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stripping down kitchen... walls are simply paneling?

Howdy all! I'm in the process of stripping down my kitchen due to some water damage to the floor (completely remode...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by lifeisabeach
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by lifeisabeach

fishing phone cable through hole

I'm in the process of pulling new phone cable for my house and tied the old cable to the new cable with electrical...
33 comments posted 19yrs
posted by m44_master
33 comments posted 19yrs posted by m44_master

Attic fan blows out water heater flame?

Two or three times in the nearly four years we've lived in this house I've had to relight the pilot in our gas...
9 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nobody
9 comments posted 19yrs posted by nobody

New door casing help

OK, so we *finally* got a new pre-hung door hung with everything plumb and level. Closes like a dream and stays closed...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by laurieTHE_t
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by laurieTHE_t

Fair electrician rate?

I am wondering if I am being charged by my electrician at a fair rate, and whether I should spend the effort to find so...
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nospam.home
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by nospam.home

undersink osmosis filter set up question

I have a dishwasher and garbage disposal unit and I want to add an under sink osmosis filter. The washer pumps out to s...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by sligo
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by sligo

The Clusterfuck Known As Verizon

Phone service has been sporadic for 12 days, with normal dial tone only 10% of the time at first, and now only 25% of t...
31 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Windswept
31 comments posted 19yrs posted by Windswept

Switch on old stereo receiver

Old Technics stereo receiver, circa 1988. Power switch. Button in in - unit is powered. Button in out - unit is unpower...
30 comments posted 19yrs
posted by puddingDOTman
30 comments posted 19yrs posted by puddingDOTman

Painting NEW cabinets

We acquired a set of slightly used display cabinets to use as a desk. The problem is that where we are using these cabi...
9 comments posted 19yrs
posted by avallk
9 comments posted 19yrs posted by avallk

My City's Code for Ground to Water Pipe

This is a follow up to my previous post where the electrician ran a ground wire laying on the dirt outside the building...
20 comments posted 19yrs
posted by pdr3535
20 comments posted 19yrs posted by pdr3535

Painting cost

What is the going rate to spray paint approximately 1800 square feet of previously painted textured/popcorn ceiling? I...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by cb
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by cb

siemens washing machine not working

my Siemens 1100 Washing Machine has just stopped working. It starts filling OK, but after the fill has stopped, nothing...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by richardcrocombe
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by richardcrocombe

Using a light switch on an air compressor

I have an air compressor and it's portable but I pretty much keep it in the same place in the garage. The outlet is...
19 comments posted 19yrs
posted by marvflanders
19 comments posted 19yrs posted by marvflanders

Rocaille Replacement Tub Faucet Knob

I'm looking for a replacement knob for a Rocaille single handle tub faucet. I think that Rocaille was a Delta secon...
1 comments posted 19yrs
posted by streetsj.no.spam
1 comments posted 19yrs posted by streetsj.no.spam

High pressure sodium wall timer

On the front of my house I have 2-60 watt high pressure sodium fixtures hard wired to an intermatic SS8 digital timer.....
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by rgoldste
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by rgoldste