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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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New Concrete & Aluminum Railing Question - Part II [19 articles]
Kate - 2009-09-04 08:13:00 [In: Contracting | Decks & Patios | Foundations & Excavation | Health & Safety | Security & Surveillance | Stairs & Railings | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
For those of you following this thread, or not, I have a small deck by
my front door. It was redwood, and it is being replaced with concrete.
The wood railing has been removed, and being replace...
Turning white concrete into gray [5 articles]
A contractor installed a cellar door for me recently and used white concrete/cement to bed it in. This contrasts badly with the surrounding normal (gray) concrete apron so I'd like to change the co...Re-roofing a barn [19 articles]
Jules - 2009-09-08 14:19:00 [In: Contracting | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Roofing & Gutters | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
We've got an old arched-roof dairy barn (built in 1950) which obviously
hasn't been maintained or used in *many* years (we moved here last year).
The frame and three walls are good; the other wall...Building new wall. [11 articles]
desgnr - 2010-06-27 18:36:00 [In: Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
Before i screw the studs together should i drill a pilot hole for the 3"
screws & if so how deep do i make the pilot hole ?
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Dell Inspiron
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2 GB DDR2 SDRAM
Window...Broken Window Seal [10 articles]
Kate - 2009-09-06 22:11:00 [In: Windows & Doors | ]
I have a broken window seal, and the area is on the inside of my window.
It is a thermo pane, double sided window.
Can I patch this and if so, how would I do this?
Is my best option to get a a ...Small garage door [5 articles]
Gordon Shumway - 2009-09-07 02:28:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Windows & Doors | ]
I'm in the process of designing a shed for the back yard and while
talking to my neighbor he suggested that an overhead door might be the
way to go.
The shed is going to be 12x12 and I was planni...PC-Woody window repair [12 articles]
David Nebenzahl - 2009-09-07 23:28:00 [In: Windows & Doors | ]
Continued from our last episode where I was standing around scratching
my head trying to figure out what to use to fill the rotted corner of
that window sash.
Just finished filling it with PC-W...Whirlpool Washer problem on start up [7 articles]
david - 2009-09-09 21:30:00 [In: Appliances | Windows & Doors | ]
I have a Whirpool washer (top loader) that having an issue with. Each
time we do a wash the top door of the washer has to be slammed to get
it going. Now it is hit and miss. Any idea what I need ...GFI Outlet [87 articles]
desgnr - 2009-09-14 12:51:00 [In: Laundry Rooms | Windows & Doors | ]
I just installed a GFI outlet for my Washer & Dryer.
Twice in the last week the outlet was tripped when i went to use the Washer.
I pushed the Reset & it worked fine for the whole load.
I never had...Adding a switch to an outdoor GFI outlet [4 articles]
I have a GFI outlet on an external wall, next to an outside door. On the inside wall of that door, I have a switch for the outside light, and that switch is a little over 3' from the GFI outlet (at ...Repainting wood doors [12 articles]
Mitch - 2009-09-14 17:31:00 [In: Bedrooms | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Windows & Doors | ]
Our bedrooms have solid oak doors, painted white.
The boys beat the hell out of them in their younger years, now it's time
to get them looking good again.
I was going to fill all the dings with ...Skunks breeding next door [27 articles]
The house next to mine is abandoned and skunks are living under the rotten deck, or perhaps even inside the house. I don't care about that, but now my back deck smells of skunk when the wind blows ...Larson Storm Door PRoblems [7 articles]
hr(bob) hofmann@att.net - 2009-09-13 15:27:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Home Electronics | Windows & Doors | ]
MY 6-year-old Larson storm dooor latch mechanism died today. I went
out to get the newspaper and the storm door wouldn't open when I tried
to get back in the house. I had to ring the doorbell to g...How much can a wooden door swell? [10 articles]
mm - 2009-09-14 16:52:00 [In: Roofing & Gutters | Windows & Doors | ]
How much can a wooden door swell? Do I have to wait until it shrinks
again? It's never been anywhere near this bad before in the last 15
or more years.
A friend has a wood front door, a panel d...Hooking Up Doorbell Via Homerun Closet Need Help [6 articles]
2009-09-13 22:37:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Windows & Doors | ]
I have a bit of an unusual situation. I wired up my house when I did a
remodel to install a key system and an intercom at the front door. As
such all I did was run a four pair Cat5e from the doorb...