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Roof Sagging

I am in the process of evaluating a house for possible purchase. While inspecting it I noticed that the roof was saggin...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by John J. Beltham
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by John J. Beltham

top of door ball bearing spring

I don't know what this is but wondering if anybody knows. At the top of my closet doors on each door there is a bal...
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by qjohnny2000
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by qjohnny2000

home addition Q

I'm in the earliest stages of considering a home addition and had a question about settling issues. My home is very...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by forsale1965
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by forsale1965

Will pay someone to put #12 grommet in for me...

I have a fabric camera case I am going to use to house an XM satellite radio. I actually need someone (for a reasonable...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by pattyjamas
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by pattyjamas

Overeager GE dishwasher

I have a GE GSD2200 dishwasher with digital controls, installed in 1988. It's been working well all this time, but...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by yourname
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by yourname

AC causing PV inverter to cycle into wait mode

Hi, My 6 kW grid-tie photovoltaic system is going into wait mode when my five ton AC cycles on. I have 200 amp service...
45 comments posted 19yrs
posted by dirtbeard
45 comments posted 19yrs posted by dirtbeard

Human energy

According to Michael Feldman's radio show, a human generates and uses about as much energy as a 100 watt lightbulb....
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by NOPSAMmm2005
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by NOPSAMmm2005

Duck Tape Festival in Avon Ohio

Duck Tape Festival in Avon Ohio with parade through town and floats decorated with duck tape, and there is scented duck...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by NOPSAMmm2005
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by NOPSAMmm2005

Electrical code question

I live in a house that used to belong to a DIY'er. Problem is, there isn't anything he did right. I am in the m...
9 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jmagerl
9 comments posted 19yrs posted by jmagerl

Telephone troubleshooting...no dial tone.

When I got up this morning, my phones have no dial tone. The first thing I did was look for a phone off the hook. Then...
17 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Mitch
17 comments posted 19yrs posted by Mitch

ceiling Fan question

I am gettig ready to change out my old fan for a new. The old fan part is run by a rheostat, while the lights are a sep...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by kurtullman
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by kurtullman

Copper Nails

Hello all, I have a Maple tree that I want to take down due to tree roots getting into a septic system. Unfortunately I...
26 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nomail
26 comments posted 19yrs posted by nomail

Remove Tar Paper from Basement Walls - Asbestos?

I want to tear off my basement wood panelling, insulate with polystyrene, and then drywall (even though my code office...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jc_va
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by jc_va