Home Repair

  1. Home
  2. Home Repair
76562 Threads Posts
to

Worth reading in Home Repair

remote ctl interior wall mount thermostat?

_NOT_ a "wifi" one.. We've gotten in the habit of, when it's feeling cold [a], walking over to the wall mounted basic m...
15 comments posted 11yrs
posted by dannyb
15 comments posted 11yrs posted by dannyb

CFL and LED bulb recommendations

I know that Feit CFLs are crap. What about other brands of CFL, what has been your experience with their lifespan ? What...
8 comments posted 11yrs
posted by andrewkennedy775
8 comments posted 11yrs posted by andrewkennedy775

Attaching towel bar to bathroom wall

Two obstacles to wallpapering my bathroom walls are the towel rack and toilet paper holder. Both appear to be glued to...
16 comments posted 11yrs
posted by Rebel1
16 comments posted 11yrs posted by Rebel1

debating how to install an outdoor outlet

I would like to install an outlet on the front of my house. I can do this a couple of ways. Since there is an outlet on...
20 comments posted 11yrs
posted by ***not
20 comments posted 11yrs posted by ***not

Do hologens dim with age?

I have an overhead halogen fixture in the home office. It uses one of those 300W double-ended halogen bulbs (118 mm). I...
16 comments posted 11yrs
posted by JenMurphy
16 comments posted 11yrs posted by JenMurphy

Heat tape, frozen pipes, alarms

This is a new issue for me. Daughter bought new home this summer, a two-story brick 4500 sq ft. Gas heat, two separate...
17 comments posted 11yrs
posted by norminn
17 comments posted 11yrs posted by norminn

hot water heating sstem question

I heat my home entirely with a wood stove which I built out of a 55 gallon drum. Standing behind the stove until just r...
9 comments posted 11yrs
posted by captainvideo462009
9 comments posted 11yrs posted by captainvideo462009

What lasts longer than my fhumbnail.

I can't figure out what made them occur, but there are deposits on my bathroom sink, at different heights, no less. I'v...
9 comments posted 11yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
9 comments posted 11yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

OT, Help with gift ideas for wife

I have been married 20 years and feel like I have bought everything there I for Christmas presents. Does anyone out ther...
19 comments posted 11yrs
posted by stryped1
19 comments posted 11yrs posted by stryped1

Fire Ants

I recently moved into a ranch house (no basement) built in 1999 about 10 miles north of Sarasota in Florida. The proble...
14 comments posted 11yrs
posted by Rebel1
14 comments posted 11yrs posted by Rebel1

The Daring Dufas

What's the news? Hospital? Dead?
2 comments posted 11yrs
posted by cayoung61
2 comments posted 11yrs posted by cayoung61

Shower Replacement Questions

I am going to replace my fiberglass shower. Which would you recommend: Replacing it with another fiberglass insert, til...
12 comments posted 11yrs
posted by Katenospam
12 comments posted 11yrs posted by Katenospam

Home repair (and everything else) rules:

Rule 1, save the old parts. Rule 2, don't trust any repair for a week. Rule 3, the cheapest repair is not always the bes...
4 comments posted 11yrs
posted by cayoung61
4 comments posted 11yrs posted by cayoung61