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covering over some holes in plastic/vinyl siding

twenty five year old house with vinyl siding. Yeah, it's drying out but most is ok. But... there are a bunch of places...
3 comments posted 8yrs
posted by dannyb
3 comments posted 8yrs posted by dannyb

Please help identify switch

I hope someone here can help me identify this switch or an equivalent one. It's from an old (late '70s) GE range hood....
14 comments posted 8yrs
posted by rednoise9
14 comments posted 8yrs posted by rednoise9

Garage door opener broken

Garage Door won?t work. Motor ?grinds? but the chain/retracting cable does not move. Unit is a Chamberlain security 1/2...
10 comments posted 8yrs
posted by GOM
10 comments posted 8yrs posted by GOM

Leakage in Foundation Next to PVC Pipe

Hi, There?s a leak in our basement that I?m trying to fix. It only occurs when it rains. It?s right next to the septic...
3 comments posted 8yrs
posted by USA
3 comments posted 8yrs posted by USA

OT: Lyme disease..... again

Another tick, infected with Lyme again. Got the classic bulls eye rash, so went to the doctor on Friday. This is the fo...
4 comments posted 8yrs
posted by trader4
4 comments posted 8yrs posted by trader4

Home repairs

Have not been posting here for several months as I have been doing repairs rather than talking about it. Built a room i...
22 comments posted 8yrs
posted by philo
22 comments posted 8yrs posted by philo

Ticks that carry Lyme disease are spreading fast

Ticks that carry Lyme disease are spreading fast Think you live in a place that's free from disease-carrying ticks? Don...
1 comments posted 8yrs
posted by burford/associate
1 comments posted 8yrs posted by burford/associate

Greenish yellow coating/coloring inside home

Why do I have this greenish yellow coloring on things in my house? Thanks! https://www.homeownershub.com/img/fg
2 comments posted 8yrs
posted by Axinnel
2 comments posted 8yrs posted by Axinnel

Air Conditioner

Every time I have my air conditioner serviced the service guy recommends installing what he calls a soft start to assis...
3 comments posted 8yrs
posted by bcolglbo
3 comments posted 8yrs posted by bcolglbo

OT: Are those Thais nuts over there or what?

They still have the kids in isolation in the hospital. They've kept their families from them, said that they might be a...
3 comments posted 8yrs
posted by trader4
3 comments posted 8yrs posted by trader4

OT, The Valedictorian: End of an Era?

They took away Miss America's swimsuit now they're doing away with The Valedictorian. Perhaps more statues and monument...
3 comments posted 8yrs
posted by unclemon
3 comments posted 8yrs posted by unclemon

FCC says get your wallet out or STFU!

https://gizmodo.com/ajit-pais-fcc-doesnt-want-to-hear-your-complaints-unles-1827500381 "Ajit Pai and the Republican-con...
0 comments posted 8yrs
posted by stfu
0 comments posted 8yrs posted by stfu