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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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Copper corrosion on outside of pipes [14 articles]

Tomas - 2009-12-18 12:12:00 [In: Bathrooms | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
My bath/shower drywall was recently tore out - builder installed tiles directly onto drywall. Well it rotted out and created a mold farm. I tore out all the old drywall and the copper pipes are gree...Copper corrosion on outside of pipes

Best way to clean a diesel engine oil leak on an aggregate driveway. [16 articles]

Please help! My diesel truck leaked oil on the driveway of my new house. The driveway has stones mixed in with concrete on the surface and it's been sealed. I took some paper towels right away ...Best way to clean a diesel engine oil leak on an aggregate driveway.

dirty spots on flocked ceiling [9 articles]

Our house has a white flocked ceiling, which is pretty nice. In the areas right around the ceiling HVAC vents, the flocking has gotten discolored over the years, partly because of dust that can be v...dirty spots on flocked ceiling

Mysterious furnace condensate leak [7 articles]

A couple of days ago I noticed a small puddle next to one of my American Standard Freedom 90 Upflow Condensing Gas Furnaces (Model AUX080C942C3). I initially assumed that one of the condensate dra...Mysterious furnace condensate leak

Painting laminate kitchen cabinets [14 articles]

Jay-T - 2010-01-02 23:41:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Kitchens | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | ]
I am going to be painting some laminate kitchen cabinets. They are in a home that I own that I will be renting out. My plan is to clean the cabinets, probably lightly sand the surface, then pr...Painting laminate kitchen cabinets

A HP case study [54 articles]

Awl -- So apropos of the dialogue with the idiot Salty Dog on fraudulent hp ratings in ahr, and after some links in the other rcm thread, I did another test. Larry moe curly said: They quit l...A HP case study

Vacuum Cleaner Problem [13 articles]

mcp6453 - 2010-06-28 13:34:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Pest Control | ]
On the advice of Consumer Reports and others, I purchased a Hoover U5140-900 vacuum cleaner a couple of years ago. As of today, it has broken two belts. My daughter had it in her apartment at colleg...Vacuum Cleaner Problem

Taping drywall - Third coat of mud [20 articles]

hibb - 2010-01-12 11:31:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I have applied the second coat of mud over the tape and last night I did a little bit of sanding so smooth things out a bit before adding the last coat. Do I need to wash the dust from the sanding o...Taping drywall - Third coat of mud

Cleaning paint and gunk off of old glas [20 articles]

I have a dozen panes of 10x12 glass that I need to clean or replace. The old panes have paint and putty and even silicone slopped on them, plus they haven't been cleaned in literally decades. They...Cleaning paint and gunk off of old glas

My Happiest day cleaning a sewer line [13 articles]

Mike - 2010-01-18 09:51:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Kitchens | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I lived in the house about 9 years and the washer drain began overflowing. When the washer emptied the kitchen sinks would fill with water. I used drain cleaner a few times and it helped the proble...My Happiest day cleaning a sewer line

Best vacuum cleaner (one that doesnt have plastic agitator housing)? Dc17 dyson worth it? [25 articles]

markm75 - 2010-01-24 02:30:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | ]
I bought a Hoover U5140-900 back in march of 2008, just the other day, it became the third vac in about 5 years to die, because as the belt broke the agitator flopped around too much, eating away at...Best vacuum cleaner (one that doesnt have plastic agitator housing)? Dc17 dyson worth it?

Caulking [14 articles]

mcp6453 - 2010-01-18 19:57:00 [In: Bathrooms | Cleaning & Sanitizing | ]
I'm caulking the tub in the bathroom. What a mess. Whoever did it before must not have taken the time to clean out the mold and mildew. The more I tear out, the more I find. Other than bleach, wh...Caulking

Bleach on Latex Paint [3 articles]

I had used Target Surface CLeaner with (hypochlorite) Bleach five years ago to remove mold from latex paint and it neither peeled nor became moldy again. Now they sell a Target "all purpose cleaner ...Bleach on Latex Paint

Whats a good product to spray on house vinyl siding to remove green mold and keep it off ? [8 articles]

IlBeBauck@gmail.com - 2010-01-19 00:53:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Siding & Exterior Covering | ]
Need to do the north side of my house which doesnt get any sun. Whats worked very good for you ? Would like to find something i can use in conjunction with a water hose to blast it. Thanks. ...Whats a good product to spray on house vinyl siding to remove green mold and keep it off ?

Who do you trust on submersible vs. pedestal? :-) [8 articles]

mm - 2010-01-22 04:47:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
The first url says submersible last longer, and the second url says the pedestal pumps last longer!!! http://www.sump-pump-info.com/types.html Submersible - [].... They are more expensive th...Who do you trust on submersible vs. pedestal? :-)
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