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Paving Stones & Sand: Damp vs Dry?

In the few videos I've watched, they tamp/compact the gravel, but not the sand that is layed over the gravel. In my tes...
4 comments posted 13yrs
posted by x
4 comments posted 13yrs posted by x

Seni-OT: End the war on salt!

"This week a meta-analysis of seven studies involving a total of 6,250 subjects in the American Journal of Hypertension...
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posted by heybub
27 comments posted 13yrs posted by heybub

OT: For Harry - The Dodgy Blue Line

"England has 39 police forces, headed by 39 chief constables or commissioners. In the past 18 months, seven have been s...
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posted by heybub
1 comments posted 13yrs posted by heybub

Painters caulk

I need to caulk a good bit of exterior trim prior to painting. What is the best caulk for this purpose. Wood to wood. H...
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posted by steveb
12 comments posted 13yrs posted by steveb

Electric caulk gun suggestion

I need a good one without buying the Rolls Royce of the bunch. Carpal tunnel syndrome, and I have a LOT of caulking to d...
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posted by steveb
7 comments posted 13yrs posted by steveb

kitchenaid superba dishwasher: no power

I'm looking for wiring diagrams for a kitchenaid superba dishwasher model kuds011jwh0 Suddenly the unit appears to have...
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posted by gothamsubaru.b1d1b48
4 comments posted 13yrs posted by gothamsubaru.b1d1b48

Wallboard Joint Compound

It looks like I've done something stupid. I used wallboard joint compound to repair a hole in drywall. Everything went...
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posted by mcp6453
3 comments posted 13yrs posted by mcp6453

Wall-Destroying Clock!!

Greetings: Last year we repainted all the walls in our house with satin paint, white as before. Formerly there were abo...
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posted by thekmanrocks
11 comments posted 13yrs posted by thekmanrocks

FYI: Home a/c cuts heat-related deaths by 80%

" [A] new study has found that home air conditioning played a key role in reducing American death rates over the past h...
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posted by heybub
5 comments posted 13yrs posted by heybub

Do they make Outdoor GFI outlets

I've installed several standard GFI outlets outdoors, and they dont last long. They always have the cover plate that sn...
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posted by homeowner
33 comments posted 13yrs posted by homeowner

An opinion on gun control

Not mine. This is from Larry Correia. New York Times bestselling author, firearm instructor and former gun shop owner....
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posted by ""dh0496\"
101 comments posted 13yrs posted by ""dh0496\"

Follow-up on friend's boiler won't run

After you guys posted, especially Monday night last, I sent a bunch of emails to my friend with the bad boiler, He went...
4 comments posted 13yrs
posted by NONONOmisc07
4 comments posted 13yrs posted by NONONOmisc07

One more questoin about gas boilers.

For the outcome of my friend's boiler problem, see the next post. One more questoin about gas boilers. Why on this comm...
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posted by NONONOmisc07
6 comments posted 13yrs posted by NONONOmisc07