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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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Need Help Repairing a SMALL Section of Diagonal Tongue and Groove Subfloor [3 articles]
I have a small section of flooring that was ruined (went, dry-rotted) by a leaking steam radiator. The weight of the radiator along with the moisture has caused the wood to deteriorate under a port...
Paint over linoleum [26 articles]
purpledawn - 2010-10-08 18:24:00 [In: Bathrooms | Flooring | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | ]
I have a very small bathroom and the linoleum floor looks horrible. Rather
than replace same I was wondering if I could paint over it. If yes, what
kind of paint to I use and anything else I need ...which tile saw to get [27 articles]
Heathcliff - 2010-11-08 18:11:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Flooring | Furniture | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Windows & Doors | ]
I'm installing 12X12 ceramic tile in the basement. I've been doing
the whole tiles first, but to finish the job I will need about 100 cut
pieces for around the edges, doorways, floor drains, etc. ..."Great Stuff" - Great mess [14 articles]
Has anyone ever figured out how to use that "Great Stuff" or other brand (foam in a can), without getting it all over everything? The stuff is obnoxious. I got it all over my hands, on my shirt, p...Tip: Cutting laminate on table saw [6 articles]
Here's the tip: for smoothest cuts, cut plastic laminate *upside down* on a table saw (face down). Discovered this by accident the other day trimming a piece of Pergo flooring. I had to cut it ...Question about Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters (AFCI breakers) [8 articles]
zxcvbob - 2010-10-18 23:03:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bedrooms | Electrical & Wiring | Flooring | Pest Control | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I live in an old house, and the upstairs has ungrounded Romex wiring.
I've installed ground wires here and there around the house so I can
put in grounded outlets, but Wife wants a grounded outl...Protect carpeted dining area from spills [6 articles]
This is the best group I could find to post my question. ....... I'm trying to help my daughter. She lives in an apartment with a carpeted dining area, and she has 2 little kids. Not good for the ca...Seamless Epoxy Flooring [15 articles]
I passed a truck on the way in today. From what I could make out, it was from a seamless epoxy flooring company in my area. I thought this might be a good way to re-surface my laundry room floor. ...flooring uneven basement [5 articles]
I am redoing my basement (see my other posts :) ), and I am considering flooring. We have a cement floor, which is not perfectly level (it goes up a bit near the walls for example, and I think the...How to store laminate flooring? [14 articles]
mike - 2010-11-27 11:59:00 [In: Flooring | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | ]
I got/installed a bunch of obsolete laminate flooring off craigslist.
Now, I feel compelled to save some "just in case". Of course, I've
got three different kinds. No chance that I'd
find any com...Constructing a Garage Office/Studio [9 articles]
Alex - 2010-12-23 20:30:00 [In: Contracting | Flooring | Furniture | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Insulation & Weatherproofing | Pest Control | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
We have a two car garage in our new home, which is about 8 months old. We =
didn't get the garage insulated, which I'm kicking myself now for, but I'm =
throwing around the idea of insulating the w...ANYONE need high Quality Hardwood floors [3 articles]
Dirty Ernie - 2011-01-03 12:36:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Flooring | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | ]
The Beauty of wood offering extreme talent and matching entourage of
equiptment, versatile custom hardwood floor laying inlays, features,
technicle difficulty a specialty
Speciallizing in the Hrd...All Hardwood Floor [6 articles]
Dirty Ernie - 2010-12-31 12:43:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Flooring | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | ]
The Beauty of wood offering extreme talent and matching entourage of
equipment, versatile custom hardwood floor laying inlays, features,
technicle difficulty a specialty
Speciallizing in the Hard...Harbor Freight Brad Nailer Opinion [61 articles]
Any thoughts on this nailer? I've got to put some quarter round around my kitchen after a linoleum installation. Some under-the-counter toe-kick area work. I have a 2.5 gallon 100 PSI HF air co...Crown Molding, Baseboard, Shoe, Door Casing - Live and Learn [5 articles]
Vic Smith - 2011-01-03 15:42:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Flooring | Furniture | Kitchens | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Pest Control | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
What I did and what I'd do if I was doing it all over.
Long-winded, but I don't know another way.
Just telling what I learned. I'm no expert.
Nothing exotic here.
FLOORS/BASE/DOOR CASING/PLANNI...