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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.

There are 586 threads in our archives.

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Power Wash Redwood Fence? [8 articles]

woods - 2009-05-01 20:40:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | ]
I have a redwood fence that has quite a bit of green moss growing on it in quite a few places. (From watering the flowers I suspect). My wife wants me to power wash the moss off the fence, but I h...Power Wash Redwood Fence?

Lawn mower question [11 articles]

Nelly Wensdow - 2009-05-04 20:33:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
I have a 15-year-old Sears 4hp mower that I change the air filter, plug & oil each spring. It started & ran fine last week for the first mowing, but now it acts like it's running out of gas. Runs ...Lawn mower question

rust on hammock poles [4 articles]

Good afternoon, I have a hammock with metal poles. Sometimes the weed-eater gets a little too close to the poles and will chip the paint and along with the morning dew and rain, the poles have p...rust on hammock poles

Lawn Chair Repairs [7 articles]

I hope someone on this excellent group can help me with this question. We have some lawn/deck chairs which have the rubbery slats that are strectched onto the frame and support the cushions. Many...Lawn Chair Repairs

Garden Hose for transfer of K1 Oil ? [45 articles]

James - 2009-05-14 13:11:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | ]
I need to transfer K1 kerosene from my delivery trailer to my tank 50 ft away. I have priced hoses made for fuels, and a 50 ft length is $200-300. Any reason why I cannot us a commercial grad...Garden Hose for transfer of K1 Oil ?

Hand tampering and Power compactor

Jordan - 2009-05-10 21:57:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | Stairs & Railings | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Several years ago I built a 3 foot high x 24 foot long retaining wall with a stair case in the middle. This required me to dig 11" inches down for 6" of base plus 5" of the wall to be under ground....Hand tampering and Power compactor

Lawn Mower Problem [24 articles]

Jeffy3 - 2009-05-12 18:03:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
We have a rear bagger mulching push mower. I accidentally ran over a very thick tree route and it literally knocked the blade right off. I was able to put the blade back on and when I manually turn ...Lawn Mower Problem

Building a short retaining wall [7 articles]

I have a semi-circular area inside of my semi-circular driveway, it has a tree in the middle. The perimeter of this area is about 40 feet. Currently I have pressure treated 4x4 used as a border ar...Building a short retaining wall

Lawn mowers under $300? [20 articles]

Looking for a new self-propelled mower for hopefully less than $300. I'll be mostly bagging on a flat lot less than 1/4 acre with lots of turns around shrubs and trees. While performance is importa...Lawn mowers under $300?

Invasion of the red ants [64 articles]

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'...Invasion of the red ants

Toro Walk-Behind Runs Really Sloooooow [39 articles]

DerbyDad03 - 2009-06-09 14:53:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
I've got a Toro Recycler mower with a B&S engine. http://www.toro.com/home/mowers/recycler/20064.html At the end of last season I ran it dry and stored it for the winter. Last weekend I chang...Toro Walk-Behind Runs Really Sloooooow

Self-Propelled Mower? [50 articles]

Wilfred Xavier Pickles - 2009-05-20 15:01:00 [In: Driveways & Walkways | Landscaping & Gardening | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I got a tiny little lawn (1k sq. ' at most) at my house in the midwest US, but it's on a hill, no retaining walls, lots of inclines and declines, and sink- holes to boot. Front yard declines mayb...Self-Propelled Mower?

Drive dump truck over lawn? [42 articles]

I am getting 5 tons of modified (crushed) stone delivered via dump truck for a patio. I already have the area excavated, so most convenient would be for the truck to dump right in the hole...but wo...Drive dump truck over lawn?

Convert lawnmower to mulcher? [6 articles]

Charlie Darwin - 2009-05-16 14:23:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Subject line says it all. I've got an MTD/Honda self-propelled walk behind rotary lawn mower. I'm tired of bagging/dumping the clippings and want to replace stock blade with a mulching blade. ...Convert lawnmower to mulcher?

Cement slab, creative uses [16 articles]

Pologirl - 2009-05-25 03:14:00 [In: Decks & Patios | Landscaping & Gardening | ]
In my yard is a cement slab about 6 by 8 feet, and 3-4 inches thick. It was the floor of a play house built decades ago and long since rotted away. The slab is pretty much useless now because a larg...Cement slab, creative uses
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