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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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How do I get rid of a bird? [45 articles]
Every morning shortly after dawn, a big black bird does a woodpecker imitation on my metal roof vent. Of course, he picks the one that vents the bathrooms, so the racket reverberates all over the ...
drywall estimate [14 articles]
Jess - 2010-05-03 13:19:00 [In: Appliances | Bedrooms | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Roofing & Gutters | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
I'm trying to get a ballpark idea if the estimates I'm about to
receive are "decent".
I need sheetrock installed then taped and textured. Orange peel on the
walls, knockdown on the ceiling. Sheet...Between the walls A/C [12 articles]
Sam Takoy - 2010-05-04 08:13:00 [In: Bedrooms | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Roofing & Gutters | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Hi,
I own a house in PA.
On most days, only the attic bedrooms need A/C.
The attic bedrooms have space b/w the "knee wall" and the roof (where it
says I:
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/I| ...Bees that want to bore holes in my carport beams [36 articles]
Dennis M - 2010-05-05 23:49:00 [In: Furniture | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Pest Control | Roofing & Gutters | ]
Every year around this time I have a problem with bumble bees that want to
bore holes in the exposed, unpainted beams of the roof of my carport. I've
been chasing them off with wasp spray but someti...Cause of house problems found! [2 articles]
HeyBub - 2010-05-07 23:58:00 [In: Pest Control | Roofing & Gutters | ]
"...global warming had contributed to house floors cracking, pipes leaking,
roof problems and white ants [termites] eating the house."
Although not related to house problems, pets dying of thirst...Exterior door behind storm door, interior or exterior paint? [6 articles]
andyeverett - 2010-05-09 11:43:00 [In: Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Roofing & Gutters | Windows & Doors | ]
I will paint an exterior door that is behind a "full" glass storm
door. The doors are mostly protected from the sun except near sunset
by a small over hanging roof. Should I be using interior or ext...Rough estimate [34 articles]
LSMFT - 2010-05-14 08:08:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Roofing & Gutters | Siding & Exterior Covering | Windows & Doors | ]
I've one estimate (too high)done. I have a roof on a house 22' by 24'
that is low (4ft at peak). I want it ripped off and put a gambrel style
to utilize the upstairs space. That involves removing ...pool solar panel repair [10 articles]
mped03 - 2010-05-15 19:15:00 [In: Go Green | Pest Control | Roofing & Gutters | Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Installing solar panels for pool today and dropped the drill on it as it
slid down my roof put a hole in the black panel about inch or less. Any
ideas on how to repair?
-----------------------...Stranded roof/gutter ideas? [12 articles]
cubby - 2010-06-16 08:12:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Plumbing & Water Supply | Roofing & Gutters | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
I am rebuilding an above garage master at my home. Two gable dormers
at the front, and original plan was to run eyebrow and gutter all the
way across to take care of drainage with down pipe at far ...strong chem smell in painted bathroom [11 articles]
ps56k - 2010-05-17 12:27:00 [In: Bathrooms | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Roofing & Gutters | Walls & Ceilings | ]
We have an interior 2nd floor bathroom that had wallpaper.
We steamed the wallpaper off, patched the pulled wallboard areas with joint
compound.
There were no signs of mold, water spots, leaks, ...Insulating parallel chord roof trusses
cubby - 2010-05-21 20:10:00 [In: Roofing & Gutters | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Anyone ever done this in a cathedral ceiling? Mine look like this
(see vaulted parallel chord) http://www.trulinetruss.com/html/body_roof_truss.html
Foam would be an easy answer, but expensive. ...DIY skylight? [19 articles]
Edward Reid - 2010-05-25 21:37:00 [In: Budget & Money Saving Tips | Carpentry | Energy Efficiency | Plumbing & Water Supply | Porches & Sunrooms | Roofing & Gutters | ]
OK, the subject is going to make everyone say "no way". But wait ...
We are having part of our roof reframed because it's a mess, repairing the
rest and putting metal on the whole thing. It's all ...440 volt three phase question [44 articles]
Stormin Mormon - 2010-05-31 22:44:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Roofing & Gutters | ]
I've had the moment to work on 440 volt roof top heating and AC.
Once in a while, need some power to run a 120 volt device. Is it 120
volts from one leg to ground?
(Yeah, I could just check it...Safely removing a gutter over service drops [11 articles]
Colbyt - 2010-06-01 00:19:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Home Electronics | Pest Control | Roofing & Gutters | ]
I have a house where the Electric, cable and phone drops come in under the
overhang in the same area. The gutter is full of roof granules, leaves and
God knows what else and is weighty. The gutt...running "structured wiring" [23 articles]
Nate Nagel - 2010-06-24 11:11:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bedrooms | Chimneys & Fireplaces | Electrical & Wiring | Home Electronics | Pest Control | Roofing & Gutters | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Walls & Ceilings | ]
As I'm getting closer to completing rewiring my 2nd floor, I'm thinking
that I would like to put cable, internet, phone, etc. in all the
bedrooms while I'm messing around... sounds like the easie...