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Electric paint sprayers
I saw an article on paint sprayers and wondered based on your experience, which are the best for home use and why? I know most serious painters don't consider electric but I figure just for home use,...
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The History of the Broom
"Among the family of housekeeping implements, the broom?humble, deceptively simple in design, prone to leaning unobtrusively in corners?does not often enjoy the recognition it deserves. Household...
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Erratic leaf blower
My 18 year old leaf blower, an ancient Sears model, ran great until recently. It starts fine, it runs at full power just great, but when I turn down the throttle, it stalls. It then is almost...
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bid for texturing ceiling
If you were gonna bid on and 8-1/2 foot ceiling project where it's just been firetaped, and they want it finished, textured and painted, and it's 1800 square foot, what would you say? How many man...
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Blackish blue copper pipes?
Hi All, I live in Northern Nevada. Had to take a trip under the house. I noticed that all my fresh water copper pipes are covered, elbows and all, with some very dark blue compound, as if they were...
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coats of paint
I've got a couple of rooms that have a medium to dark color (I think brown and some navy blue stripe) and I want to paint it like a coconut or off white color. I'm expecting 2 coats of a decent...
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Old Style Entry Door
I need to replace our back door and want something like what I have now; a = solid door with one small square window about 8" on a side up at face level= . (The window is actually rotated 45 degrees...
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OT: Americans saw wealth plummet 40 percent from 2007 to 2010, Federal Reserve says
Low taxes are necessary but not sufficient for a robust economy. A rational, predictable regulatory environment is absolutely essential, but absolutely missing.
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plaster of paris
Hello good usenetians, I bid you peace from the high desert of New Mexico. At lutherhaven, we have plaster of paris on the walls, and it's not something I have much experience with. It's like many...
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Can a "weed-and-feed" product save a weedy lawn?
Let's say a person has a lawn that is 75% grass, 20% a wide variety of weeds, mostly clover but also dandelions (mostly pulled) and few different types of broad leaf weeds (mostly pulled) and 5% bare...
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Need some creative ideas
Remodeling kitchen, the sink faced an interior wall. Shortening up a window, then intend to place sink under it. Will have plenty of lighting, putting 8 LED can lights. However, want to place a...
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AC Compressor not Starting
the moment of closing but w/in 10 seconds. No sound whatsoever of compressor-like noises. again and open. Discharge cap and the process repeats. Do you have a capacitor checker? Is it humming until...
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Blue Harbor Freight Tarps are Garbage
After six months the thing is leaking like a sieve. It has apparently lost the waterproof coating.
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Jewel Windows at the Homebuilding & Renovating Show
We are delighted to announce that Jewel Windows will be exhibiting at this years Southern Homebuilding & Renovating Show which is taking place on Saturday 30th June and Sunday 1st July. The show is at...
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Air Conditioner Question
My air conditioner is a Trane. It was installed in August 2007 and we have had a routine maint. service call every year - no problems until now. It stopped working sometime Saturday P.M. I noticed...
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