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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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Proper height of Baseboard [19 articles]
sid - 2010-08-30 17:05:00 [In: Flooring | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Getting ready to have carpet installed and I want to know the proper
height to install the baseboard from the floor (Short shag or berber).
I have seen this question posted before, but I don't belie...
New Homeowner Woes - But they get a new kitchen! [4 articles]
DerbyDad03 - 2010-09-02 21:38:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bathrooms | Contracting | Driveways & Walkways | Flooring | Kitchens | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
A young couple recently bought the house across the street from me.
It's a 1940-ish colonial.
They moved back from another state and were living with Mom while they
did some work on the house. Th...Refrigerator leaves water on the floor [10 articles]
mm - 2010-11-16 09:49:00 [In: Appliances | Basements & Crawl Spaces | Flooring | Furniture | Kitchens | Walls & Ceilings | ]
A friend with a 2 year old big Sears refrigerator/freezer, freezer
drawer on the bottom, has a small amount of water on the ceramic tile
floor.
I said he should turn the water off to the ice make...Laminate flooring without pad? [5 articles]
mike - 2010-09-07 22:17:00 [In: Flooring | ]
I picked up a rooms-worth of laminate flooring for $15.
But the pad for it comes in rolls just too short, so It'll
cost me $50 just for the pad.
It's a junk room with almost no traffic.
Aside fr...Shower Stall WALL and FLOOR Tile - Motor or Adhesive??? [2 articles]
infiniteMPG - 2010-09-12 18:55:00 [In: Bathrooms | Flooring | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Finishing up getting all the prep work done in a total rebuild of a
tile shower stall over slab in Florida block home. Picking out wall
and floor tile and being sort of new at this we have some que...Shower Stall WALL and FLOOR Tile - Mortar or Adhesive??? [5 articles]
infiniteMPG - 2010-09-14 14:31:00 [In: Bathrooms | Flooring | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Finishing up getting all the prep work done in a total rebuild of a
tile shower stall over slab in Florida block home. Picking out wall
and floor tile and being sort of new at this we have some que...self leveling application
I'm leveling a corner of my kitchen with some Level Quick RS, it's cement based. It's going over some old oak flooring that has had vinyl tile removed (the tile was spongy). What should I...Can't find ceramic tile toilet paper holder? [7 articles]
Dear Readers, Redoing my bathroom tile and can't seem to find a ceramic (tile) toilet paper holder at Home Depot. I asked the employee at HD and he said ceramic holders are being phased out and ...sheet vinyl costs [6 articles]
Smitty Two - 2010-09-18 00:27:00 [In: Flooring | ]
I wandered into a flooring store today to inquire as to sheet vinyl
costs. Stressed "economical" as this would be for a business space I
would be leasing. This is one rectangular room of about 130...flooring options [2 articles]
DDG - 2010-09-27 14:38:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Flooring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | ]
I have a daylight basement with infloor heating in the concrete. I want to
now finish the basement and want to know what materials I can use, except
for tile, that I can use for proper heat trans...laminate and subfloor [8 articles]
Jeff Thies - 2010-09-23 13:54:00 [In: Flooring | ]
I have a 20's home with hardwood subfloors. I've done a good bit of
work on the subfloor and there are some transitions of slightly
differing heights.
I'll be putting down laminate with t...Tile question [8 articles]
Bumblebee - 2010-09-27 20:59:00 [In: Flooring | Siding & Exterior Covering | ]
Hi - Opinions on installing tile over linoleum?
I have a newer house (4yrs old) When we had it built, we had linoleum
installed with the idea of doing tile later on down the road. Since
it's newer,...Plumbing vent [7 articles]
Jeff Thies - 2010-09-30 21:03:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Flooring | Kitchens | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I'm moving my kitchen sink over about 5'. I don't want to use the
existing wall drain as running the pipe over does not provide enough
drop, so I've cut the iron drain below and installed a no ...marking a step for visibility [13 articles]
Edward Reid - 2010-10-12 09:44:00 [In: Flooring | Health & Safety | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Stairs & Railings | Windows & Doors | ]
I have a step down from a stoop outside my front door. I want to mark
it for visibility, especially in dim light. (I'll be putting up
lights, but that'll still be a lot less than sunlight.)
What'...can/should I seal the edges of laminate flooring? [5 articles]
I'm installing laminate flooring an a bedroom adjacent to the bathroom. The transition strip to the vinyl is made of the same stuff. I'd like to keep accidental water spills outa the laminate. I t...