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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.
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Best way to repair busted pipe in garage wall? [5 articles]
james - 2010-04-18 08:52:00 [In: Budget & Money Saving Tips | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I just found the pipe leading to an outside faucet has busted. Probably due
to frozen pipe in the winter.
I see two ways to fix this:
(1) saw off the drywall and replace the busted section. Th...
Garden Shed [28 articles]
Kate - 2010-04-22 13:25:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Landscaping & Gardening | ]
I have a decent-sized shed on my property, and am concerned about skunks
living underneath it.
It is sitting on top of cinder blocks, and some long pieces of wood. I
am not sure just what type...Garage door is off track [29 articles]
bob callaway - 2010-04-20 07:46:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Windows & Doors | ]
Garage door is off track will not open or close
Is this a do it yourself job or should I call a repairman?
...Both garage door opener remotes stoped working [16 articles]
TR - 2010-04-21 01:42:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Windows & Doors | ]
Have a Lift Master auto-opener in my 2 car garage...both remotes startyed to
need multiple presses on the button for awhile...then they both stopped.
Replaced the battery (correct battery) in both...Cold climate shed posts? [12 articles]
terry - 2010-04-24 11:40:00 [In: Decks & Patios | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Insulation & Weatherproofing | ]
All previous outside structures have built, three sheds one cabin,
large wooden deck etc. we have dug down and used posts (stubs of
telephone poles and similar.
Now wondering if possible to build...wish me luck [2 articles]
Nonny - 2010-04-23 01:39:00 [In: Carpentry | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | ]
With luck, our offer on a short sale here in town will result in
me getting a good sized garage to double as a shop. I have no
intention or desire to restore my former shop in NC, but would
def...Garage ceiling [15 articles]
stryped - 2010-04-27 03:49:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Roofing & Gutters | Siding & Exterior Covering | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I have 4 foot spaced trusses. I am thinking of using white metal
siding like what is on the outsid eof my building inside for the roof.
(29 guage). What do you think? I will have to figure out how t...Lifting metal to ceiling [25 articles]
stryped - 2010-04-28 00:45:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Walls & Ceilings | ]
If I install metal on my ceiling inside my garage, some of the sheets
may be 16 foot long. Is there something I could build or come up with
to install these myself?
...Define "Normally Open" vs. "Normally Closed" [42 articles]
Bitzer - 2010-05-02 17:40:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Windows & Doors | ]
I'm replacing a broken surface mount magnetic switch mounted on my
garage door that controls a signal light in the house that comes on when
the door is open.
Thus, I need a switch that is OPEN ...Trouble with garage door remote [5 articles]
stavros - 2010-05-03 16:15:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
Hi,
We have a LiftMaster 3280 that was installed about 4 years ago. It
came with a remote that worked fine until at least six months ago. We
hardly ever use this remote because our car has buil...Amana RR-10 Microwave repair [8 articles]
I know, this is ancient but i love it because it is an old Buick in disguise (lots of chrome). The display/control module has gone completely dead but it is not the module itself. However, the ...Drywall [8 articles]
stryped - 2010-05-04 09:28:00 [In: Construction & Design | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Walls & Ceilings | ]
The ceiling in my garage is 10 feet and 1 and 1/2 inches from floor to
the bottom of the truss. I am not installing drywall on the ceiling.
Is it ok to use 10 foot sheets of drywall hung verticall...Why Put gravel under concrete? [19 articles]
2011-08-19 00:31:00 [In: Driveways & Walkways | Foundations & Excavation | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | ]
I have poured many small sidewalks and shed floors and never put
gravel under the concrete. I want to pour a driveway section in front
of the garage and was told by a guy at the concrete company (w...Replacing old garage door remote [11 articles]
Harlan Messinger - 2010-05-13 06:46:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Home Electronics | Windows & Doors | ]
Because, even though I've changed the remote code a couple of times, my
garage door has recently opened "by itself" several times, I bought a
Genie Intellicode replacement remote opener. I'm suppo...Rough estimate [34 articles]
LSMFT - 2010-05-14 08:08:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Roofing & Gutters | Siding & Exterior Covering | Windows & Doors | ]
I've one estimate (too high)done. I have a roof on a house 22' by 24'
that is low (4ft at peak). I want it ripped off and put a gambrel style
to utilize the upstairs space. That involves removing ...