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Painting "poured concrete"(?) wall in basement

I bought a house that has a large, fairly high, basement. The walls look like solid vertical slabs each about 2 feet wi...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by BETAC-T
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by BETAC-T

Extension ladder safety/stabilization questions

I have a rural house on a slope. Front side of garage and back side of breezeway and backside of upslope section of hou...
5 comments posted 19yrs
posted by invalid
5 comments posted 19yrs posted by invalid

Tips to bring new life to your bathroom.

Tips to bring new life to your bathroom. Are you bored with your bathroom? Has it become... shall we say outdated? Bori...
3 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ModernDanish.com
3 comments posted 19yrs posted by ModernDanish.com

Hot water heater element

Last night the wife runs out of hot water. I check continutity for both elements, and as suspected, one was not working...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by borne
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by borne

Electrical Conduit through concrete stem wall

I am adding an attached garage to my house. Currently the wiring for a hot tub and a GFCI outlet runs in EMT conduit to...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by spebby_92
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by spebby_92

painting kitchen cabinets

i know just about nothing when it comes to this... could someone tell me what kind of paint i could use to paint 30 yr...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nowaydude
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by nowaydude

Ideas -- How to Hang This With Sky Hooks

I would like to be able to attach this frame to the side of my house temporarily (a few hours at a time) without leavin...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jimsTAKEOUTnews2
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by jimsTAKEOUTnews2

Propane/MAPP torch recommendation, please

Need to replace old, leaky, flint/steel ignite torch but have become confused with varieties available. Is one brand an...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by bogus
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by bogus

Painting new downspouts

Hi All, My old downspouts are peeling badly. Rather than scrape and paint, I decided to get new ones. While I hate to t...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Me
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by Me

six month jail time for no permit

This was on the Drudge Report on 08/28/07 RHE man gets jail time for property fixes By Megan Bagdonas Staff Writer He b...
25 comments posted 19yrs
posted by bobwhite
25 comments posted 19yrs posted by bobwhite

House shifting off foundation

This is about my neighbors house. They live nearby and we recently had real heavy rain and flooding. The water came dow...
37 comments posted 19yrs
posted by farmerjoe
37 comments posted 19yrs posted by farmerjoe

Dishwasher Leak

I recently had an electrical failure in the dishwasher and experienced a leak. I know that a dishwasher is supposed to...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by rminv
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by rminv