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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 61 threads in our archives.

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Building a deck, Q about top railing [14 articles]

Jason Carlton - 2009-09-08 10:39:00 [In: Decks & Patios | Stairs & Railings | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
I'm having my deck rebuilt by what I thought was a professional, but we're on day 2 and I'm having my doubts on his competence. I've already had to make him fix 3 rather large errors, so I'm about a...Building a deck, Q about top railing

Removing cast iron pipe gasket [7 articles]

MiamiCuse - 2009-09-12 09:55:00 [In: Plumbing & Water Supply | Stairs & Railings | ]
I have a cast iron sewer pipe riser that is 4". the top of it is a hub, inside the hub is a rubberised gasket (I think some calls it a donut). Inserted into this donut is a metal cylinder adapter...Removing cast iron pipe gasket

Concrete Steps are Done - Thanks Everyone [26 articles]

Kate - 2009-09-16 20:56:00 [In: Decks & Patios | Stairs & Railings | Windows & Doors | ]
I posted a few weeks back. I had a redwood deck/steps leading to my front door and I was tired of having to treat it every summer. It was all ripped out, and new concrete was poured and the job...Concrete Steps are Done - Thanks Everyone

Stair tread replacement [28 articles]

Bernie Hunt - 2009-11-11 09:21:00 [In: Carpentry | Flooring | Maintenance & Repair | Stairs & Railings | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I removed the carpet from our stairs and there are two treads that are split. I don't have access to the bottom due to a plaster ceiling underneath. The treads are high on the flight so both ends ...Stair tread replacement

Follow up on deck I posted about. [3 articles]

mm - 2009-10-11 18:13:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Decks & Patios | Stairs & Railings | ]
FOLLOW-up on deck. Over the last couple years I asked questions here about building a deck that could be partially disassembled (to build something undderneat) and I've thought and maybe posted a...Follow up on deck I posted about.

Lighting for dark stairs all over creepy house (gotta be a solution) [4 articles]

Pat Lyndon - 2010-01-18 11:49:00 [In: Lighting | Stairs & Railings | ]
Any lighting ideas to illuminate sunken room's stairs not near an outlet? I visited a friend at her creepy house and almost broke my neck on the miriad of onesey-twoseys stairs in the multi-level ...Lighting for dark stairs all over creepy house (gotta be a solution)

Paint matching (am I expecting too much...?) [50 articles]

A while back I had to demo a kitchen cabinet to allow a new fridge to be moved in... I was in a time crunch and didn't have time to go to a real paint store that day so I went to That Orange-Colo...Paint matching (am I expecting too much...?)

Restoring rubber stair treads [25 articles]

Bob - 2009-11-06 09:36:00 [In: Stairs & Railings | ]
I have rubber stair treads on my back entryway steps. They are black rubber with many ribs on each tread(very very narrow space between each rib). They are in excellent condition but although I va...Restoring rubber stair treads

Putting rug on basement stairs [2 articles]

Jack - 2009-11-09 19:53:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Flooring | Stairs & Railings | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I've got an open, 3-stringer staircase leading to my basement. 12 stairs in total. 2 x 10 treads. There are 2x4 walls right next to the staircase. I used some ledger lock bolts to screw the ou...Putting rug on basement stairs

Non-yellowing solar post caps? [8 articles]

DA - 2009-12-07 17:25:00 [In: Contracting | Decks & Patios | Go Green | Stairs & Railings | ]
Hi all, I had solar post caps installed on the posts of my deck just a little over a year ago. I don't really know where the contractor got them and what brand they are. Looks like they might ha...Non-yellowing solar post caps?

Inline booster blower for 3rd floor heating vent [14 articles]

We have relatively new high efficiency gas furnaces that feed into 100 year old ductwork. In particular, our 2 third floor bedrooms are fed off the same 9" riser that feed the 2nd floor bedrooms ...Inline booster blower for 3rd floor heating vent

Repair cracked stair tread... [29 articles]

blueman - 2010-02-10 09:38:00 [In: Stairs & Railings | ]
One of the 12" wide treads on our main staircase has an ~18" longitudinal crack in it. As per an earlier thread, the consensus seems to be that these treads are 150 yr old heart pine. Here is a l...Repair cracked stair tread...

Bar grating [11 articles]

Steve B - 2010-02-08 12:51:00 [In: Stairs & Railings | ]
Do any of you use bar grating for stair treads? How do you like it? How does it stand up to the elements and rust? I want to make some new stairs at the cabin this year, using some bar grating,...Bar grating

Cost to replace part of wood deck ? [4 articles]

utilitarian - 2010-03-19 14:33:00 [In: Decks & Patios | Stairs & Railings | ]
Hi, One side of my deck blew completely off in high winds a few days ago. It was a privacy screen made of wood. One side of the deck is now entirely open. I may have a work man rebuild t...Cost to replace part of wood deck ?

Concrete Expansion Bolts For Railing Fastening ? [10 articles]

Bob - 2010-05-17 13:32:00 [In: Stairs & Railings | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Windows & Doors | ]
Hello, I have the typical waist high wrought iron railing on the steps going to my front door. It has been fastened to the concrete via a few blank holes. It looks like the screws they used w...Concrete Expansion Bolts For Railing Fastening ?
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