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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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Home Depot 1/4" Lag Screw [210 articles]
Jon Danniken - 2009-12-20 22:52:00 [In: Pest Control | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I tightened up a 1/4" lag screw that I bought from Home Depot earlier this
evening. It was screwed into 1.5" fir after pre-drilling with a 1/8" pilot
hole.
After it bottomed out, I turned it j...
Repairing fire rated drywall? [3 articles]
Do I need to do anything special when repairing holes in fire rated drywall (between garage and house)? Can I use any ordinary spackling compund? -- Dave ...INDIANA JONES
Darwin Meza - 2010-11-11 05:04:00 [In: Bathrooms | Budget & Money Saving Tips | Decks & Patios | Electrical & Wiring | Furniture | Home Electronics | Landscaping & Gardening | Laundry Rooms | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Pest Control | Plumbing & Water Supply | Roofing & Gutters | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
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...OT - Credit card with a 79.9% interest rate [7 articles]
Red Green - 2009-12-19 20:02:00 [In: Pest Control | ]
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Credit-cards-newest-trick-799-apf-3359014390.html?x=0&.v=4
My first thoughts...
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Walter R. - 2009-12-22 08:21:00 [In: Pest Control | ]
Billy would have loved this. Also watch the two kittens on the treadmill.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDwZfhdkA3M x
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Walter
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...Help with water line [15 articles]
stryped - 2009-12-23 16:12:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Pest Control | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I plan on running 200 feet or water line to a detatched garage spigot
and frost free hydrant. I bould the coiled black polyethelene NSF
rated 3/4 tube. My intention was to place a piece of 1 1/4 inc...Kenmore washer problem [10 articles]
Charles - 2009-12-24 02:20:00 [In: Appliances | Pest Control | ]
I think the transmission is toast but would like some input from someone
more knowledgable than me.
When my grandson tried to wash some sneakers in the washine machine, there
was a very loud rat...Cutting Crown Molding [9 articles]
Red Green - 2011-01-28 10:50:00 [In: Pest Control | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
From what I read...
Spring angle is 45 and it is narrow enough for my miter saw fence & .
For cutting outside corners the simplest method is cutting it in-position (at a 45 against the fence) ak...NM cable clamp question [9 articles]
Nate Nagel - 2009-12-27 19:08:00 [In: Bedrooms | Contracting | Electrical & Wiring | Laundry Rooms | Pest Control | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I'm putting fan rated ceiling boxes in the bedrooms of my house since I
need to replace them anyway (see other thread) The boxes that I can
find do not have cable clamps built in but round knocko...box fill calcs - am I doing this right? [10 articles]
Nate Nagel - 2009-12-28 11:30:00 [In: Bedrooms | Electrical & Wiring | Lighting | Pest Control | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Am trying to properly plan attack on wiring...
want to use fan rated boxes for ceiling boxes in 2 (eventually 3) bedrooms
from this site:
http://www.hubbellcatalog.com/raco/RACO_boxes.asp?FAM...Recommendations for flooring material to go on top of a trap door? [7 articles]
CraigT - 2009-12-28 17:34:00 [In: Contracting | Flooring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Kitchens | Laundry Rooms | Pest Control | Plumbing & Water Supply | Windows & Doors | ]
OK, here goes. I bought this investment property and I'm fixing it up. I'm
to the point of installing some sort of flooring material in the laundry
room/rear entry. Right now the floor is 3/4" ...Greenhouse Heater Options [19 articles]
Pavel314 - 2009-12-29 01:33:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Energy Efficiency | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Landscaping & Gardening | Pest Control | Roofing & Gutters | Walls & Ceilings | ]
We have a small greenhouse attached to the south side of our home.
It's 14' X 12' with a shed roof tapering from 10' on the house side to
6'. Roughly 1,400 cubic feet. It's a 2x4 frame with double-w...A HP case study [54 articles]
Existential Angst - 2010-01-09 07:50:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Electrical & Wiring | Energy Efficiency | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Pest Control | ]
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...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...An Introductory Primer on Hydraulics? [7 articles]
W. eWatson - 2010-06-30 15:21:00 [In: Pest Control | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I'm looking some something like a dummies book or even less that deals
with some of the simpler (maybe) concepts of hydraulics. Maybe something
like hydraulics for plumbers or gardeners. Maybe som...