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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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follow-up on deck repair
mm - 2009-06-03 13:01:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Decks & Patios | Furniture | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Home Electronics | Stairs & Railings | Windows & Doors | ]
Follow-up on deck repair
The inspector came and left and left a message for me on the phone and
had no complaints about my deck. Even without the railing or the
steps.
So I"m off the hook fo...
painting window sash [6 articles]
heteroscedastic - 2009-06-09 12:56:00 [In: Bedrooms | Budget & Money Saving Tips | Furniture | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Windows & Doors | ]
I have Andersen double-hung windows. I finished the wood sash with
polyurethane 10 years ago. It is generally in fine shape except for
windows which experience a certain amount of condensation in ...Electrical Ballast [5 articles]
Way Back Jack - 2009-06-13 13:15:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Furniture | Laundry Rooms | Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
The fluorescent tubes in the laundry room fail to illuminate properly
and the diagnoses here is defective ballast.
I always thought that the "ballast" is part of the tube / bulb but
apparently it...Light duty load lift? [2 articles]
james - 2009-06-12 15:55:00 [In: Furniture | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Landscaping & Gardening | Stairs & Railings | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Due to back injury, I cannot lift items more than 50 lbs. So I'm looking for
a general purpose device to move heavy items around. E.g.
load a lawn mower into the trunk of a station wagon
move a ...painting grooves in T-111 [8 articles]
ben - 2009-06-14 01:09:00 [In: Furniture | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Siding & Exterior Covering | ]
I'm starting to stain my house. It has T-111-like siding (mine is 4"
OC grooves). Before I got outside I'm staining new panels that will
replace some old ones.
The only thing I could figure out...polyurethane doesn't waterproof wood? [12 articles]
james - 2010-11-28 14:20:00 [In: Furniture | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Home Electronics | Windows & Doors | ]
I have aluminum frame windows that frost up in the winter, thaw and discolor
the wood window sill.
Thinking that polyurethane would waterproof the sill, I sanded out the water
stain, restained ...Leak/mold at base of finished basement wall [6 articles]
Joy Ovington - 2009-08-14 15:18:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Flooring | Furniture | Home Buying & Selling | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Hi! Need advice! I have a 35 yr old 2122sf split-level on clay soil on
the market for 120k, even though it's refurbished. We've had the
basement "finished" for many years, my dad put OSB board on th...Sealing kickboard molding? [20 articles]
SparkyGuy - 2009-06-26 08:00:00 [In: Furniture | ]
In a fully-insulated home in N. California SF Bay Area (very temperate
climes) is it common to seal the back side as well as the front of kickboard
molding? The owner is insisting that the back si...Need suggestions for bench finish [9 articles]
Albasani - 2009-06-24 07:39:00 [In: Furniture | Siding & Exterior Covering | ]
I have an outside bench that needs refinishing. It is made from redwood
2x3s with 1x2 spacers between each 2x3 over brick pedsetals. Outer edges
are covered with 1x5s to hide anchoring to the pe...Staining new Pella casement windows [3 articles]
Brent Bolin - 2009-06-25 19:46:00 [In: Furniture | Windows & Doors | ]
They are pine on the inside.
From what I've read the process should go like this -
Lightly sand with 180 grit or finer sand paper.
Pella recommends applying a wood conditioner. Think Minwax...Cedar siding repair [6 articles]
tim birr - 2009-06-26 17:05:00 [In: Furniture | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Siding & Exterior Covering | ]
I built a small cedar shed last fall out of cedar siding -- this stuff
if you care: http://www.potlatchcorp.com/files/Images/FSCWood/thumbs/potlatch061407_cedar_027_th.jpg
I was getting ready to p...Re-Stain or Replace my Wood Deck [5 articles]
lagman - 2009-06-27 23:51:00 [In: Decks & Patios | Furniture | ]
My deck needs to be re-stained.. I'm trying to decide whether or not
to re-stain it or just replace it. There are places on the deck that
have some "give" when I step on them. What is the best way...new lighting standards [25 articles]
Bob-tx - 2009-07-05 01:33:00 [In: Appliances | Budget & Money Saving Tips | Energy Efficiency | Furniture | Go Green | Home Electronics | Landscaping & Gardening | Lighting | ]
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It looks l...Major Score [37 articles]
mcp6453 - 2010-01-06 16:16:00 [In: Furniture | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
My dad passed away in 1998. He loved power tools. Today I was going through the
attic and found an almost new Craftsman 315.276040 3 HP Electronic Plunge
Router. It was purchased new in 1992 for $21...t1-11 z-flashing and water [27 articles]
ben - 2009-07-15 23:04:00 [In: Construction & Design | Contracting | Furniture | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Siding & Exterior Covering | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I'm working on a project to replace the bottom 20" of t1-11 type
siding on my house. I cut and stained new 20" sheets (including edge
staining). I cut off the bottom 20" of siding from the house. ...