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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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Which end of roof tv antenna toward station [42 articles]
Jimw - 2009-05-09 08:31:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Home Electronics | Roofing & Gutters | ]
I bought a used rooftop tv antenna at a garage sale so there are no
instructions. I know how to mount it and connect the coax, but I do
not recall which end points toward the tv station transmitter...
Screens for gutter downspouts [16 articles]
Ray K - 2009-05-05 14:56:00 [In: Kitchens | Roofing & Gutters | ]
Just about every screen for use at the input of a downspout has a very
fine mesh, perhaps blocking debris as small as 1/8", even though such
small stuff would pass harmlessly through a typical 2x3...Wagner Airless [5 articles]
Jim B - 2009-05-07 00:12:00 [In: Roofing & Gutters | Walls & Ceilings | ]
would someone suggest a good airless model, primarily for exterior small jobs around
house, including walls and roof (acrylic base)
read this opinion about the Wagner unit that Costco sells (and ...How to capture a critter in the attic? [18 articles]
SMS - 2009-05-08 20:40:00 [In: Pest Control | Roofing & Gutters | ]
We have either a mouse or a roof-rat running around inside the attic.
You can hear him (or her) mainly early in the morning.
I set a trap with peanut butter on a piece of bread as the bait. So fa...Best leaf protection gutter guards ? [22 articles]
2011-05-24 10:28:00 [In: Roofing & Gutters | ]
Is there something new over the years thats better then all the other
leaf guard systems out there ?
Im most interested in the ones where the water swerves around and into
the gutter...while not ...Thank you, amateur gutter hanger, wherever you are [13 articles]
2009-05-12 10:06:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Roofing & Gutters | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Spent some time cleaning out my raingutters today. I have to shout out a
very special "thank you" to the halfwit who installed them before I bought
the house. For sloping them incorrectly so they ...out of square [5 articles]
cj - 2009-05-13 12:26:00 [In: Roofing & Gutters | ]
i have a lean to (sp?) sort of roof attached to a neighbors house that
is out of square by quite a bit. the lean to is constructed of 2x8
joyces on top of that 1x4 slats and then 1/2 inch osb boar...Castle Brook Shingles [3 articles]
I am considering having my roof shingled and the contractor wants to use Castle Brook shingles which can be purchased from Menards. Has anyone used them and how have they held up. I considered Ow...Should I demand a new roof...? [29 articles]
Red - 2009-05-16 08:55:00 [In: Roofing & Gutters | ]
Since I moved in to new home in 2004, we have had roof shingle problems
every year. First year some blew off, many loose. Since then we have had
loose shingles everytime there is a storm. Yet the ...Seal gutter seams? [7 articles]
Peetie Wheatstraw - 2009-05-18 09:24:00 [In: Roofing & Gutters | Siding & Exterior Covering | ]
Seamless alum. gutters were installed maybe 17 years ago on my little
brick bungalow in midwest US.
"Seamless" on the straight lengths. The corner pieces were sealed
with something that looks...dealing with lack of slope [12 articles]
Edward Reid - 2010-11-21 14:41:00 [In: Contracting | Pest Control | Plumbing & Water Supply | Roofing & Gutters | Walls & Ceilings | ]
OK, continuation of my gutter drain issues, but on another stage now.
I'm slowly digging the new trench. (I've never been fast on this kind
of thing, and a cold and a trip haven't helped.)
I fina...Looking at buying a flat roof house [17 articles]
jameshudson45 - 2009-05-20 23:29:00 [In: Home Buying & Selling | Roofing & Gutters | ]
I am looking at a house for sale that has a flat top roof. I don't know
anything about these types so that is my biggest hesitation for this
purchase. I haven't been up there yet so I don't know w...Laminate shingles - How long on roof?
Mark - 2009-05-19 03:17:00 [In: Roofing & Gutters | ]
How long can I leave these on the roof? They are in bundles plastic wrapped
no more than 2 high - temperature in 60's, sometimes low 70's. They have
been up there for 3 weeks so far and seem ok, 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...dead attic fan [22 articles]
Jud McCranie - 2009-05-31 13:01:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Roofing & Gutters | ]
We have two attic fans in the roof to take hot air out. Last year one
of them quit working. Would it still using electricity?
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