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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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Rotted out 4" copper waste line [28 articles]
aemeijers - 2011-02-18 10:53:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bathrooms | Health & Safety | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Plumbing & Water Supply | Security & Surveillance | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Mother Nature is being sarcastic with me. I went into basement, looking
for leaks from post-blizzard thaw currently underway. Instead, I find
puddle in furnace room (full of nasty things I won't d...
Porch columns [8 articles]
Mike - 2009-08-28 16:57:00 [In: Plumbing & Water Supply | Porches & Sunrooms | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
I'm getting ready to replace the columns & railings on my front
porch. The originals are wood, 16 years old, and beginning to come
apart at the finger joints, etc. For a maintenance-free solution ...What work gloves do you use for heavy infestation of poison oak & ivy (covered in urushiol)? [76 articles]
Elmo - 2010-04-11 17:31:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
What work gloves do you use for repeated immersion in very heavy
impenetrable thickets of poison oak & poison ivy?
I'm covered in black poison urushiol from head to toe!
So far, these are the ...Cutting cast iron pipe [5 articles]
MiamiCuse - 2009-08-29 12:13:00 [In: Plumbing & Water Supply | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
I have a 3" cast iron vent pipe that I need to cut in order to rework some
plumbing. I used a sawzall with a cast iron blade by Lenox and was able to
cut through it after about 5 minutes. Unfort...OT -- battery drill external batt pack [13 articles]
Stormin Mormon - 2010-04-10 23:07:00 [In: Budget & Money Saving Tips | Electrical & Wiring | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Have you ever built a battery drill, using a dead
cordless drill, and external battery pack? For a
while, I was saving a 12 volt drill that was dead.
I save it, becuase I figured I could put a le...Brass cleanout plugs [15 articles]
MiamiCuse - 2009-08-31 08:21:00 [In: Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
I have a few brass cleanout plugs on cast iron risers, they probably have
not been opened in 30 years and would not come out. I tried a 18" wrench
and even a chisel with a hammer to try to drift ...Diamond disks [4 articles]
joevan - 2009-09-01 19:39:00 [In: Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
MY front entry has a white granite slab about 6 feet long and some one
area I guess a vein of differnt color causes a black like streak. I
thing I need a diamond disk for my drill. What would you su...Removing Wood Subfloor On Concrete [5 articles]
red - 2009-09-03 15:26:00 [In: Budget & Money Saving Tips | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
I have a vinyl on wood underlay over concrete floor that has to come
out down to the concrete due to water damage. Not sure how thick the
underlay is yet, but it looks like at least two layers of p...New Concrete & Aluminum Railing Question - Part II [19 articles]
Kate - 2009-09-04 08:13:00 [In: Contracting | Decks & Patios | Foundations & Excavation | Health & Safety | Security & Surveillance | Stairs & Railings | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
For those of you following this thread, or not, I have a small deck by
my front door. It was redwood, and it is being replaced with concrete.
The wood railing has been removed, and being replace...Cutting concrete slab [3 articles]
MiamiCuse - 2009-09-04 06:24:00 [In: Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I need to cut a trench in a 4" thick concrete slab for plumbing work, the
trench needs to be 20" wide, and the trench runs along the direction of an
exterior wall. However, the centerline of the ...Building new wall. [11 articles]
desgnr - 2010-06-27 18:36:00 [In: Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
Before i screw the studs together should i drill a pilot hole for the 3"
screws & if so how deep do i make the pilot hole ?
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Dell Inspiron
Pentium dual-core 2.2 GHz
2 GB DDR2 SDRAM
Window...Broadcast lawn spreader [8 articles]
Phisherman - 2009-09-07 14:27:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
My $40 Scotts broadcast spreader is going to the trash heap, never
again will buy a Scotts product. This spreader is literally falling
apart and I have kept good care of it. I'm looking for a new ...Selling an Old New Chain Saw? [35 articles]
W. eWatson - 2009-09-08 13:12:00 [In: Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
I'm in an interesting position of trying to sell a 10 year old Husqvarna
chain saw that's never been used. As the seller, I would contend that a
25% reduction in the original price, which has bare...mower won't turn over [27 articles]
cj - 2009-09-09 13:27:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Landscaping & Gardening | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
my 42" MTD mower with a 17hp. motor won't turn over..new starter, new
battery. when i turn the key it seems like the battery doesnt have
enough 'umph' to get the motor spinning...i have the correc...Making dryer vent hole in brick (not cement block) [15 articles]
Jeff The Drunk - 2009-09-20 11:11:00 [In: Laundry Rooms | Siding & Exterior Covering | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
I suppose I need a hammer drill to outline the hole then knock it out
with a hammer and chisel?
This is for an upstairs laundry room I've created. No other way to
vent the dryer.
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