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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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Rerouting DWV - vertical drop? [5 articles]

In my basement my 4" main cast iron pipe comes into the house about 2' off the floor 10' from the corner. It then turns 90 degrees to get to the side wall, then proceeds along the side wall to the ...

Why Gutter Guards will cost you less than Gutter Cleaning [2 articles]

Why Gutter Guards will cost you less than Gutter Cleaning Homeowners that have trees have a constant battle with overflowing gutters that cause most of their moisture problems. Either you cle...

Home Safe [9 articles]

Hi, all .. Sorry for the long post, but I'm trying to find a medium size, non- electronic safe for storing documents, titles, family keepsakes, cash, coins, gold nuggets (I wish), diamonds (I ...

Sump Pump w/o Tile Connection? [9 articles]

I have a basement that floods in one corner after heavy, extended rain (every 2-3 years). Current theory is hydrostatic pressure pushing water (vapor?) through concrete. Will a sump pump help? ...

OT: How Debt Has Defined Human History [10 articles]

Percival P. Cassidy - 2011-08-10 12:34:00 [In: Foundations & Excavation | Health & Safety | Pest Control | ]

http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2011/08/06/how-debt-has-defined-human-history/ August 6, 2011, 3:04 PM ET How Debt Has Defined Human History Bloomberg News by David Graeber Yesterday�s much-an...

How to Discourage a Skunk? [48 articles]

mike - 2011-08-26 19:31:00 [In: Foundations & Excavation | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Health & Safety | Security & Surveillance | ]

How to Discourage a Skunk? I've been googling the subject and found a lot of disjointed input. Thought I'd try to focus the issue and get some ideas about the relative merits. My yard is fen...

$50,000 for KILLING AMERICAN TERRORISTS George Bush Jr and Dick Cheney like PIGS [29 articles]

FBInCIAnNSATerroristSlayer - 2011-08-26 18:45:00 [In: Foundations & Excavation | ]

$50,000 for KILLING AMERICAN TERRORISTS George Bush Jr and Dick Cheney like pigs I will pay $50,000 for killing George Bush Jr, Dick Cheney and FBI director Robert Mueller III, NSA director Keith...

Basement Water Behind Paneled Wall [4 articles]

I've been in the same house for 21 years now. I had water on the UN-finished side of my basement for a number of years. At some point a few years back, I saw that it was leaking in through a sma...

Touch-up basement walls [4 articles]

I belong to a little brick bungalow in the midwest US, built in 1954, poured-concrete foundation. There were some minor problems with water in the basement many years ago. With a sump pump inst...

$75,000 FOR ASSASINATING Louisiana Senator David Witter [4 articles]

Kulin Remailer - 2011-09-06 14:46:00 [In: Foundations & Excavation | ]

I will pay $75,000 for ASSASINATING Louisiana Senator David Witter and any US Congressman, any US Senator and FBI, CIA and NSA DIRECTORS and their FAMILY MEMBERS regardless of their age. ...

Cover exterior foundation with XPS insulation [6 articles]

ls02 - 2011-09-17 13:32:00 [In: Foundations & Excavation | Insulation & Weatherproofing | Siding & Exterior Covering | ]

My new addition foundation is insulated from exterior with 2" XPS sheets glued to the foundation. How do I cover these sheets to finish the foundation? The foundation is moistly below grade with bet...

condensation under the house [18 articles]

badgolferman - 2011-09-30 10:43:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Foundations & Excavation | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Porches & Sunrooms | ]

It seems there is condensation building up underneath my house on the end near the garage that doesn't have foundation vents. Some of the joists have mold or a fungus on them. The prior owner inst...

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