Sign in
Search Archives
Forums by Category
Ads
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 335 threads in our archives.
You are looking at page 20 of 23.
The threads with the newest articles are listed first.
Best wood choice for interior threshold [5 articles]
Tomas - 2011-08-07 17:11:00 [In: Flooring | Furniture | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Windows & Doors | ]
I have tile flooring and laminate wood flooring that I need to "join"
at the door threshold. What is a fairly durable wood to use? I need to
be able to stain and shape without having to purchase exp...
Musty smell [3 articles]
I just went to my cabin to repair under the cabin where various incidents and accidents left the insulation, visqueen and chicken wire in great disarray. We have not used the cabin in a year, and...Carpet mildew at another church [36 articles]
Stormin Mormon - 2011-08-26 22:19:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Flooring | ]
Today I was visiting a Chrisitan church, that has clothing
distribution in the cellar. The recent super heavy rains wet
the carpets in the cellar, and they are concerned about
mildew. Old buildi...Pergo laminate floor surface rubbed off [4 articles]
Because I failed to use a platic chair protector between my office chair with rollers and the Pergo, there is a faint surface circle on the Pergo showing where the top protection rubbed off. Any id...Vera Mahina: Harwood Flooring
Tara Hafiza - 2011-08-23 17:43:00 [In: Flooring | ]
When purchasing hardwood flooring beware of finishes that are finished
in China, the finishes while purporting to have seven layers of "high
quality" finish, do not stand up to the advertised qualit...New hardwood floor questions [16 articles]
As noted elsewhere, I am re-doing a second floor apartment that a tenant just moved out of. Unfortunately, the previous tenant had cats and there are cat urine stains everywhere on the existing...Finishing basement: walls or floors first? [14 articles]
millinghill - 2011-09-22 08:06:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Flooring | Insulation & Weatherproofing | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Hi.
I waterproofed the basement exterior last year and I'm finishing the
basement interior this year. It's concrete block walls on concrete
slab.
My plan is to glue 2" styrofoam insulation sheet...Adhesive Reccomendation Please? [21 articles]
jeff_wisnia - 2011-10-16 09:00:00 [In: Flooring | ]
SWMBO and I were visiting family graves at a nearby cemetary today (It's
a Jewish tradition to pay such visits the week before the Jewish new
year begins.)
The oval ceramic tile with her gr...sorta OT: can you help me find this bath mat? [5 articles]
Nate Nagel - 2011-11-26 09:19:00 [In: Flooring | ]
I remember seeing these in stores a couple years ago, but not
recently... I thought they were hideously ugly at the time, but then
visited Japan and pretty much everywhere I stayed had one... and...I got my Cock Stuck in a Carpet Stretcher
2012-04-01 08:02:00 [In: Flooring | ]
April 1, 2012
I got my Cock Stuck in a Carpet Stretcher yesterday.
Here are the painful (but wonderful) results.
http://tinyurl.com/7z4ktee
*Dont try this at home.
*If you're under 21, pl...carpet cleaner ???? [10 articles]
jimmy - 2011-10-16 08:28:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Flooring | ]
I am looking for input regarding carpet (steamer) cleaners, could go as
hi as $500.00.
Things I already know
need a heater
larger volume.
thank you
...New Bathroom Vanity Too Tall - Do I have to remove mirror? [12 articles]
We put ceramic tile down in the bathroom and now want to install new vanity but it is taller than the bottom of the mirror. The new vanity top is pretty basic, cultured marble with built in ...What is the opposite of ceramic? [16 articles]
What is the opposite of ceramic? That is, when I search for "How to remove floor tile", I get mostly hits on removing ceramic tile. I have softer stuff., I don't know what it's made of. 12" sq...Concrete slab cracked all over - water coming in [6 articles]
Lou - 2011-10-22 23:06:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Contracting | Flooring | Furniture | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Hi guys,
About 2 years ago, I removed my basement carpet because I was getting
floods underneath. When I removed it, I saw that the entire slab was
filled with cracks - probably over 100 cracks....Damp hardwood floor question/advice? [6 articles]
2012-04-02 22:32:00 [In: Flooring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I'm working on a house for resale. After removing the entryway carpet
I found hardwood floors in pretty good skape. However, the are two
strips where the seams and butt joint are damp to the touch...