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What's in your (wallet) disposer?

Yesterday morning while my wife was preparing breadkfast our kitchen garbage disposer got jammed on of all things, a sh...
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jwisnia
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by jwisnia

Replace 3-way switches with timer

Hi, I have a rental building with two separate entrances to the basement laundry room. Each entrance has a light switch...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by khacthai
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by khacthai

Basement Finishing - Framing Ledge

Am finishing my basement - have had it water-proofed, put a vapor barrier on the walls, will insulate, etc. The problem...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by michael.middleton
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by michael.middleton

New construction spreadsheet.

Would anyone have a Spreadsheet (or other) for new house construction or know where to find a complete list of items ne...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by cln.lgr
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by cln.lgr

Sprinkler system underground leak help

Yep, got a leak somewhere. Did the timing thing with the water meter and found the three largest zones use most of the...
28 comments posted 19yrs
posted by dbrasga
28 comments posted 19yrs posted by dbrasga

Rubber Bumper for Shed

My kids (2.5 boys), ride their trikes down the driveway (a small, safe incline) and use my shed to stop the ride. Event...
29 comments posted 19yrs
posted by mark.wolven
29 comments posted 19yrs posted by mark.wolven

Cutting bottom of heating register panel

My home has forced hot water through baseboard heating units in each room. The heating units (radiators) have a steel/m...
9 comments posted 19yrs
posted by w_cohen
9 comments posted 19yrs posted by w_cohen

front / rear door hardware replacement

My wood front door has polished brass handleset hardware which uses the same key as the back door which has an entry kn...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by observer
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by observer

Styrofoam ceiling

I am renovating a room with a concrete ceiling. Previous ceiling (wood paneling) had been removed. The concrete ceiling...
35 comments posted 19yrs
posted by dc
35 comments posted 19yrs posted by dc

Where to get outdated floor tile

Does anyone know of any company that specializes in out dated or out of manufacture floor tile? It never fails, one til...
16 comments posted 19yrs
posted by alvinamorey
16 comments posted 19yrs posted by alvinamorey

Concrete Window Well Cover?

Hi, I have an old window well covered over in an unfinished basement. I plan on sealing the entrance to the well outsid...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by shiver
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by shiver

basement stairs riser question

As part of the basement fixup, I am replacing the stairs. Currently, 2x stock nailed to three stringers. The walls are...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by j
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by j

Sink Flange

Are new stainless kitchen sinks supposed to come with the flange, or do I or the installing plumber supply it?
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jkl
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by jkl

chipped laminate floor repair?

So i've got a couple chips of the lamintate floor, some were from installation, some from wear and tear. It's a...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by sammer003
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by sammer003

Big problem due to time change

While the time was in daylight savings time mode, I always fed my dog at precisely 5pm. Now they changed the time and 5...
23 comments posted 19yrs
posted by norman-g
23 comments posted 19yrs posted by norman-g