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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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Gyprock question [6 articles]
Hello, I have done gyprocking before and did do a wonderful job on my mothers basement back in 1981 or so... A few things I can't remember or maybe it wasn't invented back in the day.LOL ....
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...General plumbing question [16 articles]
Jim - 2010-02-03 01:20:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Budget & Money Saving Tips | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I am running 1/2" copper lines in a crawl space to a double sink I am
installing... My question is this... Is there a "general height" at which
the 1/2" lines come out the wall....I am thinki...crawl space vent cover? [5 articles]
david - 2010-02-03 08:09:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Home Electronics | ]
The humidity in the crawl space is high during rainy season (winter) here,
and I want to set up a dehumidifier. This means I need to close the crawl
space vents temporarily. In the summer I won't ...GFCI outlet question. [44 articles]
willshak - 2010-02-24 14:27:00 [In: Appliances | Basements & Crawl Spaces | Electrical & Wiring | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Kitchens | Windows & Doors | ]
Would a GFCI outlet work as an overload breaker?
I have a refrigerator and chest freezer in my attached garage along with
the garage door opener and an outside outlet box. All are on one
circuit....Basement finishing COMPLETED!!! [16 articles]
Chris (SilverUnicorn) - 2010-02-06 14:07:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Contracting | Electrical & Wiring | Furniture | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Kitchens | Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Sure, we are amateurs.
Sure, there are some areas that could be better.
Sure, it took almost 4 years to finish.
Sure we hired a contractor to do the drop ceiling. We know when we're
over our hrad....What to do if your Doorknob is Hot [6 articles]
2012-04-04 14:52:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Windows & Doors | ]
You come home and notice smoke coming out of your house. When you grab
your doorknob, it burns your fingers. Because you dont have any hot
pads or welding gloves in your car, you have no way to op...Install Bathtub/Shower in Basement [5 articles]
My son in law's house has a rough in for a bathtub/shower drain in the floor in a hole filled with gravel, so don't know what's down there yet, but he thinks he and I can install the tub drain. I d...Outlet spacing [34 articles]
desgnr - 2010-02-18 12:11:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Electrical & Wiring | Windows & Doors | ]
In finishing a basement how should electric outlets be spaced ( how far
apart )
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Jess - 2010-02-20 02:29:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Electrical & Wiring | ]
I am putting a subpanel in the basement (Tigard, Oregon). There is
already a 6/3 copper cable run down there. This cable will be attached
to a breaker in the main panel. What is the maximum size bre...Water pipe size questions [27 articles]
Zootal - 2010-02-09 22:53:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
The water pipes for my house are mostly attached to the ceiling of my
basement (which makes it super easy to get to!). It starts out 3/4", and
gets reduced to 1/2". My shower valve has 1/2 threads...Plastic (cpvc) versus copper [33 articles]
Zootal - 2010-02-11 02:10:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I'm interested in opinions of the merits of using copper versus cpvc (other
than cost). I recently had a cpvc pipe break inside the wall, and I'm in
the process of replacing all of the in-wall pip...Insulating irregular joist spaces [8 articles]
Ivan Vegvary - 2010-08-19 13:13:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Insulation & Weatherproofing | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Almost finished excavating my crawl space. Down to 42" throughout.
The floor joists (some 6" some 8") are placed at irregular intervals. While
some are nearly 24" o.c., most of them are not. S...Hardwood floor buckling from HVAC duct underneath [10 articles]
Mikepier - 2010-02-12 10:13:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Flooring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Pest Control | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Lately I've noticed a problem in my living room floor in that the wood
is buckling or crowning a bit with gaps between the boards directly
above where there is an HVAC duct running underneath betwee...Best crawl space drainage? [5 articles]
david - 2010-02-15 11:55:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Foundations & Excavation | Walls & Ceilings | ]
If I want a drainage system in my dirt crawl space, is french drain the only
choice? I believe they clog up after a number of years, perhaps between 10
to 20 years.
I need a non clogging draina...