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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 610 threads in our archives.

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Remove toilet in basement [38 articles]

Mash - 2009-12-05 12:49:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Hello, There is a toilet in our basement that I think hasn't been used for years (we moved in last year). I'd like to remove it. The flange and pipe are metal. What do I need to do to cap the sewe...Remove toilet in basement

Getting downspout water away from the house. [14 articles]

mm - 2009-12-06 17:16:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Walls & Ceilings | ]
For most soil conditions, how far away from the house is it necessary to carry the rainwater from a downspout to avoid a damp basement? My house and a lot of houses have 3 foot cement or plastic t...Getting downspout water away from the house.

Plumbing Question - Clothes Washer [10 articles]

I'd like to install a second clothes washer in the basement my 22 year old house in the Greater Toronto Area. The washer will go in the furnace room and I'm planning on running the drain into the li...Plumbing Question - Clothes Washer

tapered concrete pillars [25 articles]

Jules - 2009-12-10 08:58:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | ]
Our late '40s place has concrete pillars in the basement - about 7' high, 12"x12", but tapered in toward the top by maybe 2". Fair enough... but I just noticed that they're also tapered by 2" at t...tapered concrete pillars

Antifreeze - not just for cars [182 articles]

Stormin Mormon - 2009-12-13 09:41:00 [In: Appliances | Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bathrooms | Kitchens | ]
Friend of mine, is acting as caretaker for a family member's house. The power got shut off, and the house is cold inside. Down to 37, last he checked. Four burneers on the stove for an hour rais...Antifreeze - not just for cars

Lubricating PVC fittings to pre-fit [27 articles]

I am pre-fitting some PVC fitting for a 3-inch sewer drain line coming down from a first-floor toilet. Where the drain comes through the basement ceiling from the toilet, there are two 45-degree ...Lubricating PVC fittings to pre-fit

Where to post pictures? [23 articles]

Dick Adams - 2009-12-15 09:59:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Contracting | ]
I am about to take pictures of my basement to get opinions on what I should and should not do in a DIY remodeling project. Where should I post them? Dick ...Where to post pictures?

Sump pumps -- GFCI required? [53 articles]

I have a sump pump in an unfinished basement. It is on a dedicated 15-amp 120-volt circuit, the outlet/receptacle is on the ceiling, and it is a duplex GFCI receptacle. The sump pump failed be...Sump pumps -- GFCI required?

interior foundation insulation of conditioned crawlspace? [2 articles]

My basement space in Portland Oregon consists of two types of areas. 1. Along two walls is an unconditioned crawl space. 2. The remainder of the basement is insulated stud walls that is condition...interior foundation insulation of conditioned crawlspace?

Alcoholics Anonymous is going out of business [33 articles]

Alcoholics Anonymous is going out of Business. April 1, 2010 We're very sorry to announce that Alcoholics Anonymous is going out of business, effective immediately. We have been helping person...Alcoholics Anonymous is going out of business

Vent Free Gas Furnace - Moisture Issues? [8 articles]

DerbyDad03 - 2009-12-21 22:07:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | ]
This unit seem like the perfect solution for my chilly basement. http://www.heatershop.com/20k_blue_flame_vent_free_natural_gas_heater.html While reading up on vent-free heaters, I found that th...Vent Free Gas Furnace - Moisture Issues?

Steam radiator piping questions [13 articles]

I have a steam radiator that I want to move a couple of feet. All the pipe is exposed in the basement. I have a 24" wrench and a 36" wrench. IF I can loosen the pipe, all is well. One guy at the loc...Steam radiator piping questions

Auxiliary water-heater tank? ? ? [24 articles]

Recently I read somewhere that it's possible to add an auxiliary tank to supply water heaters. The purpose is, water comes from underground into a storage tank, where the temperature of the wat...Auxiliary water-heater tank? ? ?

Auxiliary water-heater tank? ? ? [2 articles]

Recently I read somewhere that it's possible to add an auxiliary tank to supply water heaters. The purpose is, water comes from underground into a storage tank, where the temperature of the wat...Auxiliary water-heater tank? ? ?

Auxiliary water-heater tank? ? ?

Recently I read somewhere that it's possible to add an auxiliary tank to supply water heaters. The purpose is, water comes from underground into a storage tank, where the temperature of the wat...Auxiliary water-heater tank? ? ?
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