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Alt.Home.Repair - Home Improvement Usenet Group

Alt.Home.Repair is a worldwide Usenet news group that is used to discuss various aspects of Home Improvement.

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Hardwood floors -- light refinish [8 articles]

Jay-T - 2009-12-15 15:14:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Flooring | ]
I have hardwood floors in a house that I will be renting out. The floors are in fairly good shape, but they should at least be "lightly refinished". By that I mean that I think that doing somethi...Hardwood floors -- light refinish

floor repair [10 articles]

Joe - 2009-05-02 16:49:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | ]
I have some water damaged floor that I have to replace. It has long since dried out now. I had some estimates done, found only two people who would do it and one was twice as expensive. Anyway I spe...floor repair

Cleaning concrete pond edges without affecting fish? [7 articles]

scorpster - 2009-05-11 21:20:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Furniture | ]
We have a concrete pond with fish, and the concrete liner that is exposed to the air has some black algae stains from when the water level used to be higher. The new permanent water level is belo...Cleaning concrete pond edges without affecting fish?

Spring cleaning list [8 articles]

Most years, the church has a spring cleaning. We pull out the chairs, vacuum the carpets, and so on. Wash the windows, wipe the walls, rake the grass, scrub the baptismal font. This year, I'm e...Spring cleaning list

Can a pool robot do the job of a regular filtration system? [26 articles]

scorpster - 2009-05-11 11:44:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Contracting | Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | ]
There's a large concrete swimming pool at my mom's house that needs refurbishing, and I'd like to help her bring it back into use. Drain the water, clean out debris, acid wash, ok sounds relative...Can a pool robot do the job of a regular filtration system?

Central AC UV filter [33 articles]

RBM - 2009-05-16 14:48:00 [In: Carpentry | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | ]
A customer of mine inquired about a UV filter to install in or on a central AC air handler to kill mold growing inside the cabinet and duct. Is anyone familiar with these, that can give me any det...Central AC UV filter

Thank you, amateur gutter hanger, wherever you are [13 articles]

Spent some time cleaning out my raingutters today. I have to shout out a very special "thank you" to the halfwit who installed them before I bought the house. For sloping them incorrectly so they ...Thank you, amateur gutter hanger, wherever you are

Compressor / inflator recommendations [6 articles]

I am considering buying an inflatable poolside water slide something like this: http://www.amazon.com/Intex-58851-Waterslide/dp/B000NN9DUC/ref=pd_sim_dbs_t_2 I'll need some way to inflate it. I...Compressor / inflator recommendations

Urinal for the home [75 articles]

Hipupchuck - 2009-05-18 15:37:00 [In: Bathrooms | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Why can't you buy a urinal for the home? Don't men get tired of pissing all over the toilet, floor and wall? If you don't think you do this, try cleaning the bathroom once in a while. ...Urinal for the home

where to buy lighter fluid? [21 articles]

Nate Nagel - 2009-05-11 20:49:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
do any drugstore chains still sell lighter fluid? I asked at CVS yesterday and they recommended a tobacconist's, but I'm guessing that's a waste of time, as wouldn't someone who likes good cigars...where to buy lighter fluid?

block paving dye/stain ? [2 articles]

sndevereux@pensbyboys.wirral.sch.uk - 2009-05-12 09:52:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Furniture | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Can anybody help on this, my blocking paving is looking a bit tired, tried cleaning but think they might need dyeing/stainind. Could I use the red cement dye additive ?? or is there a better product...block paving dye/stain ?

Cleaning vents [7 articles]

My lovely wife wants the vents in our house cleaned. Removing the register covers is not a problem. The stackhead or register box in the walls have an adjustable slide door to control the flow. ...Cleaning vents

R2: washer connection

thank you to Jon, Charlie, Oren, Bob. The extra pipe is 4 feet above ground, same level as cold water inlet and hot water inlet faucet. It is located exactly between cold and hot, same pipe size a...R2: washer connection

Is there a good way to deflate large inflatable toys? [10 articles]

I bought a large inflatable water slide for use by the pool: http://www.amazon.com/Intex-58851-Waterslide/dp/B000NN9DUC This is a pretty cool slide. It appears to be very well made. The materia...Is there a good way to deflate large inflatable toys?

Alcohol [21 articles]

Steve B - 2010-11-01 04:30:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | ]
I have found that alcohol is very good for cleaning "stuff". I am going to go through my fishing reels and clean them. I like to put them in a shallow tray with some alcohol, and brush them, and...Alcohol
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