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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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Cedar Deck Maintenance [3 articles]
My 5-year old cedar deck needs to be re-stained again. I sanded it down to bare wood a year ago, but already it's grayed over. I've been using Sikkens Cetol SRD (Cedar) stain. We live in Central Mi...
How to adjust paper-grabber in home Xerox machine? [12 articles]
David Combs - 2009-05-19 10:55:00 [In: Furniture | ]
We have this table-top Xerox machine we got from Staples.
Worked just fine for a couple of years.
Now, however, it has a hard time grabbing the next
piece of blank paper -- grabs two, then ERRO...Removing veneer? [6 articles]
montela - 2009-05-20 11:18:00 [In: Furniture | ]
Want to refinish a night table. It has a veneer coating which has
cracked and chipped. I'd like to get it off.
Any suggestions,
--
montela
...Building a small low balcony. [11 articles]
I'm making a small, low balcony, just 28" off the ground. Am I generally required to put a railing around this? The railing would interfere with the view of the yard. If I put in steps, is a...Trying to figure out a cut on a table saw [10 articles]
zxcvbob - 2009-05-20 17:58:00 [In: Furniture | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Roofing & Gutters | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
I'm trying to make a couple of folding sawhorses. My own design. :-)
Two 36" 2x4's for the top, fastened together at the bottom edge with a
pair of door hinges. On each end of each 2x4, I'll cut...refinishing interior door, oversanded? [13 articles]
jpenns - 2009-05-21 19:23:00 [In: Furniture | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Windows & Doors | ]
ok i have never done any work with wood and am having difficulty. I am
restaining a door to a darker color. i chose to strip it by power sanding
through the finish. when i applied the stain it abso...Blue Tooth home phone [36 articles]
Several companies sell home phone systems that can I believe use your cell phone to make and take calls. Anybody know if these work well. It would be nice to have a desk phone that uses your cell. I...What is the point of outdoor latex stain? [7 articles]
mm - 2009-07-14 21:07:00 [In: Furniture | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | ]
What is the point of outdoor latex stain? Compared to paint.
Most of the time I'm repainting wood that is already brown, but today
again I have a little fresh wood to paint, and the latex acrylli...Demolition debris inside sewer line [17 articles]
MiamiCuse - 2009-05-24 10:11:00 [In: Bathrooms | Driveways & Walkways | Furniture | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I have been doing some major renovations on this property and few days ago I
hired a video inspection company to inspect all my sewer lines to make sure
they are all ok. I have reconfigured my dr...Kitchen Flooring [8 articles]
I am looking for replacing my existing sheet vinyl kitchen flooring. I live in a townhome (the house is on a slab) so I have been told I can't use real hardwood but floating wood floor is only c...Home Depot return policy [30 articles]
Stormin Mormon - 2009-05-31 00:31:00 [In: Furniture | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I'm guessing someone on this list knows. I returned a water
heater, today. Purchased Jan 26, 2004. Six year warranty.
The returns desk refunded me my original $198 or whatever it
was (including...Had local company lay porcelain tile floor but have questions on their work for the Pro's [20 articles]
Alex - 2010-11-22 10:05:00 [In: Building Code & Best Practices | Contracting | Flooring | Furniture | Kitchens | ]
Hey Guys --
Last week had the laminate flooring pulled from our kitchen and entry
hallway (one larger area) and replaced with 18" porcelain tile which a
local flooring company put down for us. A...Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh [11 articles]
18 yd. stamped concrete patio pour is complete. Weeks to prepare, and less than six hours to pour and finish. Now, 30 days to cure, and stain and seal. Looks good. Be happy when it's all done....Casters needed for a heavy workbench [9 articles]
rlz - 2009-06-02 10:20:00 [In: Furniture | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
I recently built a 4' x 8' workbench with 4"X6" corner posts and 3/4"
plywood for two shelves and a double thickness top. I', using the
shelves for wood storage on one and tool storage on the other...varnish [6 articles]
a few weeks back i asked this newsgroup about staining a front door.well, that part of the job is done(turned out well) and now it is time to put a protective coating on it. i am planning on using...