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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 192 threads in our archives.

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New Garage Foundation [25 articles]

Can anyone tell me why the footing has to be poured across the garage door? This mean I need to pump the concrete instead of driving the truck inside. I am thinking of failing my inspection so I c...New Garage Foundation

New Concrete & Aluminum Railing Question - Part II [19 articles]

For those of you following this thread, or not, I have a small deck by my front door. It was redwood, and it is being replaced with concrete. The wood railing has been removed, and being replace...New Concrete & Aluminum Railing Question - Part II

Concrete Patio [8 articles]

Virtual Voyager - 2009-09-14 20:09:00 [In: Decks & Patios | Foundations & Excavation | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Hi all, I have a 16' x 22' concrete patio that butts up against the utilityroom exterior wall foundation. It was poured when the house was built almost 40 yrs ago. It has severe cracks that...Concrete Patio

Hole in Driveway [5 articles]

nielloeb@hotmail.com - 2009-09-08 14:10:00 [In: Driveways & Walkways | Foundations & Excavation | Siding & Exterior Covering | ]
I have a concrete driveway. Where it meets the poured concrete house foundation, there is a hole about two inches wide that goes down to the dirt. It=92s under the siding such that I can=92t clean...Hole in Driveway

support underneath old brick load bearing wall [6 articles]

ashroyer - 2009-09-10 11:13:00 [In: Foundations & Excavation | Siding & Exterior Covering | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I have a brick loadbearing wall that runs down the center of my house in the crawlspace. The bottom of the wall sits on the dirt crawlspace floor (no footer). I have dug out the dirt under a small ...support underneath old brick load bearing wall

How much foundation for a path is enough? [13 articles]

Aaron Fude - 2009-09-14 14:39:00 [In: Contracting | Foundations & Excavation | ]
Hi, I'm going for this look: http://freeboundaries.com/path.jpg I just had a contractor come and give me an estimate. He insisted that what is required is to dig six inches down and pack the...How much foundation for a path is enough?

Being the smart person that I am.... [7 articles]

Winston - 2009-09-17 15:51:00 [In: Foundations & Excavation | Landscaping & Gardening | ]
Hi all, Here's a question from one of our rec.crafts.metalworking pals. Help him out if you can, please? THX. --Winston "I drove my (new to me), big, diesel backhoe over the last tank in my...Being the smart person that I am....

tree problem [4 articles]

zirath - 2009-09-30 14:16:00 [In: Foundations & Excavation | Walls & Ceilings | ]
We're managing an apartment building that has a tree growing right next to the back wall. I assume that the roots of the tree, (it's grown to around 60 feet) have disturbed the foundation of the b...tree problem

crawlspace french drain: hug the wall? [5 articles]

I want to have crawlspace drainage installed. My crawlspace is approximately a rectangle with some protrusion (e.g. a dining nook). When making crawlspace french drain, is it better for the drain...crawlspace french drain: hug the wall?

how would you fix this gutter problem? [10 articles]

See photos at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/43253095@N04/ Our house is pretty old, built in the late 1800's. Over time, the back of the house (as well as our neighbors') has subsided a bit. H...how would you fix this gutter problem?

Bulding an outdoor basement stairway entrance [17 articles]

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...Bulding an outdoor basement stairway entrance

OT: Property available [21 articles]

A lady posted the following profile on a dating service I sometimes access: --- begin quote Built in 1955. One owner from 1974-2006. Traditional in style with potential for redesign. Structure...OT: Property available

foundation access door [4 articles]

badgolferman - 2009-10-14 19:16:00 [In: Foundations & Excavation | Siding & Exterior Covering | Windows & Doors | ]
The foundation (crawlspace) access door to my house is rusty and falling apart. My house is a 1967 brick-sided ranch house. The door opening is 32"x16" and unfortunately no local hardware stores c...foundation access door

Foundation Flashing? [4 articles]

GTS - 2009-10-21 18:18:00 [In: Foundations & Excavation | Porches & Sunrooms | ]
The floor of my screen porch is about a foot off the ground. To close off the opening between that and the ground (base of the foundation) there a rather brittle thin surround of a white corruga...Foundation Flashing?

Rebar and concrete in cinder blocks [8 articles]

burnselk - 2009-10-27 13:34:00 [In: Foundations & Excavation | Walls & Ceilings | ]
------------------------------------- Is it not "standard practice" for contractors to extend retrofit rebar up through the cinder blocks to and thru the sill/mud plate a couple of inches whe...Rebar and concrete in cinder blocks
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