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Borate for Swimming Pool

The pool store I go to is always pushing "PoolProof" which is basically borate dissolved in a liquid. I was reading and...
32 comments posted 12yrs
posted by scharf.steven
32 comments posted 12yrs posted by scharf.steven

Email effectiveness

In my experience email is losing its effectiveness. For example, twice this past week my email to a company with a ques...
23 comments posted 12yrs
posted by invalid
23 comments posted 12yrs posted by invalid

Building an exterrior door.

My wife is wanting a stained front door. How hard would it be to build a nice wood front door as well as a new front ja...
6 comments posted 12yrs
posted by stryped1
6 comments posted 12yrs posted by stryped1

Fix Bumpy Paint On Door

Hi All, I painted a door with semigloss paint after stripping and sanding both sides smooth, then priming. One newly pa...
4 comments posted 12yrs
posted by nospam
4 comments posted 12yrs posted by nospam

Windowsill Marble or Granite?

I'm remodeling the downstairs bathroom. I have a raised ranch and on the lower level at the foundation top we have a ve...
21 comments posted 12yrs
posted by esp
21 comments posted 12yrs posted by esp

Concrete Patio next to house foundation

I live in Colorado where it is hot and dry in summer and very cold and dry in winter. I hired a contractor to pour a co...
4 comments posted 12yrs
posted by Andy
4 comments posted 12yrs posted by Andy

wood flooring (making your own)

I have contemplated making my own for some hardwood in the house. I have a sawmill near by that seels kiln dried lumber...
9 comments posted 12yrs
posted by stryped1
9 comments posted 12yrs posted by stryped1

Side Exhaust AC and Venting deck panels for AC

I have a rental townhouse where I need to install A/C. First let me say that the AC unit MUST go under the deck. All of...
3 comments posted 12yrs
posted by scharf.steven
3 comments posted 12yrs posted by scharf.steven

Trimming 2-4 inch tree branches

Hidee friends and neighbors, I need to whack off (sorry ladies) some 2-4 inch diameter limbs that are 8-12 feet off the...
11 comments posted 12yrs
posted by guvbob2003
11 comments posted 12yrs posted by guvbob2003

Fake Wooden Shakes

Can anyone recommend a replacement for wood shakes or shingles with a similar appearance -- and don't break the bank?
6 comments posted 12yrs
posted by guvbob2003
6 comments posted 12yrs posted by guvbob2003

Oil for chain saw

I bought a chain saw over a year ago and never had a chance to use till now . I reread the manual and it says to check...
20 comments posted 12yrs
posted by harri85274
20 comments posted 12yrs posted by harri85274

No suction on pool pump.

Came home from a trip and of course the pool was a disaster. My wife poured in way too much phosphate remover (I use th...
1 comments posted 12yrs
posted by scharf.steven
1 comments posted 12yrs posted by scharf.steven

Wooden Deck Coatings ?

Hello, Have an older wooden Deck, the surface of which is pretty splintered and not too smooth anymore. But the wood it...
0 comments posted 12yrs
posted by rgsros
0 comments posted 12yrs posted by rgsros