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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 623 threads in our archives.

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Green Patina on Copper. [7 articles]

Does anybody have experiance greening Copper and greening Copper paint. Muriatic and other acids are used as I have read. www.modernmasters.com has a system but its very expensive and I want to do l...Green Patina on Copper.

Identify the Concrete Coating? [5 articles]

Did some minor surgery on the foundation and now I have to do the "cosmetics". The concrete is coated in something that looks to be 2 thin layers - the first I guess to be a skim of mortar, but the...Identify the Concrete Coating?

Basement air conditioner [20 articles]

Hi, We are thinking of finishing our basement. Right now it is semi- finished with painted cinder blocks, nice rug, open ceiling with flourescent tube lighting. The plan is to put up studs an...Basement air conditioner

What is the point of outdoor latex stain? [7 articles]

mm - 2009-07-14 21:07:00 [In: Furniture | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | ]
What is the point of outdoor latex stain? Compared to paint. Most of the time I'm repainting wood that is already brown, but today again I have a little fresh wood to paint, and the latex acrylli...What is the point of outdoor latex stain?

"shallow" utility sink? [14 articles]

In the house Wife and I just bought, the previous owners configured the laundry/heater room in such a strange way that the hookups for a sink/utility tub are behind the door to the room. What this m...

Paint questions [9 articles]

If I have a mostly-full can of primer that has a little rust in it from the lid of the can, is it safe to try to pour or spoon out that rust, stir well and use that primer? Or will I regret it? I...Paint questions

Can asphalt be painted? [16 articles]

I am considering having my driveway redone and widened in asphalt. Could it be painted to give it a different look? If so, what would be the best thing to use? I'm in S. Florida. Thanks. ...Can asphalt be painted?

wood ceiling in bathroom [9 articles]

Franz Fripplfrappl - 2009-05-26 11:47:00 [In: Bathrooms | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
I'm looking at alternative to a painted drywall ceiling an a bathroom. The bath has a ceiling fan and there's a window that opens for air. I'm thinking of tongue/grove beadboard, primed and pa...wood ceiling in bathroom

Which Fixture do we need most? [4 articles]

I'm a backwoods redneck. Me and the wife an kids always just went to da outhouse to do our stuff. For washin, we used a pail. But me an da wife want to modernize. We decided to put water in da h...Which Fixture do we need most?

House paint color programs [3 articles]

ransley - 2009-05-28 10:22:00 [In: Home Electronics | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | ]
Are there any free computer programs that allow you to enter a photo of a building and easily try different color combinations, to help you pick a color for painting. ...House paint color programs

Using paint remover on clothing [20 articles]

David Nebenzahl - 2009-05-30 20:09:00 [In: Laundry Rooms | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | ]
Found a nice bathrobe my neighbor had discarded; in good shape, except there were a few small splotches of white paint on it. Took it in, glopped some of my paint remover (3M Safest Stripper) on ...Using paint remover on clothing

Phone jack woes? Any experts? [16 articles]

I've tried researching this and I am now completely confused by all the web page advice and really don't want to read about RJ's cat5, etc. any more :> 0 1970-era home. Replacing old "painted pin...Phone jack woes? Any experts?

"Popcorn" paint [16 articles]

I live in The Villages in Florida. Friend has ceiling of her garage painted with "popcorn". House is 9 years old. some of the paint is coming off, but there is no sign of water damage of any kind....

can you "touch up" with plasti-dip? [6 articles]

Nate Nagel - 2009-06-02 12:01:00 [In: Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Roofing & Gutters | ]
subject says all... exact application is a used Thule roof rack, one of the cross bars has a little chip in the rubbery coating, would prefer to buy a bottle of Plasti-dip rather than a new, ex...can you

Things you find in old houses (electrical repair) [9 articles]

Replaced a light switch in my friends' house in San Francisco yesterday. House built in the '20s, in what I call "storybook" style (stucco, fake half-timbering). Switch started to come out easi...Things you find in old houses (electrical repair)
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