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alternatives to roof gutter on a shed?
Hi, Just built a 9x16 shed, raised up 12" on sonotube foundations at the corners and middle. I'm hoping to avoid adding a rain gutter because I hate cleaning the leaves out of it. Neighbors suggested:...
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seal wood
I have a staircase which is under direct sun light (through glass window). After 20 years, the top coat is gone. Usually, when finishing wood, one would applied a coat of sealer to seal pores on the...
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Flourescent bulb whines
I have a Sylvania 75w CFL fluorescent bulb that makes a high-pitched whine when it is on. I could understand a 60hz or even 120hz hum, but what could possibly make a high-pitched whine? Otherwise it...
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Maytag gas range problem
You should have hit SEND right after your first sentence ;-)
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Alternative to Vinyl Downspout Extentions
IDK, what vinyl product you're using. I have both the 4" corrugated round flexible black pipe as well as some smaller green flexible ones that have a rectangle end that fits the downspouts. Used both,...
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OT: Power Inverter
If you don't draw more power from it, the "overhead" of the larger inverter is marginally more than a smaller one.
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Homeadvisor and Angies list
A few years ago I used Home Advisor for a roof. Within a few hours I was contacted by 4 companies. We set up time and dates and all 4 showed up at their appointed time. I had quotes from about $ 8500...
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OT credit card holds by rentacar companies
On Wed, 18 Sep 2019 07:48:30 -0400, micky wrote: I remember you asking part A, for sure
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OT toughest 2 minutes ..
We were happy to be in attendance, in Oshawa Ontario, on Saturday, to witness this new world record : " The toughest 2 minutes in sports " is now approaching an incredible 1:10 ! John T.
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Move deck
Are you a total idiot?
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drill bit stuck in drill
I have a Hypertough brand hammer drill I have owned for the past three years. It has seen occasional use, and has done a great job, and not very expensive: after using it with a 1/4" bit to drill into...
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small square with an arrow pointing to the upper right corner
On a webpage, what does a small square with an arrow pointing to the upper right corner mean? It's used on Google translate when one has entered a url instead of words. And a Maryland state url said...
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Loose mortar, stones
Find some stones that are similar to the ones already used. Clean/hose out any dirt. You may need to put some backing in there, eg some Styrofoam to give it a back so the mortar won't fall out on the...
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electric shortage and Acorn stairlift - what happens to stair lift when power is out
[snip] We had about a dozen short brownouts one day last month, where every 5 minutes or so voltage would drop to a little over 50V. The only damage I had was to a desktop computer (just the power...
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electrical troubleshooting in doublewide
Start at the breaker and proceed down the line, follow where it goes, open any boxes along the way. The most likely source of a problem is where there is a connection, eg wire coming out of a...
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