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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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Replace doorbell [26 articles]
Higgs Boson - 2009-11-22 21:43:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Health & Safety | Kitchens | Windows & Doors | ]
Am about to replace hideous doorbell. AFAIK, I just have to unscrew
tthe old one and attach the new one to the wires.
BUT - how do I know which "breaker" as they used to call them,
controls the do...
small kerosene space heaters [32 articles]
zxcvbob - 2010-01-03 12:07:00 [In: Appliances | Basements & Crawl Spaces | Chimneys & Fireplaces | Kitchens | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I have a woodburning stove in my basement, and I'm getting tired of
dealing with the smoke and mess every time I try to light the thing and
it has a strong back draft (chimney is installed correct...Septic System Issues [14 articles]
Angie K. - 2009-11-23 15:05:00 [In: Bathrooms | Kitchens | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Tonight while the water softener was flushing itself out, it
overflowed. This is not the first time this has happened, so we didn't
think anything of it, we watched the water pour into the sump, the...How to 'Flush' a countertop [3 articles]
in2dadark - 2009-11-23 12:16:00 [In: Kitchens | Walls & Ceilings | ]
My galley kitchen (posted pics in another thread) has an L shaped bar
with cabinets on the bottom. In my remod I want to cut the raised bar
off and make the countertop flush. What's the best way to...Leaking faucet (arrrgh!) [7 articles]
stavros - 2009-11-24 19:28:00 [In: Kitchens | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I have a single-handle Peerless faucet in my kitchen. It has a
persistent drip that I've attempted to fix a couple times. The drip
is out of the faucet end (aerator) itself, not from around the ba...For the Electrical Wizards.... [5 articles]
Existential Angst - 2009-11-24 13:06:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Kitchens | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Awl --
So I finally unloaded those 20 old #14 bx cables off the ancient upstairs
fuse panel, onto a breaker panel downstairs, 7 (mis-wired) Edison circuits
and all....
It went pretty well, ...Something Rotten in Drywall, Say Homeowners (high-sulphur) [12 articles]
Sum Guy - 2009-11-24 07:43:00 [In: Bathrooms | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Electrical & Wiring | Go Green | Health & Safety | Kitchens | Landscaping & Gardening | Lighting | Walls & Ceilings | ]
The CBS evening news just broadcast a story about high-sulphur content
in drywall that is causing problems in new and renovated homes.
Something that was originally being blamed on cheap drywall m...Can't lift grime of table saw [86 articles]
Sam Takoy - 2010-01-04 17:52:00 [In: Appliances | Furniture | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Kitchens | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Hi,
I'm rehabbing an old craftsman saw which has never been used but sat in
a garage for 20+ years. The tar paper had completely rusted into the
surfaces. I have cleaned it up substantially but...Steel wool and caulk or foam to plug holes under sink? [11 articles]
I've recently been visited by several mice, and after taking all the supplies out from under my kitchen sink, I noticed that that some of the steel wool that had placed there 20 years ago has been...Undersink water filter *without* faucet [9 articles]
I just moved into an older house with lead in the water. However, the kitchen sink was replaced recently and is uncontaminated. It's got very nice faucet fittings. I don't want to add a new fauce...Kitchen cabinets [15 articles]
in2dadark - 2011-05-19 14:25:00 [In: Kitchens | ]
Which is less expensive lowes or HD for kraftmaid. Or is there another
source that I can get kraftmaid at so I won't have to deal with the
dolts as either? Tanks.
...ICE MAKER ---> No Water - No Ice????? [9 articles]
We have a fairly new Roper fridge and we just finished tiling the kitchen. While we were working on the kitchen we had rolled the fridge in the dining room and had it running but no water hooked up...weird fridge noise [11 articles]
Got a GE "Profile" french door/bottom freezer fridge, with icemaker and in-door water. Maybe a year old if that. Been 100% satisfied with it so far. Had both sets of folks over for thanksgiving...Kitchen Faucet Spray Head- need part [6 articles]
Reed - 2010-10-31 13:38:00 [In: Kitchens | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Searching for replacement spray head (only - not hose) for a CareFree
kitchen faucet. Made by Milwaukee Faucet Div of Universal Rundle about
1982. The so-called universal replacements from Ace, HD...how wide was... [10 articles]
Nate Nagel - 2009-12-03 14:38:00 [In: Kitchens | Walls & Ceilings | ]
old expanded metal lath for plaster?
I ASSumed that my house had gypsum lath, but after (finally) fixing the
ceiling in my kitchen I now realize that most of the house is metal lath
and the gyp...