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Alt.Home.Repair is a worldwide Usenet news group that is used to discuss various aspects of Home Improvement.
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Taping the bathroom under remodeling [11 articles]
Mike Alternate - 2009-08-24 21:43:00 [In: Bathrooms | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Contracting | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
My contractor uses SHEETROCK® Drywall Joint Tape to tape outside the
shower stall and a "classic" fiberglass mesh joint tape FibaTape inside
the stall.
While the latter is mold-resistant, is it...
dimmable CFLs? [22 articles]
Anyone have any *good* experiences with 'em? I know, everyone jumped on the bandwagon 2 years ago, but I only have one dimmer-controlled light fixture in my whole house (yes, with two of those na...Why I hate Norm Abrams [12 articles]
David Nebenzahl - 2009-08-30 16:07:00 [In: Appliances | Contracting | Furniture | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Well, I don't personally hate him. Don't even know the guy. (Certainly
no fan of his, though.)
But that's the title of the latest piece by one of my favorite
columnists in the /Berkeley Daily Pl...Furnace Output Pipe - How Loud Is Yours? [13 articles]
DerbyDad03 - 2010-11-08 22:15:00 [In: Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I have a Goodman 90+ furnace with a 3" PVC output pipe, which ends in
vertical T.
Here's a side view, with W being the wall:
W
W |
W-------|
W |
W
I've always thought that it...Liftmaster garage door opener [7 articles]
E Z Peaces - 2009-08-24 18:30:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
A few days ago, my aunt had to use the wall button to lower her garage
door. Both remotes would raise it but not lower it. Now, after a few
days of using the wall button, she finds that the remo...LATIN GIRLS
Edmond Pacheco - 2010-11-03 13:20:00 [In: Bathrooms | Bedrooms | Home Electronics | Pest Control | Plumbing & Water Supply | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
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...POPCORN CEILING REPAIR [22 articles]
JIMMIE - 2009-08-26 18:51:00 [In: Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I had a spot on a textured ceiling that needed repair so to texture
the patch I sprayed a liitle paint on it to act as an adhesive then
literally placed crushed popcorn on it. Sprayed some more pai...What's the best floodlight with motion detector. [11 articles]
mm - 2009-09-01 20:29:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
I live in the last house in a line of townhouse. The HOA wanted me or
the guy whose building is at right angles to mine to put up a
motion-detector controlled floodlight. I volunteered so that I c...Rotted out 4" copper waste line [28 articles]
aemeijers - 2011-02-18 10:53:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bathrooms | Health & Safety | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Plumbing & Water Supply | Security & Surveillance | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Mother Nature is being sarcastic with me. I went into basement, looking
for leaks from post-blizzard thaw currently underway. Instead, I find
puddle in furnace room (full of nasty things I won't d...bullet hole in siding [207 articles]
J Burns - 2010-11-13 11:02:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Siding & Exterior Covering | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
Home alone, the nine-year-old next door discharged his father's deer
rifle in the house. The bullet went through the wall of the house and
the Masonite siding of my garage. A plank a couple of i...Shut Off Valve Trim Ring [4 articles]
red - 2009-08-29 08:42:00 [In: Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Walls & Ceilings | ]
This may just be an opportunity to slap myself on the head and say
"doh", but ....
Are shut-off valves the last task in a plumbing job? If not, how do
you get the chrome trim (escutcheon?) betwe...Electrical wiring: the "last inch" [38 articles]
David Nebenzahl - 2009-08-31 21:11:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Lighting | Pest Control | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
The sub-thread up yonder about using 15-amp switches on 20-amp circuits
got me to thinking. Actually, have been wondering about this for a long
time, so here goes.
The thing is, we have circuit...Kitchen exhaust fan. [9 articles]
Molly Brown - 2010-04-10 23:00:00 [In: Chimneys & Fireplaces | Electrical & Wiring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Kitchens | Walls & Ceilings | ]
In the houses from the early part of the last century the kitchens
have a chimney in the ceiling for ventilation. It is a simple four
cornered five inch deep indentation. I=92m sure most of you have...Clogged toilet (yes, for the billionth time). RESOLVED! [19 articles]
John - 2009-09-15 07:53:00 [In: Bathrooms | Contracting | Lighting | Pest Control | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Two weeks ago I wrote about my trials and tribulations regarding a
toilet that wouldn't flush any solids.
After reading all of the suggestions, I figured it would be easier to
just replace the ...air leak test question [4 articles]
Jim - 2009-08-31 08:16:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Energy Efficiency | Pest Control | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
Hello,
I have a 2600 sq ft four level split home. I had a representative
from energuide do a household energy efficient rating on our home. ... He
shut up the entire house and then i...