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House grounding

What would be the simplest way to ground my whole house from lightning and other electrical mishaps. Or how to tell if i...
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by bigjcw1023
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by bigjcw1023

Hose end moss & algae killing sprays for the roof

Recently used three different brands of hose end moss & algae killing sprays on the roof from a ladder. All had potassi...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by invalid
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by invalid

Consumer Drain Augers: Manual or Power?

I'd like to snake out my slow-running drains. Home Despot has a Ridgid manual auger, or a Ridgid model to which I c...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by bcdrums
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by bcdrums

Wiring question

I have a fluorescent lamp that need to be rewired. Can I use a 16AWG wire for this application with an inline switch? I...
9 comments posted 19yrs
posted by bigjcw1023
9 comments posted 19yrs posted by bigjcw1023

Electrical Mast Bent

A tree limb fell on our power line and bent our electric/cable service mast. Does anyone know how expensive this will be...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by merideth1
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by merideth1

Balcony leak

I have an external balcony which has Hardiboard siding. It keeps cracking at one point underneath, and letting water in...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by wf3h
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by wf3h

defrost control board for heat pump

Well, I guess it's no surprise. The 'defrost timer' control board on my Goodman heatpump went bad. I got th...
9 comments posted 19yrs
posted by wf3h
9 comments posted 19yrs posted by wf3h

Match the old paint

My brother and I jointly own a rental that has to be repainted. 1 15X15X9 room and 6X15X9 hall is light ivory. Another1...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by tadamsmar
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by tadamsmar

Bathroom fans

Nutone, Broan or Panasonic bath fans seem to be what's available locally. Looking for a very, very quiet fan. Any re...
15 comments posted 19yrs
posted by bogus
15 comments posted 19yrs posted by bogus

Sunken living room

As my previous post mentioned, our sunken living room is 6'2" and finishing that basement room would not give me mu...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by cln.lgr
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by cln.lgr

Stair railing

I have a waist high wall between 2 parallel staircases, that go from the 1st to 2nd floor. I want to install some type...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jkl
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by jkl

Duct relocation.

I'm looking to finish our basement. I've got a lot of issues with Ducting and plumbing, but my head scratchers...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by cln.lgr
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by cln.lgr

How to remove a broken tub stopper ?

Hello, I need to replace my tub stopper. The current stopper operated like this - I need to pull it up and rotate to op...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by subr0021
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by subr0021