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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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Leak Under Kitchen Sink [11 articles]
mcp6453 - 2010-01-23 17:50:00 [In: Carpentry | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Kitchens | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
There was a small leak over a long period of time under my kitchen sink. This
past weekend, I went under the house for other reasons. Out of curiosity, I
looked at the floor underneath the sink. It ...
Dust Theory [19 articles]
mcp6453 - 2010-01-27 12:33:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Electrical & Wiring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | ]
The upstairs at my home is always has infinitely more dust than the rest of the
house. Another post in this group gave me a thought. The attic fan is on a
thermostat, and it runs quite a lot in the ...polycarbonate skylight hazing [8 articles]
Why would a polycarbonate skylight haze to the point it looks like frosted glass? Background: North Florida (Gainesville). About ten years, my mom replaced the glazing on the large (about 2.5x5')...Gluing Plastic on Plastic [24 articles]
jb - 2010-01-28 08:14:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | ]
My car's air cleaner shroud is made of plastic and a piece broke off.
It's a clean break and I should be able to glue it. It will get hot
under the hood and the area adjacent to the break is a lit...Recommend anti-mildew paint pls? [10 articles]
Unused Classified - 2010-01-30 12:06:00 [In: Bathrooms | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Flooring | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Hi
I have a sloping ceiling in a bathroom and water splashes on it from
the shower causing the paint to peel. I was considering tiling the
area of the ceiling but that is a big job for me, a friend...Central Vac aging [9 articles]
2010-01-29 05:04:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | ]
Can we I test suction power of a central vacuum system
(and is this how to test the system in general) when suction
seems to have reduced to feeble?
Motor is 16 years old. Filter bag (between du...Customer Service [7 articles]
DGDevin - 2010-10-30 02:07:00 [In: Bathrooms | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Electrical & Wiring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Kitchens | Pest Control | ]
So five years ago when we had the house rewired the electricians put an
AirKing combo exhaust fan/light in our bathroom. Not two weeks back when I
was removing the cover to clean the dust out of ...Drywall Pricing? [10 articles]
Ivan - 2010-02-01 22:35:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I need to replace drywall in my basement. I understand it comes in
regular, mold-resistant, and greenboard varieties, and I want to find
their relative prices. But I could not find that info via G...fluorescent bulbs flickering - why is this so hard? [9 articles]
Charlie - 2010-01-31 14:41:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Electrical & Wiring | Laundry Rooms | Lighting | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
So, in my laundry I have two, two bulb units, installed at the same
time.
Over the past 10 years, I've swapped out various bulbs. But one
fixture simply will not illuminate the bulbs (flicker, p...Safe & effective (and easy) drain cleaning? [38 articles]
Prof Wonmug - 2010-02-02 09:35:00 [In: Bathrooms | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Health & Safety | Security & Surveillance | ]
About 2-3 times a year, the sink in the bathroom starts to drain very
slowly and I have to take the S-trap apart and clean out the gunk. The
gunk contains some hair, but not a lot. It's mostly a bla...Good quality garden sprayer [10 articles]
Stormin Mormon - 2010-02-06 17:02:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Landscaping & Gardening | ]
Where's a good place to get a one galon garden sprayer? I
had one from Walmart, from some years ago. Came with a
bottle of Roundup. Nice yellow tank, black pump and funnel,
brass wand, great flo...How do I clean a continuous cleaning oven? [40 articles]
mm - 2010-02-05 09:51:00 [In: Appliances | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Electrical & Wiring | Health & Safety | ]
How do I clean a continuous cleaning oven?
What do I have to do to clean an electric oven after I have sprayed it
with a fire extinguisher, one that sprays the white powder?
If I miss any of it...Chain sharpening redux [3 articles]
Steve B - 2010-02-04 07:43:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
I went to a store today, and they have EZ lap diamond bits that you can
chuck up to a drill motor or Dremel or whatever. $6 or thereabouts, and I'm
looking forward to going out tomorrow and attac...how to fix curling kitchen tiles [10 articles]
ps56k - 2010-02-10 23:49:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Furniture | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Kitchens | Laundry Rooms | ]
We have the classic problem in the kitchen area.
Curling tile square edges/corners...
Not sure what to do -
The corners are starting to curl up after 20yrs :)
Now the chair legs are catching the...Poly over old stained wainscoating? [14 articles]
We have some old dark staind wainscoating in one of our bathrooms. I would like to clean it up and put on a protective coat of poly. I'm not sure what the old finish is, but I was thinking of doin...