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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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Annoying garage door opener problem [11 articles]
I have an old Craftsman chain-drive garage door opener. It was there when I bought the house, it's gotta be at least 20 years old, but it works well (noisy as all get out). Anyhow, there are light...
Invasion of the red ants [64 articles]
Wilfred Xavier Pickles - 2010-06-25 09:26:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Landscaping & Gardening | Pest Control | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Windows & Doors | ]
The state of Missouri (US) belongs to the red ants in the summertime. They
are everywhere.
They congregate around my back door or get into the detached garage, it
bothers me. In the lawn I don'...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...Will spray paint last longer on Garage door, then brush? [13 articles]
lbbss - 2009-05-15 14:37:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Windows & Doors | ]
I am getting a new garage door, but my ideal color is not available.
So I will be painting it. just curious if spray painting it by a
professional (my friend) will make it last longer then using a...Craftsman garage door opener reset? [3 articles]
Mark R. - 2009-05-19 10:51:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Windows & Doors | ]
I just changed the plastic worm gear on my 1/2 hp, 12-year-old Craftsman
garage door opener, and now the motor will only spin for a couple of
seconds in one direction, then a couple of seconds in ...Sabotaged Stanley garage door opener [10 articles]
Curmudgeon - 2010-01-02 10:59:00 [In: Budget & Money Saving Tips | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Windows & Doors | ]
A family member (soon to be deceased) needed to open my garage door
without the remote, so he fiddled with either the open or close knobs
on the bottom of the mechanism. This is a Stanley 3220.51. N...Generator Question [25 articles]
Country - 2010-11-06 10:32:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I have an 8000 watt, or is that volts, generator that I have had for
over 10 years. It has a 16 HP Briggs & Stratton engine.
I was getting it ready for winter by changing the oil and filter and
f...Small sliding gate - plans, ideas, readymade? [12 articles]
bryan - 2009-05-17 11:04:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | ]
Hi,
I need to put a small 48" high fence gate across a narrow (30 inches
or so) opening. It is between my house and separate garage.
The opening is so narrow, that I can't narrow it further wit...Critique / suggestions on design of PVC practice net [4 articles]
Prof Wonmug - 2009-05-18 10:26:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I want to build a backstop (frontstop?) out of PVC and netting to use
in the back yard to practice golf shots. I would appreciate any
comments on suggestions on my basic design.
It will be a 3-pi...Shed project: slab reinforcement [12 articles]
2009-05-18 15:37:00 [In: Contracting | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | ]
I'm building a shed. Part one is complete, preparing the site for a slab;
it's leveled, graveled and framed. We're thinking to do the pour later this
week.
A friend of mine, who does concrete f...Garage Door Opener problem [18 articles]
James - 2009-05-22 14:53:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Windows & Doors | ]
This is a Craftsman unit, about 12 years old. It uses the chain, but has
worked fine.
Today, the door would not go up and down. The unit buzzes (loud) like the
motor is trying to run, but the ...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...Garage Door opens by itself... [7 articles]
Dave - 2009-05-22 19:49:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Windows & Doors | ]
MIL has a Genie garage door opener that keeps going into operation by
itself. My first thought is a high-power CB signal, or HAM operator in the
neighborhood, but this is just a guess. Any ideas...garage door electronics Phantom model, Overhead Door
Eng - 2009-05-21 15:08:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Windows & Doors | ]
Hi, the torsion springs broke and were repaired. The electronics do
not work. I believe the spring broke while the door was being raised
and the door fell back down. The plastic gears appear unda...shed dimension [10 articles]
2009-05-23 06:18:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | ]
Here is a silly question. I am planning on building a 12'x16' shed
with 1/2" OSB sheathing. When I build the frame, should the actual
dimensions be 12'x16' or should it be 1 inch less in each dime...