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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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Extending an asphalt driveway [10 articles]
2010-03-05 00:23:00 [In: Driveways & Walkways | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Landscaping & Gardening | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
When spring shows up, I want to extend the turnaround at the top of my
driveway by as much as 20 feet. The existing driveway is in pretty
good shape. I figure it's good for at least 5 more years.
...
Lawn Maintenance [24 articles]
Jeff - 2010-06-26 13:42:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Lawn Maintenance is an essential part of home improvement, if you
property looks bad, your home looks bad.
We have been compiling articles about proper lawn maintenance &
landscaping - and we wou...Garden Tractor fuel gauge [19 articles]
willshak - 2010-03-15 11:19:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | ]
You know, the kind that has a solid plastic float that operates a flat
screw type axle to turn a needle in the cap showing the amount of fuel left.
These plastic floats seem to allow gas to permeat...Need suggestions for a lawn mower [45 articles]
Peabody - 2010-03-10 10:16:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
My 1979 gas/oil-mix, 2-cycle Lawn-Boy has finally died, so I need
to get a new mower. My old mower was not self-propelled, and that
has not been a problem. In fact, I have some areas where I
d...Lifespan of 3/4" Pressure Treated Plywood [19 articles]
Wayne Boatwright - 2010-03-15 09:30:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Background... We live SE of Phoenix in the desert where we get sparse and
infrequent rain. Our soil is typical desert sandy soil.
We have a "ground set" manufactured home which is fully support...What thrives on pee and doggie doo.? [3 articles]
phil scott - 2010-11-03 18:43:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Landscaping & Gardening | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Lawn does.. the grass roots.
A standard... enforced.. and not compromised. and argument only on
the bases of that guidline, in this case constitutional law..not
smear
jobs.... has supported an...I want to kill the weeds in my St. Augustine grass [46 articles]
bob callaway - 2010-03-17 10:33:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | ]
What is the process to use to kill the weeds in my st. Augustine grass. I
know it's not a overnight process, but I have to start somewhere?
...Vacuum question [12 articles]
Steve B - 2010-03-15 23:52:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I need a vacuum that I can put into a pipe, and have it suck out the
contents like a vacuum. Not a sump pump that is lowered, or a pump that
needs to be primed, or even a self priming pump. I ne...Cheap breathing apparatus [21 articles]
mike - 2010-04-12 03:09:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | ]
I was thinking it should be easy to find some $40 fan/pump that would
deliver low-pressure air from a clean air location, via hose, to a
mask.
Not so. They all seem to want many hundreds of doll...A bit OT [12 articles]
IGot2P - 2010-03-20 15:58:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Okay, I read this group daily but don't think that I have ever ask a
question (have answered a few) but now I have one.
I'm in the Midwest and my daughter just recently purchased a house in
San...OT - Please stop feeding the geese [15 articles]
Mike - 2010-03-27 08:58:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Windows & Doors | ]
Some motherless rat is putting out piles of bird food for the flock of
geese (probably Canadian, dark in color) that inhabit the small lake
near my office this time of year. Walking from the parkin...Riding Mower Battery Life [30 articles]
panabiker - 2010-04-07 22:56:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
I have a TroyBilt (MTD made) riding mower and the battery is dead
after only 4 summers. I figured I used it no more than once a week for
no more than 25 weeks a year. If I start engine twice each ti...Low volume toilets [31 articles]
Steve B - 2010-04-06 13:29:00 [In: Bathrooms | Budget & Money Saving Tips | Energy Efficiency | Home Buying & Selling | Landscaping & Gardening | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I caught a sliver of a program this afternoon on HGTV (Home and Garden TV),
where the lib was touting that the house for sale had a low volume toilet,
using 1/6 the water of a regular toilet.
I...Lawn Mower Class Action about HP ratings [28 articles]
Oren - 2010-04-14 11:29:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | Pest Control | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Received a post card in the mail the other day.
It appears a class action about .."misrepresented and overstated the
horsepower of their lawn mowers and lawn mower engines. The Defendants
deny th...Lawn Tractor Trouble Update [19 articles]
hibb - 2010-04-14 21:47:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
I promised when I got this fixed I would post the results.
Last fall, I was having trouble with my lawn tractor and posted about
it. The tractor would run for about a half hour and then just stop....