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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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Cleaning white brick [7 articles]
Metspitzer - 2011-08-06 12:50:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Siding & Exterior Covering | ]
I want to get my house pressure washed and I am reading that I should
not because I have white brick. It has been pressure washed before.
Anyone care to chime in?
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Why Gutter Guards will cost you less than Gutter Cleaning [2 articles]
raleighgutterguards - 2011-08-08 16:09:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Carpentry | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Foundations & Excavation | Landscaping & Gardening | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Pest Control | Roofing & Gutters | Siding & Exterior Covering | Windows & Doors | ]
Why Gutter Guards will cost you less than Gutter Cleaning
Homeowners that have trees have a constant battle with overflowing gutters
that cause most of their moisture problems.
Either you cle...getting drywall to 2nd floor without a boom truck [20 articles]
Tony Miklos - 2011-08-19 13:33:00 [In: Siding & Exterior Covering | Walls & Ceilings | ]
No truck, no real steps, just pull down attic type. I can open up a
2'x8' bay of the gable end wall. Is there a fairly easy way to do this?
It has to go up about 10.5'. Getting a boom truck w...Reinforced (door) strike plates [12 articles]
Wilfred Xavier Pickles - 2011-08-19 16:54:00 [In: Pest Control | Siding & Exterior Covering | Windows & Doors | ]
Little brick bungalow in a midwest US city. Quikset door locks.
When I moved in 25+ years ago, everybody had just knob-set locks on their doors.
Burglars got more active, folks added deadbolts, ...caulk along roof drip edge and fascia board? [8 articles]
kansascats - 2011-08-23 22:42:00 [In: Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Pest Control | Roofing & Gutters | Siding & Exterior Covering | ]
I have a wood fascia board with no gutter. That wood wears at 10x the
rate of the other siding, fascia. I need to prep and paint, but
thinking to maybe run a bead of caulk along the drip edge and...pressure washer recommendation [10 articles]
kansascats - 2011-08-31 19:41:00 [In: Decks & Patios | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Siding & Exterior Covering | ]
I'm somewhat in the market for a good pressure washer. It would be
for my around-the-home/yard/farm usage -- car wash, deck wash, siding
wash (in prep for caulk and paint). For as much as the pai...Cement placer [57 articles]
2011-09-04 22:56:00 [In: Appliances | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Siding & Exterior Covering | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I'm trying to put a fan into a 12-inch thick brick wall. Diameter is
about 8 inches. Naturally I don't have an 8 inch masonry bit (and I
wouldn't like to pay the cost) so the next best thing is to c...Touch-up basement walls [4 articles]
Puddin' Man - 2011-09-04 23:05:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Foundations & Excavation | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Plumbing & Water Supply | Siding & Exterior Covering | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I belong to a little brick bungalow in the midwest US, built in
1954, poured-concrete foundation.
There were some minor problems with water in the basement many years ago.
With a sump pump inst...Which exterior caulk before painting [7 articles]
kansascats - 2011-09-09 10:24:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Siding & Exterior Covering | Windows & Doors | ]
I am going to have the entire exterior of the house painted. I want
to use a quality caulk.
I had a handyman repair a section or water damaged siding and he just
used DAP alex painters and sugge...Installing flat screen TV over gas fireplace - power and cable questions [31 articles]
AngryOldWhiteGuy - 2011-09-15 13:37:00 [In: Chimneys & Fireplaces | Siding & Exterior Covering | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I'm OK with how to wall mount a flat screen TV - this one will be mounted on
a wall over the gas fireplace - it's a small fireplace with an insert for
the firebox and a metal flue - not a traditio...Speaking of harbor Freight... [4 articles]
willshak - 2011-09-18 10:16:00 [In: Siding & Exterior Covering | ]
According to a coupon loaded HF flyer I got in the snail mail yesterday,
a brick and mortar HF just opened about 10 minutes (7 miles) from me.
It's in the small city where I do all of my Sam's Clu...Cover exterior foundation with XPS insulation [6 articles]
ls02 - 2011-09-17 13:32:00 [In: Foundations & Excavation | Insulation & Weatherproofing | Siding & Exterior Covering | ]
My new addition foundation is insulated from exterior with 2" XPS
sheets glued to the foundation. How do I cover these sheets to finish
the foundation? The foundation is moistly below grade with bet...Repair/Remove vinyl siding [12 articles]
Puddin' Man - 2011-09-23 19:32:00 [In: Budget & Money Saving Tips | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Siding & Exterior Covering | ]
Anybody got some tips on removing vinyl siding?
Detached 2-car garage with Ga. Pacific vinyl siding from the 90's. I need
to replace an outside corner post and some j-channel.
Got the Kobalt ...what are the ways to extend a fireplace chimney? [3 articles]
Arkadiy - 2011-09-26 19:48:00 [In: Chimneys & Fireplaces | Siding & Exterior Covering | ]
Hi all,
I have a downdraft problem in my fireplace. Horrible smell for days
(!) after the fire has been finished.
The chimney guy I invited suggested that the chimney is to short. I
tend to ...Painting concrete porch [16 articles]
Higgs Boson - 2011-10-09 21:52:00 [In: Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Porches & Sunrooms | Siding & Exterior Covering | ]
Sigh! Again tackling this nasty job. I posted long ago about the
problem repainting concrete porch because Calif. forbids use of the
oil-based BM which I used for decades. When they did that, I ...