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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 317 threads in our archives.

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Unable To Locate Furring Nails [5 articles]

okibarn - 2009-05-24 19:31:00 [In: Siding & Exterior Covering | ]
I moved to central-eastern Oklahoma from California. I want to stucco my house but I can not locate a source for furring nails. Home Depot,Lowes,Ace and True Value are not interested in locating f...Unable To Locate Furring Nails

jomax cleaner [2 articles]

Friend told me to get some Jomax to use for cleaning my deck. I went to Lowes (only store near by ) and noticed two different kinds. Forget exactly what the package said, but one seemed for roo...jomax cleaner

Shed roof question [6 articles]

Shed project question....building gable roof for 12 x 16 shed. have most of the rafters up today, and was planning to put 1/2 inch osb sheathing tomorrow... I ordered metal roof parts tonight (m...Shed roof question

Does Preen work on brick patio? [8 articles]

I've never used Preen before. I just sprayed my whole brick patio (1200 sq ft) with Roundup. If i sprinkle Preen all over the patio and water it in, will it prevent or at least help prevent futu...Does Preen work on brick patio?

Things you find in old houses (electrical repair) [9 articles]

Replaced a light switch in my friends' house in San Francisco yesterday. House built in the '20s, in what I call "storybook" style (stucco, fake half-timbering). Switch started to come out easi...Things you find in old houses (electrical repair)

Quality of Powerwasher brand pressure washers? [2 articles]

I'd like to get an electric pressure washer for cleaning vinyl siding and other miscellaneous tasks around the house. Sears is now carrying the Powerwasher brand. I went in today and the salesman ...Quality of Powerwasher brand pressure washers?

Plank siding [3 articles]

Hipupchuck - 2009-06-04 19:25:00 [In: Siding & Exterior Covering | ]
Isn't this a waste of lumber? ...Plank siding

HELP: Protection for exposed exterior wood [3 articles]

I live in northern California, in the Central Valley. I have a long exterior wall with a southern exposure that gets INTENSE summer sun and the brunt of winter rain and fog. My exterior siding i...HELP: Protection for exposed exterior wood

Pella windows not warrrented w/EIFS [4 articles]

------------------------------------- I have new construction and have a concern with PELLA windows. In the fine print it says"PELLA products "should not" (in bold letters) be used in a barri...Pella windows not warrrented w/EIFS

OTA antenna mount [30 articles]

I need to mount my new TV antenna on my house. There is no way a tower would go over in my neighborhood, so let's not get into that discussion. I would like to mount the antenna near the peak. I...OTA antenna mount

Using lazer level to make line behind garage [5 articles]

I want to add an addition on to my garage. I want to continue the side wall in a straight line behind the existing garage. In the past when I have made additions like this I would run a string alo...Using lazer level to make line behind garage

Reason For Dead Phones? [28 articles]

Murriel - 2009-06-19 16:18:00 [In: Pest Control | Siding & Exterior Covering | ]
Worsening static and now completely dead. The phones test OK on the network interface device box attached to the exterior siding of the house, which suggests that the problem is inside the house. ...Reason For Dead Phones?

painting grooves in T-111 [8 articles]

I'm starting to stain my house. It has T-111-like siding (mine is 4" OC grooves). Before I got outside I'm staining new panels that will replace some old ones. The only thing I could figure out...painting grooves in T-111

how to level a long chalkline? [48 articles]

ben - 2009-06-18 16:08:00 [In: Building Code & Best Practices | Siding & Exterior Covering | ]
I'm cutting off the bottom 20" of my t1-11 panel siding to replace it and want to cut it off straight. The bottom edges of the siding are rotten, so I can't just measure up from those 20" as a guid...how to level a long chalkline?

Bricks under the furnace? [42 articles]

1) I'm getting a new oil furnace in the basement, and the installer wants to put a brick under each corner. ?? Is this something old- timers do? Is it a good idea? Are the bricks to prevent r...Bricks under the furnace?
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