Home Repair

  1. Home
  2. Home Repair
76398 Threads Posts
to

Worth reading in Home Repair

Auto Headlight Restorer

My older pickup truck has foggy headlights. This seems to be the result of poor manufacturing, since the older GLASS he...
49 comments posted 11yrs
posted by Jerry.Tan
49 comments posted 11yrs posted by Jerry.Tan

Are roots a danger, how to remove them

A neighbor moved into her townhouse 20 years ago and there were no roots in her backyard. Now they have a beautiful yar...
14 comments posted 11yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
14 comments posted 11yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Hex Head Bolts Wrench Size To Use

Hello, I bought some hex 3/8 bolts and nuts. Yes, the O.D. of the bolt appears to be 3/8. But a wrench that is marked 3...
4 comments posted 11yrs
posted by rgsros
4 comments posted 11yrs posted by rgsros

converting Sprinklers to Drip [water pressure?]

there seems to be more than one way to do a sprinkler to drip conversion If I use existing sprinkler head locations, wi...
0 comments posted 11yrs
posted by 21blackswan
0 comments posted 11yrs posted by 21blackswan

Water in garage

I have a garage that is on a slab. Yesterday (for the first time in 27 years we have lived there) there was water on th...
14 comments posted 11yrs
posted by kurtullman
14 comments posted 11yrs posted by kurtullman

Trying to arrange a carpool

I'm trying to arrange a carpool, or better yet a convoy, from Baltimore to Texas. I have a car, but it's not big enough...
6 comments posted 11yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
6 comments posted 11yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Older home with no sump pump splash block

This past week has been non stop rainfall here in Colorado Springs. The home we own was built in 1986. Up until 2 days...
14 comments posted 11yrs
posted by Walter
14 comments posted 11yrs posted by Walter

Building fails

There is one where a concrete slab for a tower is built over a railroad track. That one has to be because the track has...
5 comments posted 11yrs
posted by Seymore4Head
5 comments posted 11yrs posted by Seymore4Head

Mower won't start

I have a Scotts 229630x8A mower with OVRM 120 engine. Bought it used, so unknown history. Was difficult to start first...
35 comments posted 11yrs
posted by ham789
35 comments posted 11yrs posted by ham789

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day for any of you out there who qualify! If you're not sure if you qualify, you MUST have both BREASTS a...
2 comments posted 11yrs
posted by Jerry.Tan
2 comments posted 11yrs posted by Jerry.Tan

Light Bulb full of Water ????

I was cleaning up around an old building on my propery. There is a lot of debris scatterred around from the previous ow...
3 comments posted 11yrs
posted by Jerry.Tan
3 comments posted 11yrs posted by Jerry.Tan

Question about toilet rough in

I'm hoping someone can give me an answer since the floor installer says one thing and the plumber that will be picking...
20 comments posted 11yrs
posted by cherig3
20 comments posted 11yrs posted by cherig3

Drainage channel/patio

Here goes what is probably a D U M dum question. I have a large concrete patio with a plastic channel that directs wate...
4 comments posted 11yrs
posted by rjynlynospam
4 comments posted 11yrs posted by rjynlynospam

brush mower ignition system

doing trouble shooting on 3 yo lightly used keyed brush mower.. which is most likely and which is most unlikely candida...
33 comments posted 11yrs
posted by gno52
33 comments posted 11yrs posted by gno52