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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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Rain Flow gutter filters? [21 articles]
jerry - 2010-04-06 18:58:00 [In: Roofing & Gutters | ]
Does anyone have experience with Rain Flow Total Gutter Protection --
a fiber filter that keeps stuff out of your gutters? Tnx.
cheers,
jerry
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Q: House number sign with wires in it... [23 articles]
dchou4u@hotmail.com - 2010-03-28 16:57:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Lighting | Roofing & Gutters | Walls & Ceilings | ]
My house has a house number sign on the wall next to the garage. I
never knew it can light up at night until I recently opened it up and
saw 2 bulb holders with 2 bulbs, and 2 wire nuts. The 2 bulbs...DIY foam insulation [9 articles]
cubby - 2010-03-26 20:04:00 [In: Bedrooms | Contracting | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Insulation & Weatherproofing | Pest Control | Roofing & Gutters | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I will soon be embarking on a project to gut my above-garage bedroom,
and by the time I'm ready to put it all back together again will have
to reinsulate. It's cathedral ceiling, which I'm guessing...Sharkskin for Roofing [3 articles]
Jim Dunigan - 2010-03-25 03:35:00 [In: Roofing & Gutters | ]
Roofers now use Sharkskin instead of felt. I have seen them stapling it and
as I understand it, this is a no no. What is the experience of users of
Sharkskin versus 30 # felt.
...Insurance claim.... [44 articles]
Existential Angst - 2010-04-04 10:04:00 [In: Contracting | Electrical & Wiring | Roofing & Gutters | ]
Awl --
As some of you may know, the NY, NJ area got clobbered by a windstorm last
week (75+ mph), after quite a snow storm a couple of weeks before. Damage
was extensive, thousands of trees bl...Venting a garage attic [10 articles]
rlz - 2010-04-06 14:46:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Insulation & Weatherproofing | Roofing & Gutters | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I recently drywalled an attached two-car garage (walls and ceiling).
This left the attic area unvented. I installed two 4"x12" soffitt
vents on both the front and back of the garage (total of 4). ...Connecting CU & AL wiring together [23 articles]
David Nebenzahl - 2010-04-05 19:01:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Electrical & Wiring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Roofing & Gutters | Walls & Ceilings | ]
So I finally saw my first aluminum wiring today.
Have heard about for years, of course, but this is the first time I'd
actually seen it in the wild. Working on an apt. complex built in the
late...code question on height above roof deck for water heater vent [7 articles]
aemeijers - 2010-04-05 15:14:00 [In: Bathrooms | Chimneys & Fireplaces | Decks & Patios | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Plumbing & Water Supply | Roofing & Gutters | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Situation- only thing left in original chimney stack is the vent for the
gas water heater. (Furnace goes out side wall just above ground level
now.) Chimney stack and flashing above roofline is fa...PVC roof sewer vent stack okay? [6 articles]
Jay-T - 2010-04-13 06:35:00 [In: Plumbing & Water Supply | Roofing & Gutters | ]
I am getting a new roof installed, but beforehand I will be replacing the
cast iron sewer vent stack that is above the roof line with a new one. I am
guessing that just extending the new 3-inch P...Leafproof gutter covers. [15 articles]
Kevin - 2010-04-14 19:01:00 [In: Roofing & Gutters | ]
I am planning on having a new roof, gutters, and some type of leaf guard
gutter top installed. I have had several quotes from roofers and gutter
installers, but have not been able to make any decisi...How to restore exposed fir beams? [8 articles]
Peabody - 2010-04-16 18:34:00 [In: Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Porches & Sunrooms | Roofing & Gutters | ]
My house is a kinda pseudo-Spanish style, and in the front there
are four large wood beams sticking out several feet from the roof
line and front porch. I'm guessing they are fir, but anyway they...Vent stack too short at roof [9 articles]
Skylar - 2010-04-18 23:13:00 [In: Building Code & Best Practices | Plumbing & Water Supply | Roofing & Gutters | ]
I just had a plumber help me with some remodeling. One of the items he
did was swap out my old cast iron stack with a black PVC stack... well
I got up on the roof today, and the darn thing is practi...fix one broken spanish roof tile [6 articles]
JRStern - 2010-04-18 16:59:00 [In: Laundry Rooms | Roofing & Gutters | ]
1930s spanish roof tiles, one broken from a tree branch or something,
letting in a littl rain.
Me, not entirely a newbie home repair guy, but close.
Is there some halfway reasonable way to stic...WHitewash vs poynting [2 articles]
2010-04-21 01:11:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Roofing & Gutters | Security & Surveillance | Siding & Exterior Covering | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
I have made lime paint from lawn lime, some mineral oil and water,back
when my dog chewed on his house (1970s) and I wanted something safer.
That was decades ago and lime spills on the concrete are ...Garage ceiling [15 articles]
stryped - 2010-04-27 03:49:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Roofing & Gutters | Siding & Exterior Covering | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I have 4 foot spaced trusses. I am thinking of using white metal
siding like what is on the outsid eof my building inside for the roof.
(29 guage). What do you think? I will have to figure out how t...