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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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Six fans running at all times [47 articles]
mm - 2010-07-01 13:22:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bedrooms | Furniture | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Six fans running at all times
I was at friends on Sunday, and it was 94 out and their AC was on, and
it was comfortable in the house, and they also had on 6 fans on the
first floor. (Perhaps mor...
Interesting toilet leak [24 articles]
JoeSpareBedroom - 2010-07-03 07:05:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Or maybe not a leak, per se. My first floor toilet began running constantly
between flushes 3 days ago. Not full blast, just a trickle to remind me of
how I'll be spending part of my Saturday. Or ...repair natural gas pipe leak? [51 articles]
james - 2010-07-04 17:26:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Contracting | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I smell a small natural gas leak in my crawl space. I think it's been that
way for several years. Previously I had called the utility company to check.
The guy refused to go into the crawl space. ...Floating support post in crawl space [4 articles]
james - 2010-07-02 17:39:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | ]
While inspecting newly laid vapor barrier, I noticed one of the support post
is floating -- there is a gap between the bottom of the post and the
concrete base.
Here are some photos of this:
h...Wiring question (2) [24 articles]
Ivan Vegvary - 2010-07-27 13:11:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Electrical & Wiring | ]
# 1. Putting in an outdoor (water proof and GFIC) plug for a friend. Plan
is to go from the post mounted electrical panel to the house, under the
house to the other side, and mount on the side o...Dryer vent hose is filling up with water! [17 articles]
Mitch - 2010-07-10 09:44:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Laundry Rooms | ]
My wife complained that the dryer has been running for 3 1/2 hours.
I just replaced the vent hose a couple of weeks ago and the dryer has
been working fine.
Now I went down to the basement to ...Basic stairway 'adjustment' [15 articles]
Borrall Wonnell - 2010-07-10 16:09:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Stairs & Railings | ]
Hi all,
I've got 7 steps in my concrete-floor basement leading to a landing.
Now I'm adding a subfloor with a height of 1.25". Stair stringers
will now rest on top of the subfloor. Which is the...How to stop water from entering under door sill? [4 articles]
TERRY49 - 2010-07-09 21:55:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Landscaping & Gardening | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Windows & Doors | ]
My family and I live in a modular home with a full unfinished basement.The
only entrance from outside is a 6 ft door.We had the home built in 1996 and
for years everything has been fine. We had to pu...Covering on plywood ceiling [6 articles]
My basement ceiling is covered with plywood and dark carpet on top of the plywood (music/band room). The band thing is over after 10 years. I want to pull the carpet off and replace it with something ...How to block UV from PEX [21 articles]
Matt - 2010-07-15 19:29:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
Anyone have recommendations on how to block UV light from the PEX
tubing in my basement? All PEX runs are bundled and run just under
the ceiling joists, but I have three large windows that let in q...Installing Gas Range [15 articles]
Catwatcher - 2010-07-20 11:45:00 [In: Appliances | Basements & Crawl Spaces | Kitchens | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Installation of a gas range requires running a new gas line from the
basement utility room to the kitchen, a total of about ten feet. The
installation instructions indicate either a 1/2 or 3/4-in...Pin holes [9 articles]
Van Chocstraw - 2010-07-17 15:06:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Kitchens | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Plumbing & Water Supply | Windows & Doors | ]
I grab a paint can from the basement to paint a door. After the job I
notice a puddle of pain under the can, a trail of paint from the bench
and a puddle on the bench. There was enough vacuum in t...Found an instant on compat fluorescent bulb
hr(bob) hofmann@att.net - 2010-07-17 15:52:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Lighting | ]
I found a Philips Marathon 23 watt compact fluorescent that is instant
on, just as fast as you turn the switch, the light is on and at least
90% of final brightness. I don't know if this is a fluke...Sealing around pipes (through vents) [8 articles]
Malcolm Hoar - 2010-07-21 17:07:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | BBQs & Grills | Walls & Ceilings | ]
The outside of my home has numerous air vents to the crawl
space. These are covered with a wire mesh/grill to keep
out vermin etc. So far, so good.
However, a couple of these vents have some pip...P-Trap Cunundrum [23 articles]
Peter H - 2010-07-25 11:22:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bathrooms | Kitchens | Laundry Rooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Hi hope that someone from this excellent group can help with this one.
It's sure got me scratching my head.
We have a main-floor laundry room with a sink in our two story home.
The washer drains ...