted by RogBaker
9 comments posted 18yrs posted by RogBaker

Recoating tar and gravel roof?

Is it possible to get some extra mileage out of a tar and gravel roof that has developed a leak? The roof in question i...
5 comments posted 18yrs
posted by Jack
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by Jack

Low Voltage Lighting (Malibu lights)

I have a 200 Watt transformer running 35' of 16 gauge cable to 7 lights of 101 Watts(total), then it is split off t...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by res0wutv
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by res0wutv

whole house TVSS reviews?

Anyone have any opinions, or can point me to a review, of a whole house TVSS/surge protector that they think is the bes...
10 comments posted 18yrs
posted by njnagel
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by njnagel

plastic rust

Got a plastic tool box and some inside parts of it that are all rust covered (lots of rust). Any simple stuff around I...
3 comments posted 18yrs
posted by rbig
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by rbig

Exterior Concrete Coatings

I have an entrance porch of approx 150 sq ft of mature (17 years) concrete. It's in generally sound condition with...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by malch
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by malch

Converting house plans from wood to steel

Any one had any experience having a set of house plans converted to steel specs? Any recommendations for particular com...
0 comments posted 18yrs
posted by rs32194
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by rs32194