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Volts on my Lawn

I have an outlet on the side of my house. Today I went outside and saw that someone forgot to close the cover over the...
15 comments posted 19yrs
posted by JamieT
15 comments posted 19yrs posted by JamieT

chimney breast

hi all i'm new 2 all this and would some advise please so ere go's i have what what seems to be salts and stain...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by mikebailey
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by mikebailey

plastic piping question.

Wish to make modification on plastic pipe plumbing. The plastic pipe is terminated with copper tubing about 6 inches lo...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by sligo
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by sligo

Gas Boiler

In the market for a new residential "draft venting" Gas Boiler. Looking at a few options......Any suggestions would be...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by someguy469
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by someguy469

Dusty road

Our community has approximately 3.2 miles of dirt roads which over the years, maintenance has consisted of purchasing o...
15 comments posted 19yrs
posted by John.P.Reber
15 comments posted 19yrs posted by John.P.Reber

Retiling bathroom questions

I'm a newbie at this stuff and am starting to think I bit off more then I can chew so any help would be appreciated...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by noone
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by noone

Leveling a subfloor for laminate...

I'm installing laminate flooring over an uneven subfloor. In most spots, the subfloor dips only slightly but in one...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by umpolung
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by umpolung

Isolating Taps

Hi, I have to replace washers for two hot water taps. The pipes running to the taps don't have valves or gates so c...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by a.mee
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by a.mee

lazy toilet

I have a toilet ( approx 40 years old ) original to house. Lately it has took two or three flushes to move solids out....
11 comments posted 19yrs
posted by bbmclane
11 comments posted 19yrs posted by bbmclane

Hanging plastic shutters

My aunt in another city wants to replace plastic shutters that are about 15 years old. She doesn't know how to get...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by cash
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by cash

Upgrading Outlets

Hi all, I have a house that was built in 1955. The elctrical outlets are of the two prong variety. I want to run a grou...
13 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Jim Ellis at aol dot com
13 comments posted 19yrs posted by Jim Ellis at aol dot com

OT, I guess. What happens with FIOS

A friend tells me tonight that if you subscribe to FIOS from Verizon, at least when you use it for everything you have...
57 comments posted 19yrs
posted by NOPSAMmm2005
57 comments posted 19yrs posted by NOPSAMmm2005