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Alt.Home.Repair is a worldwide Usenet news group that is used to discuss various aspects of Home Improvement.
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PTL - how long before I can finish it? [7 articles]
Limp Arbor - 2009-04-17 22:36:00 [In: Decks & Patios | Furniture | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Pest Control | ]
Just finished building a swingset out of PTL and plan on finishing
it. This is the 'new' PTL from Home Depot that isn't green it is
treated with CA- Copper Azole. Has a slight green tint to it wh...
What to do with dead squirrel? [74 articles]
2009-05-03 02:50:00 [In: Decks & Patios | Pest Control | ]
Last evening I saw it, traumatized by a blow to the head or neck from
the rat trap it had hit in my backyard. The trap was tethered to a tree.
The bugger (or its cousin) has been digging up my newly...Time for Mr. Woodchuck to go [108 articles]
2009-04-25 17:51:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Landscaping & Gardening | Pest Control | Porches & Sunrooms | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I've been tolerating the bastard living under my shed since I moved in
3 years ago, because everything I've tried to do to get rid of him has
only resulted in more damage to the shed.
When I move...Tankless Hot water syatem? [18 articles]
Jimi - 2009-04-24 11:05:00 [In: Energy Efficiency | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Pest Control | ]
Hello,
I just had a person that rates houses for energy efficiency come and
rate our house. One of his suggestions he made was to pull out my existing
Gas fired hot water tank and install a...Tankless Hot water system? [17 articles]
Jimi - 2009-05-06 08:24:00 [In: Energy Efficiency | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Pest Control | ]
Hello,
I just had a person that rates houses for energy efficiency come and
rate our house. One of his suggestions he made was to pull out my existing
Gas fired hot water tank and install a T...Dolmar Chainsaw and Opti Oil [2 articles]
kh fami - 2010-11-19 21:02:00 [In: Pest Control | ]
Dolmar has advised that running Opti 2 in the Opti 2 ratio may damage
the saw.
...Simpson meter calibration/alkaline cell q? [16 articles]
Nate Nagel - 2010-04-12 20:24:00 [In: Pest Control | ]
Main question is, are alkaline cells at exactly their rated voltage, or
a little higher? Just got my "new" eBay purchase today, an old Simpson
260 series 7M. Appears to be good on resistance and...animal noises between floors [12 articles]
Hello all, We live in a 2-story house in Georgia built on slab and near a wooded area. Recently, we called in a pest control company to seal the gaps we had in fascia/gutters near the roof and...Is this a fair charge on a new concrete floor for my garage ? [14 articles]
IlBeBauck@gmail.com - 2009-05-05 13:11:00 [In: Contracting | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Pest Control | ]
I had a contractor come out and he said he pours 3750 # rated
Concrete , 4" thick , directly over the sand which i currently have as
a floor . He said there are stones mixed in with the concrete a...Water Heater Clicking/Water Hammer [7 articles]
jschmitt28 - 2009-04-29 21:22:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bathrooms | Home Electronics | Kitchens | Pest Control | Plumbing & Water Supply | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Hello everyone. I'm hearing a clicking or knocking noise coming from the
water heater. After you flush a toilet and the tank refills or when you
quickly turn a faucet to full-on and then full-off, a...Architectural Iron Designs - Good Supplier for Wrought Iron Components
Archirondesign.com - 2009-04-30 02:56:00 [In: Contracting | Driveways & Walkways | Fences | Landscaping & Gardening | Pest Control | Windows & Doors | ]
Check this link - www.archirondesign.com
Their wrought iron gates were featured even in the Oscar movie
"beautiful mind"
Lovely designs. Good rate also.
Architectural Iron Designs, Inc. is a n...Not enough Hot water from oil burner/possible bad coil? [11 articles]
My in-laws have an oil fired hot water baseboard system with a tankless HW heater coil rated at 5 GPM. Presently the aquastat is set for the boiler to come on when the water temp drops to 165 deg an...How to capture a critter in the attic? [18 articles]
SMS - 2009-05-08 20:40:00 [In: Pest Control | Roofing & Gutters | ]
We have either a mouse or a roof-rat running around inside the attic.
You can hear him (or her) mainly early in the morning.
I set a trap with peanut butter on a piece of bread as the bait. So fa...Gluing Rubber to Plastic [9 articles]
mcp6453 - 2010-11-09 23:31:00 [In: Pest Control | ]
I need to glue rubber feet back onto an optical mouse. What kind of glue should
I use? If I use epoxy or Super Glue, I will probably not be able to remove the
rubber feet to access the screws if I n...screening advice? [8 articles]
I need to re-screen a small porch. Since I'd like to use 9' wide screen to minimize the framework, I looked beyond the local big boxes and found the Phifer web site (and hope that a local building s...