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Brass Bathroom Fixtures

I own a 100+ year old house, where I am now updating a bathroom.. I have several, solid brass fixtures, that I have sig...
4 comments posted 12yrs
posted by Rob_Lowe
4 comments posted 12yrs posted by Rob_Lowe

Phosphate remover (pool owners)

I'm finally down to my last dose of Oneida PR-10000. I looked online and it's predictably more $$. I remember some guy...
0 comments posted 12yrs
posted by jthread
0 comments posted 12yrs posted by jthread

Putting vinyl over existing floor

I have a linoleum floor that is probably 25 years old. I've chosen a vinyl tile to replace it and have three estimates...
26 comments posted 12yrs
posted by jsiboneyj
26 comments posted 12yrs posted by jsiboneyj

heat cycle

I got some chocolate ice cream on the roof of my refrigerator's freezer, and I want to wipe it off during the heat cycl...
4 comments posted 12yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
4 comments posted 12yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

stuffing a refrigerator

I keep reading that you should use things like water bottles and crumpled newspapers to take up space so less air flows...
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posted by burns4
12 comments posted 12yrs posted by burns4

central air or heat pump

I currently have a central air condition / gas furnace combination unit tha t is 15 years old. The a coil for the AC ha...
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posted by herbwhite59
7 comments posted 12yrs posted by herbwhite59

Painting concrete?

I just had repair the landing of my patio steps. That left the bottom 2 as is, they did not need repair. After the job...
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posted by harri85274
6 comments posted 12yrs posted by harri85274

Getting a bigger sump pump

To AHR, copies to friends Maybe I need a bigger sump pump, so at the Ace Hardware, I looked at the boxes. If I get a Wa...
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posted by NONONOmisc07
22 comments posted 12yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

Granite or marble? The answer

Some weeks back I asked about using granite or marble for a bathroom windowsill. I checked out a few places and found a...
2 comments posted 12yrs
posted by esp
2 comments posted 12yrs posted by esp

Tub and tub walls

Replacing a porcelain steel tub and the ceramic and walls, which are 30+ years old. Undecided on a product from America...
6 comments posted 12yrs
posted by jadone
6 comments posted 12yrs posted by jadone

Low's Installation Services and Bogus Add-Ons

Went to the Union City Lowes to buy a door after the Sunnyvale Lowe's store searched the on-line inventory and said tha...
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posted by scharf.steven
9 comments posted 12yrs posted by scharf.steven

Roaches

After using roach bait and boric acid and roach bombs I called in an exterminator. I picked a guy that does not require...
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posted by Seymore4Head
18 comments posted 12yrs posted by Seymore4Head

Water heater wisdom, lesson learned

Got a call from some friends to light a gas water heater. This one had spark igniter, had the push button clicker like...
2 comments posted 12yrs
posted by cayoung61
2 comments posted 12yrs posted by cayoung61