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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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Concrete floor over dirt basement? [15 articles]
Jay Pique - 2010-07-26 18:38:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Foundations & Excavation | Siding & Exterior Covering | ]
Just bought an 1890 two-story brick house with a stone foundation.
The basement is dirt right now, and I'd like to pour a concrete slab
down there. There's sufficient cieling height for a 4" slab w...
filling a gap [5 articles]
cj - 2010-05-28 14:12:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | Siding & Exterior Covering | Walls & Ceilings | ]
i need to fill a gap(vertical) that is about an inch wide in a brick
retaining wall. is there a caulk type product that would work for such a
large gap?
thanks, cj
...About how thick will a scratch coat of thinset over bricks end up being [3 articles]
CraigT - 2010-05-31 10:09:00 [In: Chimneys & Fireplaces | Siding & Exterior Covering | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I'm going to tile over 3 sided brick fireplace all the way to the ceiling.
To do this I have to build a frame and mount backer board from about four
feet up. I plan on mounting some expanded meta...Spray in foam insulation [10 articles]
JIMMIE - 2010-06-13 20:11:00 [In: Chimneys & Fireplaces | Insulation & Weatherproofing | Siding & Exterior Covering | Walls & Ceilings | ]
This past winter I found I had a cold wall in my home around my
chimney. I want to replace the fiberglass insulation in that wall
with spray in closed cell foam. I dont want to open up the sheetroc...Florida room is too hot [20 articles]
Lee B - 2010-06-02 14:00:00 [In: Siding & Exterior Covering | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
I bought this house 2+ yr ago. A former owner built a "Florida room"
across the back of the house - two walls are solid, and two (including a
40' long one) are glass. Old glass. Single pane glas...Pinhole leaks in attic pipe -- diagnosis and replacement questions [8 articles]
Andrew Barss - 2010-06-03 05:49:00 [In: Kitchens | Plumbing & Water Supply | Siding & Exterior Covering | ]
I had a flood, due to a leaking pipe in my attic crawlspace (brick house,
built 1943, Tucson AZ, pipe likely put in during 1970 kitchen remodel).
The leak was apparently due to corrosion the plu...Type of home re-roofing? [3 articles]
terry - 2010-06-04 00:20:00 [In: Chimneys & Fireplaces | Electrical & Wiring | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Roofing & Gutters | Siding & Exterior Covering | ]
Getting quotes on redoing our 40 year old very low slope, tar and
gravel roof that has given excellent service. This is a fairly severe
climate; long winters, windy, ocean side corrosion.
Simple ...Ping John Grabowski [6 articles]
mpenny - 2010-06-06 11:27:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Siding & Exterior Covering | ]
Hi, John..posted this discussion a few weeks ago and it was suggested I
contact you, since you're in Jersey and may be able to tell me what to
expect as an estimate...
< ...Plastic Tubing for Salt Water Discharge [8 articles]
bobneworleans@yahoo.com - 2010-06-07 16:03:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Siding & Exterior Covering | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Three years ago I ran some plastic tubing (which I believe was
polypropylene) from my water softener in the garage, through the brick
exterior wall and into my subsurface drainage system. The tubin...Gas Pressure Washer Recommendations? [8 articles]
Frank McElrath - 2010-06-07 13:44:00 [In: Decks & Patios | Landscaping & Gardening | Roofing & Gutters | Siding & Exterior Covering | ]
Anyone have something good (or bad) to say about their pressure washer ? I
am thinking of the Ridgid RD80701 at HD. It is more ($579) than I want to
spend, but am am a bit leery of getting too l...Concrete sidewalk replacement [20 articles]
Wilfred Xavier Pickles - 2010-06-12 11:10:00 [In: Contracting | Driveways & Walkways | Fences | Siding & Exterior Covering | ]
Midwest US. There used to be mines under this area: coal and later fire-brick.
Find a nice flat spot today, come back in a day or a week and there's a
sink-hole.
Private sidewalk on the side of...Sweeping off, Re-tarring and re-gravelling roof. [3 articles]
terry - 2010-06-13 15:22:00 [In: Chimneys & Fireplaces | Contracting | Driveways & Walkways | Electrical & Wiring | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Plumbing & Water Supply | Roofing & Gutters | Siding & Exterior Covering | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Roof 40 year old, single storey, 62 by 39 feet (2480 sq.ft), simple
shed style low slope bungalow.
No valleys or dormers etc. Three roof apertures; brick chimney stack,
3" vent pipe and 2.5" elec...Best way to level a building [34 articles]
2010-06-16 17:48:00 [In: Building Code & Best Practices | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Roofing & Gutters | Siding & Exterior Covering | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I just moved a fairly good size shed. It's now on my property and
still sitting on the trailer. The spot I'm putting it is not very
level. The shed has a treated 2x6 framed plywood floor is going...keeping mortar damp [4 articles]
J Burns - 2010-06-15 09:05:00 [In: Chimneys & Fireplaces | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Siding & Exterior Covering | ]
A few weeks ago I used mortar to patch spots on my front steps. In the
next three days I misted it several times with a pump-up sprayer, but
the surface would dry between sprayings.
I have two...roofing estimate [11 articles]
Heathcliff - 2010-06-29 19:48:00 [In: Chimneys & Fireplaces | Roofing & Gutters | Siding & Exterior Covering | ]
I have an estimate from a roofer and will be meeting with him
tomorrow. Would appreciate comments on some of the optional items he
listed in the estimate. The house currently has regular asphalt t...