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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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New Stove and Dishwasher [12 articles]
We're starting to update our kitchen, since it's over 20 years old. We're going to start with a new electric stove and dishwasher. Lowes is having a big sale this weekend. I'm going to install the...
Need Appliance suggestions [17 articles]
Need to replace the 14 year old GE electric stove top. One burner blew up - popped, and now the "Burner-on" light stays on all the time. I'd appreciate some suggestions on brands and types. ...Patching cement board ceiling in kitchen [7 articles]
Pete from Boston - 2009-11-21 22:57:00 [In: Kitchens | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I've been helping some friends by doing a few drywall patches for them
after they had some plumbing work done, only to discover the hole cut
in their kitchen ceiling seems to be in cement board, not...Peter piper plopped down a patch of purple primer [17 articles]
A friend of mine was doing some PVC work in his kitchen. Slopped on the purple primer, and some dropped on the hardwood floor. His grand kids love the really kewl colors. But, SWMBO wants the...New Kitchen Faucet Problem [7 articles]
mcp6453 - 2009-11-12 19:59:00 [In: Kitchens | Plumbing & Water Supply | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
My wife discovered a leak under the kitchen sink. Upon investigation, I
discovered that water was getting under the sprayer. The washers in the
faucet were ready for replacement, and the gasket be...Breaker Shutting off [17 articles]
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Mitch - 2009-11-12 02:03:00 [In: Kitchens | Pest Control | ]
Wow. They harvested three days ago, and already, poop in my kitchen.
Plugged the AC line last year with steel wool.
The idea of the little bastards shitting in my kitchen this early in the
seas...The Kitchen Sink [14 articles]
howdy all, I'm about to have a new stainless steel sink installed, the old one is stainless also. On the bottom of the old sink it looks like it was covered with the same material used as underc...Stained ceiling tiles. [9 articles]
terry - 2009-11-15 13:20:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bathrooms | Bedrooms | Driveways & Walkways | Furniture | Kitchens | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Siding & Exterior Covering | Walls & Ceilings | ]
This single floor, plus full in ground basement, bungalow, has
ceilings of those one foot square fibrous interlocking tiles.
In family room and the adjoining kitchen and hallway (About one third
of...Would sound deadening paints work in my application [6 articles]
Aaron Fude - 2009-11-17 17:42:00 [In: Bedrooms | Flooring | Kitchens | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Hi,
The hardwood on the second floor bedroom above the kitchen is 3/4 pine
over bare joists. The ceiling in the kitchen is now open and I have a
chance to insulate for sound. I am aware of a nu...Kitchen cabinet warehouse remodel. (under 5k?) [5 articles]
in2dadark - 2009-11-15 23:55:00 [In: Carpentry | Kitchens | Lighting | Remodeling & Renovation | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
Below are the pictures of my current kitchen that is the original when
the home was built in 1985. I plan on trying to do the complete remode
with some type of upgraded countertop for less than 5k.
...converting to LPG?? [23 articles]
mm - 2009-11-17 18:25:00 [In: Appliances | Electrical & Wiring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Kitchens | ]
I have an oil furnace that needs replacing within the next year, and
there is no gas supply to this whole n'hood.
Can I and is it worth the money to use bottled gas, LPG, or whatever
it is calle...House Electrical Problem [21 articles]
hibb - 2009-11-21 14:22:00 [In: Bedrooms | Budget & Money Saving Tips | Electrical & Wiring | Kitchens | Lighting | Walls & Ceilings | ]
It started the other night. Several lights that are on the same
breaker started blinking on and off. After a while the blinking got
more frequent and then they started staying off longer. Then they ...Faucet spout [8 articles]
I have a single lever kitchen faucet, the spout is getting difficult to move from right to left, the O rings need to be lubricated, what type of lube do I need to ask for at the big box store? ...Cleaning Flat electric stove tops? [15 articles]
Davej - 2009-11-17 19:26:00 [In: Appliances | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Electrical & Wiring | Kitchens | ]
With the new flat top stoves everything that boils over ends up
hardening on the surface. What is the best way to deal with that
hardened residue? Thanks.
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