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Question about converting sun room to all year use

I live in the northeastern U.S., and have a 12 x 16 sun room. It's maintenance free, and the inside walls are vinyl...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jegan472
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by jegan472

shower valve body in 35 year old home

Hi All, I had a plumbing service call in a 35 year old home. I opened the access panel and observed the brand name cast...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nobody
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by nobody

Masonry Question...

How cold is to cold to do a chimmney outside with no tenting or extra heat???? I'm in Maine by the way.....Thanks......
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by benick
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by benick

bath fan venting question

I am putting in a bathroom in my basement and know I need to vent the fan. I plan on running the vent between the joist...
13 comments posted 19yrs
posted by mattmeitzner
13 comments posted 19yrs posted by mattmeitzner

using home wiring for ethernet connection

I've got a thing called a Slingbox that allows one to send one's cable TV box or TiVo signal through one's...
16 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jumblejim
16 comments posted 19yrs posted by jumblejim

Old household paint disposal?

For household paint that hasn't been used in years and you don't want any longer, how do you " properly " dispos...
15 comments posted 19yrs
posted by observer
15 comments posted 19yrs posted by observer

Fireplace Damper Missing

Hi; Purchased a rental home with a fireplace. There was a piece of steel closing off the chimney. I removed the piece o...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by curranpg
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by curranpg

Wood Floor Repair

Hi; Purchased a rental home with carpet from the 60's. It has nice hardwood floors underneath. There are two 12 inc...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by curranpg
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by curranpg

How to fix leak

I have a leak in solder connection on 1 inch cast copper/brass? "T" ..... this is hot water pipe for Boiler/home heatin...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by brainless
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by brainless

Waxless toilet seal - measurements

Anyone have any experience with Fernco's waxless toilet seals? Do they work as well as promised? Here's my dile...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by sjtanko
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by sjtanko

Cigar smell, no cigars

Our house is developing a cigar-smoke smell, and there have never been any cigars inside the house (not at all, much le...
13 comments posted 19yrs
posted by clifto
13 comments posted 19yrs posted by clifto

Gasoline Spill/Smell inside of car

I was taking my gasoline container to the gas station in my car to get it refilled for the lawn mower and it tipped ove...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by chadoww
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by chadoww

Attaching patio cover to house

I want to build a patio cover (slanted roof) over my patio. What would be the best way to attach the rafters to the sid...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nospam
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by nospam