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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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Rain diverter for rubber membrane roof? [5 articles]
There's a small roof (about 6' wide by 4' deep) above my front door. Rain and melting snow run off the front of the roof onto the stairs, making them icy in the winter. We got one estimate for ab...
jomax cleaner [2 articles]
Ralph Mowery - 2009-05-28 21:16:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Decks & Patios | Driveways & Walkways | Roofing & Gutters | Siding & Exterior Covering | ]
Friend told me to get some Jomax to use for cleaning my deck. I went to
Lowes (only store near by ) and noticed two different kinds. Forget exactly
what the package said, but one seemed for roo...Shed roof question [6 articles]
2009-09-23 20:56:00 [In: Contracting | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Roofing & Gutters | Siding & Exterior Covering | ]
Shed project question....building gable roof for 12 x 16 shed. have most of
the rafters up today, and was planning to put 1/2 inch osb sheathing
tomorrow...
I ordered metal roof parts tonight (m...Shingle (laminates) bundles on roof - How long? [5 articles]
Mark - 2009-05-31 01:34:00 [In: Roofing & Gutters | ]
How long can I leave these on the roof? They are in bundles plastic wrapped
no more than 2 high - temperature in 60's, sometimes low 70's. They have
been up there for 3 weeks so far and seem ok, a...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...Roof question [9 articles]
desgnr - 2009-06-04 23:52:00 [In: Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Roofing & Gutters | ]
I have a flat Rubber Roof.
It has some cracks & needs a coating.
1 roofer want to use a Silver coating for $500.00
I think the silver coating is a type of paint.
Roofer # 2 Wants to do a Hot Asp...Bamboo flooring glue down to concrete slab [4 articles]
drew - 2009-06-05 17:02:00 [In: Flooring | Roofing & Gutters | ]
I am getting ready to install 5/8" bamboo flooring down to a concrete
slab and have hit a stumbling block. I removed my wonderfully cheap
linoleum and found a crack in the slab that appears to allow...OTA antenna mount [30 articles]
GoHabsGo - 2009-06-12 22:34:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Chimneys & Fireplaces | Home Electronics | Roofing & Gutters | Siding & Exterior Covering | ]
I need to mount my new TV antenna on my house. There is no way
a tower would go over in my neighborhood, so let's not get into that
discussion. I would like to mount the antenna near the peak. I...Man Scrambled by Satellite Dish [9 articles]
2009-06-06 21:14:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | Roofing & Gutters | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
June 5, 2009
Denver Colorado
A 59 year old man was scrambled this morning when the satellite dish
became detached from his roof and attacked him. A witness said the
dish began rotating very r...as I was cleaning my gutters today... [11 articles]
Nate Nagel - 2009-06-07 07:53:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Roofing & Gutters | ]
I was wondering about something. My gutters are the typical aluminum
things, just like you'd find on the shelf at your local big box. Even
the back side of the house, which really has no overhan...Shed project: gable framing [5 articles]
2009-06-07 09:25:00 [In: Construction & Design | Contracting | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Roofing & Gutters | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
On top of my shed goes a simple gable roof. I plan to call around to see
about prefab roof trusses, not that I expect anyone to stock them in shed
sizes, and I don't expect a custom run of 9+2 unit...older 12-2 NM-B cable [12 articles]
Al Tsiemers - 2009-06-10 20:55:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Electrical & Wiring | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Roofing & Gutters | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I have a lot of older 12-2 NM-B cable with a white jacket that I would like
to use for some new circuits in a shop area. I pulled it up from the
basement and over the garage roof many years ago, b...holes in foundation repair suggestion? [5 articles]
Sebastin Maxtor - 2009-06-11 13:26:00 [In: Foundations & Excavation | Roofing & Gutters | ]
I have two holes in my foundation presumably from improper gutter placement
and the water drain/laid right around these areas of the foundation. Once
this has been rectified, how should I go abou...TV antenna shorted out [9 articles]
Do rooftop TV antennas short out? I think mine did. Until yesterday it worked just fine. Now I can not get any programs. The TV lights up but all I get is snow. No picture, no sound. I checked...power in circuit, bulb doesn't light [20 articles]
insaneelectic - 2009-06-14 11:54:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | Roofing & Gutters | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I have a ridiculous problem with a circuit in my house. A simple circuit
tester, when hooked to the black and white wires going to a switch shows
that I have 120V (based on an LED on the tester, n...