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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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Fried outlet [20 articles]
I had an outage due to my own ****ing foolishness. Flipped the relevant breaker & all was well -- I thought. Went to watch a little TV before sleep; whole "entertainment center" dark. Traced it...
Roof leaks only in extremely heavy rain [5 articles]
Name Classified - 2011-08-02 13:52:00 [In: Bedrooms | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Plumbing & Water Supply | Roofing & Gutters | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Hello,
I've been in my house 5 years, it was built in the 80s and my bedroom
is on the top floor.
In the past 6 months there have been two occurrences of extremely
heavy rains and both times wat...Attn: Anyone? - A real puzzler re: leaking window [6 articles]
Mike Sully - 2011-08-04 01:29:00 [In: Bedrooms | Siding & Exterior Covering | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
Hi and thanks for looking in,
I have a two story 1940s brick house. There is an upstairs west-facing
bedroom window that is never a problem. Right below that is a large
downstairs west-facing ...Heat insulation of wood vs carpet [13 articles]
Yong Huang - 2011-08-04 22:36:00 [In: Bedrooms | Flooring | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Insulation & Weatherproofing | ]
Can anybody tell me if I'm reading this corectly? I want to compare
the two materials' heat insulation.
According to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R-value_%28insulation%29
1-inch thick hardwood h...Aluminum frame and replacement window problem - window.jpg (0/1) [12 articles]
PC Guy - 2011-06-19 23:17:00 [In: Bedrooms | Health & Safety | Siding & Exterior Covering | Windows & Doors | ]
I have old aluminum frame windows in my bedroom and wanted to replace them with double humg vinyl
windows to keep more sound out of the nearby road. I didnt want to start taking off the siding so I
...Painting Ceiling Problem [4 articles]
Scott J - 2011-06-20 08:01:00 [In: Bedrooms | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Walls & Ceilings | ]
My wife and I decided to paint a little-used 10X12 bedroom in our house.
The walls had not been painted in 20 years, and the ceiling had not been
painted in maybe 30 years. On the walls, we used...How to meet the California law requiring carbon monoxide detectors in (almost) every home by July 1st 2011 [34 articles]
California law requires a carbon monoxide detector in every home (essentially) as of July 1st. Since I need to get a few, do you guys recommend any particular CO detector? I'm planning on putt...Insulation above carport ceiling sheetrock [9 articles]
Yong Huang - 2011-07-07 21:09:00 [In: Bedrooms | Contracting | Flooring | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Insulation & Weatherproofing | Kitchens | Walls & Ceilings | ]
This 1990 house has 4 bedrooms, all upstairs. Only the one above the
carport is noticeably hotter than the others. I think the most
important reason is that the underside is outdoor instead of indoo...How to prune the top of a 30 foot oak tree so it's a 20 foot tall oak tree [53 articles]
arkland - 2011-07-11 14:09:00 [In: Bedrooms | Windows & Doors | ]
I've a 30-foot tall oak tree blocking my view from my bedroom window that
I wish to prune the top of.
I have a 28 foot ladder and an 18 inch Stihl chainsaw.
Is there a good technique for toppi...Adding a generator. [19 articles]
Metspitzer - 2011-07-17 16:45:00 [In: Bedrooms | Electrical & Wiring | ]
My sister lives in an area where the power goes out frequently. She
has asked me more than once to "just" come out and add a plug for her
so she can use a generator to keep her food from going bad....shed roof question [6 articles]
Ohioguy - 2011-08-10 22:49:00 [In: Bedrooms | Decks & Patios | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Kitchens | Roofing & Gutters | Siding & Exterior Covering | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
I am finally getting close to putting up a shed, but the main
question mark remaining is the roof. Originally I was going to build a
rather large shed towards the back corner of our back yard....Strange Door Latch
I live in a farm house built in the 1930's. One of the bedroom doors has a = strange latch on the door. It's built into the door, like modern latches, a= nd retracts when you turn the handle to open...Major mistake [6 articles]
HeyBub - 2011-08-23 20:56:00 [In: Bedrooms | Contracting | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Windows & Doors | ]
I bought a 4' vanity base from a Craigslist ad. It was perfect to replace
the "builder grade" crap in the master bedroom and at a really good price.
There was a problem, though. When I got it home...Whole House Fan vs ? [32 articles]
Malcom "Mal" Reynolds - 2011-09-06 11:19:00 [In: Appliances | Bedrooms | Pest Control | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
I'd love to get a reasonably priced and correctly installed whole house fan, but
until then I am using two 18 or 20 inch floor fans rated at 265 watts. I use one
from about 8pm until 6am and the s...Mattress frames [14 articles]
Jim - 2011-09-07 18:04:00 [In: Bedrooms | ]
After 30 years of being a waterbed user I feel the time has come
to make a change. Number one on the list is a memory foam bed
likely from Costco.
The basic support for these mattresses calls ...