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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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Gila window film [4 articles]
frank - 2009-07-05 21:22:00 [In: Windows & Doors | ]
Dose any one have any experience with Gila window films. What are the
pluses and cons with this product?
Frank
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New apartment, electrical outlet blew out 3 fans. [25 articles]
flips333 - 2009-07-04 19:54:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Windows & Doors | ]
So I just moved into this new place and I have a problematic outlet.
I have pluged three fans into it and all three are busted. The first
2 I immediately heard a clicking noise and then the fan wou...Window Sill tiles scratched with carborundum stone [14 articles]
john royce - 2009-07-05 09:55:00 [In: Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Windows & Doors | ]
The tiled window sill on the front of our house had been painted years ago
and the paint was peeling off.
So although a long job I patiently scraped off all the paint. Then
discovered that a c...doorstop [6 articles]
patt - 2009-07-05 19:39:00 [In: Windows & Doors | ]
I have a metal door and the doorstop is attached to it with screws. The
screws keep loosening. I would like to screw the door stop to a small piece
of wood (plywood, whatever) and then glue and ...Garage door opener [2 articles]
A friend needs another garage door opener receiver. He's not using it to open a garage door, since he doesn't have one, but to turn on floodlights around his house. The setup came with the house. ...They're GONE ! [31 articles]
HeyBub - 2009-09-28 19:45:00 [In: Windows & Doors | ]
There was a notice on the door of my neighborhood Home Depot about a week
ago warning the Parking Lot Pedros to vamoose or dreadful things would
happen.
Went by there today and I could actually...HELP: out-of-square door, weather stripping [7 articles]
Zz Yzx - 2009-07-08 13:51:00 [In: Windows & Doors | ]
'k, got my power bill for last month: $560.
Unacceptable.
I went to replace the weatherstripping on my metal entrace door. It's
the kind with a saw kerf in the jamb.
Afterwards, I still s...Crack in Cinder block retaining wall. [8 articles]
What do i use to repair a crack in the wall ? -- Dell Inspiron Pentium dual-core 2.2 GHz 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 ...Suggestions for durable window well cover [9 articles]
blueman - 2009-07-12 13:52:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Windows & Doors | ]
I need a basement window well cover to provide protection from both
water/snow and from stray basketballs (the windows are near our
basketball hoop).
I have previously purchased the "better" qual...garage door know how [4 articles]
Douglas - 2009-07-12 12:22:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Windows & Doors | ]
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...Room Trim Base and Door Casing size ? [6 articles]
Tube Audio - 2009-07-13 13:49:00 [In: Bedrooms | Windows & Doors | ]
Hello
As I repaint the bedroom I am also changing the base trim and the door
casing.
The base trim is 9/16" thick. The Door casing is either 9/16" or 5/8".
Should I use the 9/16" Door casin...Low flow toilet - Is this really a good idea? [32 articles]
A city affiliated agency is doing some work for me for free based on my low income. The guy came over and toured my 100 year old house the other day. He's going to try to fix an upstairs bathroom si...Opener for High Window [4 articles]
Pavel314 - 2012-04-03 08:15:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Windows & Doors | ]
I've googled many variations on window opener but can't find what I
want. I though maybe someone in this group may know where to get what
I want.
We have two high windows in my wife's greenhouse....Flue Draft Regulator Question on Oil-Fired hot water heat system [6 articles]
Flu draft regulator/damper question SETUP: 2001 Burnham V83 Boiler oil-fired, feeding hot water to 8 cast-iron radiato= rs WW1 vintage. Mounted on top of 6 cinderblocks approx. 6=94 above baseme...Replace drain under sink [4 articles]
desgnr - 2009-07-15 14:56:00 [In: Health & Safety | Laundry Rooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | Windows & Doors | ]
I have a laundry tub that i want to replace the Drain pipe but it goes into
a lead drain in the concrete floor.
How do i remove & install a new one without melting or damageing the lead ?
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