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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.

There are 610 threads in our archives.

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space heaters and oddly-sized storm door looking for advice [6 articles]

William - 2010-11-14 02:55:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Porches & Sunrooms | Windows & Doors | ]
Looking for advice and suggestions. 1) I have an old house in Minnesota. There's an upstairs porch and the door that leads to it is 80 by 24 inches. There's no storm door and much air leaks thr...space heaters and oddly-sized storm door looking for advice

Laminate flooring joint problem: Problem solved [2 articles]

Jack - 2010-04-05 16:42:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Flooring | ]
Thanks to all who helped me out with my laminate questions. Problem solved last week. All it took was 28" of flood water in my basement. ...Laminate flooring joint problem: Problem solved

After the basement flood. Now what? [24 articles]

Hello, Lots of water in the basement due to the NE floods. RI got creamed. I ripped down the sheetrock, took up the subfloor and laminate. All in a dumpster now. Fans and dehumidifier are run...After the basement flood. Now what?

repairing lead bend leak [6 articles]

I believe I have a leak in the lead bend of my toilet. Fortunately, its not leaking where it goes into the cast iron waste pipe stack, but I think it has a small hole or cracked somwhere past the to...repairing lead bend leak

Fishing wires [14 articles]

How can i fish a wire from the basement to the 1st. floor when the wall i want to fish is bearing & i can't get directly under it to drill the hole straight up through the wall ? -- Dell Insp...Fishing wires

Underground Sprinkler System Cut-Off Valve [17 articles]

The main shut-off valve to my underground sprinkler system is in my crawl space. I would like to hire someone to extend the shut-off valve underneath the foundation of my house, to the outside....Underground Sprinkler System Cut-Off Valve

Help with security [32 articles]

Hello again, This group has answered my questions before and I am sure it will again. This one is for my father however. In 1997, he built a house about 15 mins from where he is currently living. Ho...Help with security

Installing sump pump without french drain [3 articles]

Mikepier - 2010-04-23 10:02:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
My neighbors and I recently got water in the basements from the heavy rains in March. Afterwords a few had gotten estimates for interior French drains. One of my neighbors decided to dig his own p...Installing sump pump without french drain

Troubleshooting well pump ( with pics) [68 articles]

Mikepier - 2010-04-28 05:36:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I recently got a used Goulds well pump. I have an existing well in my basement that I would like to use for irrigation. This is how I hooked it up. http://picasaweb.google.com/mikerock92/WellPump?f...Troubleshooting well pump ( with pics)

Dehumdifier Recommendations? [7 articles]

I'm looking for a new dehumidifier for a 2000 sq ft basement, so want one that is large. The existing one was 70 pints a day, prefer one close to that, but would consider smaller, but probably want...Dehumdifier Recommendations?

Following the building code, wood instead of drywall? [13 articles]

I have a customer whose basement flooded. The lower two feet of drywall were removed from the finished section of the basement. To simplify rebuilding and reduce possible damage my customer would li...Following the building code, wood instead of drywall?

Direct power vent [12 articles]

Can someone explain to me what direct power vent is? I understand that direct vent and is the vent that vents naturally, power vent has blower, what "direct power vent" is? I am going to buy and ins...Direct power vent

Items a customer should put in a drywall contract [7 articles]

Jess - 2010-05-03 10:50:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bedrooms | Contracting | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I am going to be getting estimates and then signing a contract to have 3 rooms (game room, bedroom, storage room) in my basement, drywalled, taped, and textured. I would like to get some suggesti...Items a customer should put in a drywall contract

Follow-up on and questions about fluorescent that won't turn off. [4 articles]

Well, I had more time on Friday to look at my friend's basement fluorescent fixture that stayed partly lit when the switch was off. I was wrong when I said that there was no reason the electricia...Follow-up on and questions about fluorescent that won't turn off.

An under-the-floor heater [28 articles]

Sam Takoy - 2010-05-07 07:05:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Flooring | ]
Hi, I have a very small room on the first floor and the hot water radiator takes way too much space. I'm not considering a baseboard. Here's how I would like to heat it? Place fin tubing be...An under-the-floor heater
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