Home Repair

OT. Car Repair Insurance

I've seen quite a few ads lately for car repair insurance. They sounded like a waste of money. They seem even more so a...

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posted by deanh6929

7 comments posted 3yrs posted by deanh6929

Q: Can an electric box stick out the wall about half 0.4 inch?

Hello all, I am about to install my security floodlight on the side wall of my home. Is it to the code if I were to sti...

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posted by deguartu

10 comments posted 3yrs posted by deguartu

OT. Us Mode for Cell Phones

US Cellular is advertising something called us mode. It's supposed to let people focus more on the people around them i...

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posted by deanh6929

0 comments posted 3yrs posted by deanh6929

This could save your life in case of fire:

This could save your life in case of fire: https://toilet-guru.com/snorkel.html Not OT, good for use at home.

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posted by NONONOmisc07

3 comments posted 3yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

New deck is lower than old stairs

Per the contractor request we had 5/4 decking boards delivered. When contractor was tearing old up, he realized it was...

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posted by Mimilah

6 comments posted 3yrs posted by Mimilah

Do you pay kids in cash?

Do any of you hire high school or college kids to do lawn work or other stuff around the house? How do you pay them? Ca...

6 comments posted 3yrs

posted by NONONOmisc07

6 comments posted 3yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Housing Idea

Grain Bin House Another chance to recycle. . Grain bins do have a weakness. The top rings are lighter metal and collapse...

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posted by deanh6929

1 comments posted 3yrs posted by deanh6929

Plane House

A man decided he wanted something a little different. OR. His occupation is something called reputation management.

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posted by deanh6929

18 comments posted 3yrs posted by deanh6929

What is the cheapest or easiest way to fill up sodastream special ~1 pound & normal 5 pound carbon dioxide tanks?

I just recently bought a home water carbonation setup at a garage sale which currently consists of a sodastream jet and...

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posted by nospam

32 comments posted 3yrs posted by nospam

OT. Renewable Energy Waste

CBS had an early morning segment showing junk solar panels and wind generator blades that are junked. Landfills will be...

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posted by deanh6929

14 comments posted 3yrs posted by deanh6929

OT: Car Insurance rate increases?

Hi All, Nationwide "seems" (I could be wrong) to now be required by Nevada Statute to let us know what things they'd ra...

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posted by T

6 comments posted 3yrs posted by T

Dog poo DNA

Saw something this morning I never heard of. An apartment complex in our county has a new regulation. All renters in th...

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posted by esp

23 comments posted 3yrs posted by esp

Spanish English notta house repair

A family just bought the next door house. They speak no English at all, I speak no Spanish at all. What resources can I...

28 comments posted 3yrs

posted by canope234

28 comments posted 3yrs posted by canope234

OT. TV Set Auction

A Texas man saved a few tv sets from the old days. All in the Family, Cheers, and the Carson set among others.

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posted by deanh6929

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oil re-cycling

The oil that's in submersible sump pumps - mineral oil ? - does it just go in with the used motor oil for recycling ? .....

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posted by hubops

1 comments posted 3yrs posted by hubops