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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.

There are 622 threads in our archives.

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How would you paint this entry door? [15 articles]

DerbyDad03 - 2009-10-25 09:53:00 [In: Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Windows & Doors | ]
Picture a house with no foyer. The entry door opens right into the living room. At a right angle to the entry door, trim to trim, is a closet door. Both of these doors are the same 1950's light brow...How would you paint this entry door?

New drywall against existing walls [7 articles]

Walleyefreak - 2009-10-21 21:34:00 [In: Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
I brought the height of my closet down from 96"to 80" (easier to purchase doors). In doing so I had to place new drywall against an existing painted and fished wall. Do I tape the joint between the ...New drywall against existing walls

drywall over plaster ceiling [18 articles]

I have a couple rooms where the old plaster ceilings are stained, cracked, etc. - I am thinking the easiest thing to do might be to just have a layer of drywall put over them. (note - yes I have fi...drywall over plaster ceiling

Blow In Insulation Questions [19 articles]

You guys in this group have come through for me so many times before so I hope you can help again! We have a fifty-something year old house, plaster walls and brick exterior with NO insulation in ...Blow In Insulation Questions

Repainting semi-gloss? ? ? [4 articles]

Ray - 2009-10-25 10:01:00 [In: Bathrooms | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I painted bathroom walls six years ago, with a primer undercoat and semi-gloss latex finish. It's beginning to need touching up. My question is, do I need to use primer again, or do I just put ne...Repainting semi-gloss? ? ?

Access Panel [10 articles]

I am in the stage of painting a spare room, which, on one wall, has an access panel to service the bathroom tub plumbing. Currently, the panel area contains basic door trim molding with a 1/8" thi...Access Panel

Rug Backing on Bath Floor [7 articles]

I currently need to get a bath painted and freshened that had the bath rugs stuck to the floor. The backing has come off crumbly and remained on the linoleum (sp?). I might believe the folks who h...Rug Backing on Bath Floor

Painting Galvanized drip edge [9 articles]

Oren - 2009-10-28 17:14:00 [In: Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | ]
I'm about to paint some fascia board and drip edge. The drip edge is in very good shape, no chipped paint, or peeling. Is there something I can wipe it down with that will clean it and ready it f...Painting Galvanized drip edge

GFCI's required in a non-updated bathroom? (Two prong type) [57 articles]

(I'm clueless about electricity... actually it sort of scares me, so this is all Greek to me). Question - I'm in the process of selling an older(1950's) home. The home inspection was Friday, ...GFCI's required in a non-updated bathroom? (Two prong type)

Marking tools for easy readability [76 articles]

Robert Green - 2009-11-09 02:45:00 [In: Budget & Money Saving Tips | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | ]
As I get older, even with new glasses, I find it harder and harder to see things like the engraved markings on socket wrenches. Has anyone found a way to mark these things so that they can be read ...Marking tools for easy readability

Paint matching (am I expecting too much...?) [50 articles]

A while back I had to demo a kitchen cabinet to allow a new fridge to be moved in... I was in a time crunch and didn't have time to go to a real paint store that day so I went to That Orange-Colo...Paint matching (am I expecting too much...?)

Clothes Dreyer Venting Dangers? [4 articles]

The hired painting crew got through doing the outside of our home a couple of days ago and while I was admiring the improved look of the place I noticed that our clothes dryer's through the wall...Clothes Dreyer Venting Dangers?

Painting basement walls and floor [10 articles]

I own an older(90+ years) home with a basement(completely unfinished concrete floor- concrete walls-quite a bit of wooden areas such as interior walls/posts/storage closets/etc) I am going to...Painting basement walls and floor

sprinkler deflector guards [4 articles]

Michael Becks - 2009-11-19 11:20:00 [In: Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | ]
I have an underground sprinkler system where the heads against the house seem to continue to get out of focus and spray the house resulting in fading paint on house. any suggestions or are there g...sprinkler deflector guards

8 foot ceilings in garage... Gas IR heating tube OK? [5 articles]

I'm going to be installing heat into my garage in the next month or so and I was wondering what would work. Garage is 24'x32'. I have a natural gas line and electricity. Ceilings are eight feet...8 foot ceilings in garage... Gas IR heating tube OK?
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