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Vinyl Siding installation on furing strips

I have 16" vertical fiber board now with 2" x 3/4" wide ceder boards vertically covering the joints. Can I just nail th...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by thomas.jacobs
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by thomas.jacobs

rusty toilet tank bolts

In one of the toilet tanks in my house, the heads of the bolts in the tank look all rusty and deformed. They looked tha...
17 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nospamever
17 comments posted 19yrs posted by nospamever

cost of running an exhaust fan 24/7?

I have a bathroom exhaust fan I installed in the basement to vent out the cat litter smell. I let this fan run 24/7. I&...
22 comments posted 19yrs
posted by sorry_no_e-mail
22 comments posted 19yrs posted by sorry_no_e-mail

wallpaper removal question

My wife is removing some very old wallpaper off a plaster wall with wallpaper remover and a roller. She plans on primin...
7 comments posted 19yrs
posted by sorry_no_e-mail
7 comments posted 19yrs posted by sorry_no_e-mail

new grill recommendations needed

I'm in the market for a new grill and will probably buy one tomorrow. I have done a bit of research and wanted to k...
14 comments posted 19yrs
posted by REMOVETHISbadgolferman
14 comments posted 19yrs posted by REMOVETHISbadgolferman

Cracked GE glass stove top

I managed to drop a coffee mug onto the glass stove top, cracking a corner of it. Can I just replace the glass or the s...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by shel33
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by shel33

Massachusetts Building Code

Hello. To what degree (if any) can a homeowner perform their own electrical and plumbing work in Massachusetts? A new 2...
9 comments posted 19yrs
posted by fpbulman
9 comments posted 19yrs posted by fpbulman

Oil-Filled Electric Radiator Heater

Has anyone used one of these for heating? I want something I can leave on when I'm not home for the pets. This look...
34 comments posted 19yrs
posted by not4U
34 comments posted 19yrs posted by not4U

Automated Meter Reading (battery) ?

Late Thursday the gas company installed a new device on the gas meter for _Automated Meter Reading _. Now they will do...
19 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Oren
19 comments posted 19yrs posted by Oren

pool heaters

Anyone have experience with pressure switches? Mine has malfunctioned twice in one year. I just looked it up and it'...
15 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jthread
15 comments posted 19yrs posted by jthread

Damaged Electric Plug on Appliance

I unplugged the television and noticed that one of the blades on the plug was bent (not straight out, but sorta curved)...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by pdr3535
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by pdr3535

An unusal event at Radio Shack

I try to aviod Radio Shack unless I am desparate. So I was desparate and went there on Friday. When I got home the devi...
36 comments posted 19yrs
posted by rdadams
36 comments posted 19yrs posted by rdadams