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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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Reroof flat roofed one car garage -- Metal? [21 articles]
Dan Musicant - 2009-10-09 17:21:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Roofing & Gutters | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
I'm in Berkeley, CA. The winters are mild, no snow, but there are nights
when there's ice on outside surfaces in the morning.
The garage roof (typical) is totally wasted. For the last several year...
Need advice on installing a pre-hung door. [8 articles]
sid - 2009-10-08 08:23:00 [In: Furniture | Windows & Doors | ]
I plan to install a door this weekend into an opening the correct
width. The plan is to stain and varnish the door.
1. Should I install the door and then take the door off and lay it on
carpeted ...Masked marauders maul matron [3 articles]
HeyBub - 2009-10-07 13:41:00 [In: Pest Control | Windows & Doors | ]
"[LAKELAND, Fla.] The search continues in Polk County for five raccoons that
viciously attacked a [75-year old] woman near the front door of her Lakeland
home Saturday."
Money quote:
"They'r...restoring easy glide to vinyl windows [6 articles]
Christopher Glaeser - 2009-10-08 12:17:00 [In: Windows & Doors | ]
What's the best way to restore easy glide operation to ten year old vinyl
windows that have become diffucult to open and close?
Best,
Christopher
...Fixing latex paint drips [20 articles]
JoeSpareBedroom - 2009-10-09 08:36:00 [In: Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Windows & Doors | ]
My kid just called from college saying his roommate painted his window
frames with Sherwin-Williams gloss latex, and 8 hours later, there are
pretty large areas where the paint ran and forms drips...Garage door - round II [10 articles]
MikeB - 2009-10-09 19:18:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Windows & Doors | ]
And so it starts. Some of you may recall I had a garage door replaced
(http://groups.google.com/group/alt.home.repair/browse_frm/thread/
5fa483212a08b839 - hope the link works)
Well, it everythin...Looking for new home [13 articles]
desgnr - 2009-10-10 09:25:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Health & Safety | Home Buying & Selling | Security & Surveillance | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
Is it safe to buy a home with Cinder Block basement walls instead of Poured
Concrete ?
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Dell Inspiron
Pentium dual-core 2.2 GHz
2 GB DDR2 SDRAM
Windows Vista Home Premium SP1
...Bulding an outdoor basement stairway entrance [17 articles]
Beta-42 - 2009-10-12 11:15:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Foundations & Excavation | Landscaping & Gardening | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
I have a property that has an outdoor concrete stairway that leads to a
basement entrance. The steps run down below grade along the back wall of
the basement to a landing, and then by turning rig...Metal cabinet restoration/preservation [4 articles]
SteveB - 2009-10-10 23:53:00 [In: Carpentry | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Windows & Doors | ]
I bought about a 6' high x 3' wide AC/DELCO metal cabinet today, plus a
horizontal one of about 3' wide and 18" high. Original paint, and nice
AC/DELCO lettering on the fronts of the doors. The ...Recessed door knobs [26 articles]
Jack - 2009-10-14 09:29:00 [In: Windows & Doors | ]
I've got a little one who is just about at the right height to whack her
head on a protruding door knob. There is nothing I can do to change the
swing of the door to put the door knob inside the ...Mildew on Sand Paint [4 articles]
2009-11-08 18:56:00 [In: Bathrooms | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Health & Safety | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Pest Control | Security & Surveillance | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
I want to wipe spotted mildew off about a square yard of 1965 asbestos
sand painted ceiling that was only painted in 1965. Most other places in the
house, the sand will not release to the touch, ...Bosch Dishwasher won't fill [10 articles]
Greetings all. My 7 year old Bosch SHU3035UC/UC12 stopped filling with water the other day. It powers through all the cycles and SOUNDS like its working, but when I open the door mid-cylce, no wat...Paint anodized aluminum? [9 articles]
Walter R. - 2009-10-14 11:22:00 [In: Decks & Patios | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Pest Control | Windows & Doors | ]
My sliding patio door screens are unsightly and would probably benefit from
a coat of paint. The frames are made of almost-black-bronze anodized
aluminum. They are not damaged except for some scra...wireless doorbells [36 articles]
Dennis M - 2009-10-21 21:08:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Windows & Doors | ]
I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with wireless doorbells. The
last couple of days mine has been ringing a couple of times on its own (no,
it isn't a pre-Halloween prank). I have some neigh...Delays DUcting New Wall [11 articles]
2009-11-05 00:53:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Security & Surveillance | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
Back in 1987 I saw the first steel-stud construction in an office I
was working in. The put up the studs and the sheet rock in two days
flat. But then they took three months doing the electrical a...