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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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Venting enclosed room ? [20 articles]
James - 2009-10-26 19:14:00 [In: Bathrooms | Bedrooms | Health & Safety | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Pest Control | Roofing & Gutters | Security & Surveillance | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
We have a vacation cabin in the remote mountains. This place was built
many years ago, and this county is so remote, not much attention is paid to
building codes, etc.
I have a very small bat...
woodburning stove for office/shop [35 articles]
coloradotrout - 2009-10-29 17:11:00 [In: Appliances | Chimneys & Fireplaces | Electrical & Wiring | Flooring | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Kitchens | Plumbing & Water Supply | Roofing & Gutters | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
My office is in the 12x24 section of my 36x24 shop. All 36x24 is
insulated - walls and ceilings. The office side has 2 man doors - one
to the outside and the other to the shop. The shop-side has ...Roof gutter issue [3 articles]
Master Betty - 2009-11-01 17:14:00 [In: Roofing & Gutters | ]
I saw an ad on TV for "Austin Gutter King" where they took the shingles and
picked them up to slide a gutter-guard in. It sticks out far enough to block
leafs from getting in the gutter. I've seen...More gas furnace questions Coleman Model 7970-656/d [14 articles]
Tony - 2009-11-08 11:40:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Roofing & Gutters | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Again, this is a down flow furnace out of a mobile home. Just noticed
it says "Sealed Combustion" and my insurance company said it's OK for me
to use it in my garage. Down flow, so I'll weld a s...Adding insulation to a mobile home [7 articles]
Tony - 2009-11-19 11:51:00 [In: Insulation & Weatherproofing | Roofing & Gutters | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Here I sit, in my Mobile Mansion, feeling a chill in the air and
wondering what I can do to make it better.
First I was thinking about 1 inch rigid foam over the shingles with a
steel roof over...Mobile roof repair [5 articles]
Ed Mc - 2009-11-18 07:17:00 [In: Roofing & Gutters | ]
Does anyone have experience sealing the roof of an older('68) mobile
home? I think you can use some kind of sealant, or tar, but I'm not
sure what product that would be. I would also need a littl...Vent to toilet? [14 articles]
My low-flow toilet is now just swirling away. A quick plunge and the basin empties. I've checked the main outtake pipe and no back-ups (thankfully) but I haven't visited the roof. How can I clear ...roof framing question [9 articles]
George - 2009-11-15 12:33:00 [In: Construction & Design | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Roofing & Gutters | ]
On the current series of This Old House, they're (among other things)
putting a two-story, one-room-wide-ish addition on a house. The
addition has a gambrel roof, at right angles to the main roof.
...Long Shot, Virginia Beach Roofers?
cshenk - 2009-11-14 15:22:00 [In: Roofing & Gutters | ]
A friend asked for recommendations on local roofers but our previous one is
out of business (retired after 47 years). He's got storm damage from the
Nor'Easter (remnants of Hurricane Ida hit here...Heat balancing at church [17 articles]
Stormin Mormon - 2009-11-23 10:36:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Home Electronics | Roofing & Gutters | Security & Surveillance | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
The twenty year old building I attend services. Cinder block
walls, flat roof. The heat is natural gas, 80 percenters
(induced flue draft). The building has seven zones. Plus,
three offices have...How to clean outside of white aluminum gutters [24 articles]
Ray K - 2009-11-17 23:20:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Laundry Rooms | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Roofing & Gutters | ]
They are discolored with vertical gray streaks on the sides, and gray
spots on the bottom where water flowing down the sides accumulate in
"puddles" along the bottom outside corner.
I've tried ...Minor roofing problem [10 articles]
Dennis M - 2009-11-20 13:14:00 [In: Roofing & Gutters | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
I have a small section of my roof, maybe 2 feet by 2 1/2 feet, where for
reasons unknown to me the roofing nails have popped up about an inch,
causing the shingles on top of them to buckle. Of cours...Sheetrock over 24-inch centers [6 articles]
JayB - 2009-11-24 00:22:00 [In: Insulation & Weatherproofing | Roofing & Gutters | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I am insulating and finishing an attic space. The sloping roof rafters are
24 inches on center. Between the rafters, I will be placing rafter vents
and insulation, and then sheetrock over that.
...composting gutter debris [3 articles]
Kyle - 2009-11-22 22:35:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Landscaping & Gardening | Roofing & Gutters | ]
I just cleaned the gutters of the house we bought last year, and there
was ~1" of a sandy dirty debris in the bottom of the gutters. It
looked like some dirt mixed with the sandy/pebbly offal from t...Seal exterior of brick house? [10 articles]
starrin - 2009-11-25 10:58:00 [In: Roofing & Gutters | Siding & Exterior Covering | ]
I have a 50+ year old brick ranch house in coastal VA. During the
N'oreaster of a week or so ago, we had steady 30+ mph winds with (in
our case) 10.9" of rain. Ten days later, we can still see the...