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Pour thin slab over existing sidewalk?
I have a 3'x8' concrete sidewalk connecting our house and garage. It is 4+ inches thick, reinforced with rebar, and it's in great shape. However, I need to raise the walkway up to improve drainage...
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Best way to clean unfinished wood cabinet interior?
The interior of the wooden cabinet under my kitchen sink has gotten pretty dirty; stained too. The interior is unfinished plywood, I think. What's the best way to clean the inside and perhaps remove...
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Clear the spinners out of the eaves troughs
Went to Mom's to clean the leaves and "spinners Out of the eaves troughs. She's on my case to do it today because it's going to rain tomorrow. I'd hauled the heavy ladder around, been up and down....
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Mouse traps
I'm not having much success luring poor innocent mice into my cruel old- fashioned mousetrap with a trigger and spring-loaded bale. I've tried raw bacon for bail with slight success, peanut butter...
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replacing plywood bed to small trailer
Any suggestions on how to line up new 4X8 plywood on bed of small (4X8) tra iler so that new holes do not need be drilled in frame. I want to use origi nal holes. Original fasteners are 1.5 inch...
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Home Depot Scam
Thought I'd better alert you to this scam. Be careful...you could be next. A warning for men who may be regular Home Depot customers. Over the last month I became a victim of a clever scam while out...
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How to insulate around house drain on basement wall
I'm planning to insulate my basement walls with 2" polystyrene foam boards glued against the concrete walls (+ stud wall in front of that, + drywall f or fire barrier). Any suggestions of what to do...
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Follow-up on flooding parking lot,
This was the first paragraph of my first post about the parking lot that floods. "How much water can a drain beside the road that is 4 inches high by 6 feet long, that feeds a 22 to 24" diameter pipe...
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How can young people use Facebook?
How can young people use Facebook? None of them even know how to read a BOOK. All they know is how to push buttons on battery eating gadgets that beep. And since not too many older people use...
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Facebook Follies
Heard on the radio today: Guy gets home from work, finds his place broken in, and lot of stuff stolen. However, the crook checked facebook on the HO's computer, and left his FB profile logged on....
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How to truck 1,000 gallons of potable water to a residence
Do you have experience or ideas for trucking potable water to a residence? We haven't had rain in a year or so, and some of my neighbor's wells are running dry. They asked me to figure out an...
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How effective is the National Do Not Call Registry?
From the web site......... Scammers have been making phone calls claiming to represent the National Do Not Call Registry. The calls claim to provide an opportunity to sign up for the Registry. These...
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Through-the-wall Air Conditioner
I finally replaced the old through-the-wall air conditioner this morning, s omething that's been on my urgent project list for several years now. It wo rks well and when the compressor goes on, the...
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"Hollow core" wooden door
What does "hollow core" mean? Have been getting different answers. Last input from local hardware store says it doesn't mean there's nothing in there; it means door is filled with ?? something. What?...
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OT - Teralux 5-EX LED module for home repair
The TLE-5EX went in OK. It is noticably brighter than the Ebay unit it replaces, and reasonably white light output. The Ebay unit was slightly blue light. The current draw is .49 amps at about 3...
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