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OT: Cows face north-south

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7575459.stm
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posted by no
3 comments posted 10yrs posted by no

OSB "down" side

Aside from "feel", what's the reasoning behind the "down" side of OSB (vs. the "not down" side)?
6 comments posted 10yrs
posted by blockedofcourse
6 comments posted 10yrs posted by blockedofcourse

Door sizes

Exterior door measures 35.5" wide. I assume this is a nominal 36" door? Or, a bastard size acquired by developer when t...
56 comments posted 10yrs
posted by blockedofcourse
56 comments posted 10yrs posted by blockedofcourse

Faucet quality local vs online

SWMBO and I were told by a salesperson at a local plumbing supply house that, while they're happy to price-match other...
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posted by doug_at_milmac_dot_com
14 comments posted 10yrs posted by doug_at_milmac_dot_com

Cable question

I want to get a cable signal from the upstairs bedroom where the HD/digital box is, to the family room downstairs. Most...
29 comments posted 10yrs
posted by kurtullman
29 comments posted 10yrs posted by kurtullman

OT/ Ping Ed Pawlowski

Ed, you mentioned in a recent thread that you were coming to Dallas to see your son. Knowing your affection for BBQ, I...
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posted by nospam
2 comments posted 10yrs posted by nospam

field-brush-mowers

These looked really interesting on their TV ad, but the webpage has nothing but a couple pictures and the offer for the...
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posted by NONONOmisc07
3 comments posted 10yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Emerson comments about a fine house

A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task for life; he is to furnish, watch, show it, and keep it...
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posted by dh0496
1 comments posted 10yrs posted by dh0496

Culligan restart

I'm writing on behalf of a friend who purchased a home with a Culligan water softener. Home is about 15 years old. Only...
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posted by ratcc44
10 comments posted 10yrs posted by ratcc44

Crappy kitchen drawers falling apart

I've inherited my late mother's home. It's a park model home (manufactured housing) and the cheapo particle board drawe...
2 comments posted 10yrs
posted by notbob
2 comments posted 10yrs posted by notbob

Troublesome floor heater vents

I'm in SW AZ and the local propane cost has become very high. I've not used the furnace in my mobile home for decades d...
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posted by invalid
9 comments posted 10yrs posted by invalid

i Phone cord

Although my wife's iPhone is an engineering marvel, the original OEM charging cables are a POS. If she can get one to l...
12 comments posted 10yrs
posted by philo
12 comments posted 10yrs posted by philo

Capped !

Yesterday I finished pouring the concrete cap on my basement block walls . Now I can move on to the carpentry part , an...
9 comments posted 10yrs
posted by snag_one
9 comments posted 10yrs posted by snag_one