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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 1596 threads in our archives.

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help with siding repair plan [22 articles]

My house has plywood siding. It's that reverse board and batten look stuff in 4x8 sheets. One of the problems it has is that on an addition it was run all the way down to the ground. Unsurprising...help with siding repair plan

Urinal for the home [75 articles]

Hipupchuck - 2009-05-18 15:37:00 [In: Bathrooms | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Why can't you buy a urinal for the home? Don't men get tired of pissing all over the toilet, floor and wall? If you don't think you do this, try cleaning the bathroom once in a while. ...Urinal for the home

Hand tampering and Power compactor

Jordan - 2009-05-10 21:57:00 [In: Landscaping & Gardening | Stairs & Railings | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Several years ago I built a 3 foot high x 24 foot long retaining wall with a stair case in the middle. This required me to dig 11" inches down for 6" of base plus 5" of the wall to be under ground....Hand tampering and Power compactor

Problem with the use of ceramic tile [6 articles]

David Nebenzahl - 2010-06-27 13:28:00 [In: Bathrooms | Flooring | Kitchens | Walls & Ceilings | ]
For anyone contemplating installing ceramic tile anyplace other than a bathroom or kitchen, a cautionary tale. Couple days ago I went to a little eating establishment hereabouts (Bezerkeley). I...Problem with the use of ceramic tile

Old Stanley Garage Door Opener [22 articles]

Willie The Wimp - 2009-11-25 11:29:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Health & Safety | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
Model 2000.05, from maybe 1984. I push the button on the wall or the remote and the motor starts opening or closing but stops dead in about a second. I know, I know, the safety/reverse switc...Old Stanley Garage Door Opener

Question about preparing textured wall for painting [6 articles]

Hi, I will be painting a bathroom that has a textured design at varying angles on the walls like this: ((((( and currently has a semi gloss paint finish. I would rather not use a deglosser a...Question about preparing textured wall for painting

Insulate cold room? [6 articles]

Hi All. I just moved in to a new house that has a fairly large cold room in the basement. I really don't need to have a room for cold storage so I am considering insulating the room and adding s...Insulate cold room?

Building a short retaining wall [7 articles]

I have a semi-circular area inside of my semi-circular driveway, it has a tree in the middle. The perimeter of this area is about 40 feet. Currently I have pressure treated 4x4 used as a border ar...Building a short retaining wall

washer connection [6 articles]

Philip5malin - 2009-05-14 11:29:00 [In: Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I am trying to connect a washer. The washer has hot water hose and cold water hose and a drain. The wall has a hot water faucet, cold water faucet, drain, and an additional copper pipe 1/2 with no ...washer connection

Replacing a section of drywall [8 articles]

Jon Danniken - 2009-05-14 14:28:00 [In: Walls & Ceilings | ]
I am removing a section of drywall and replacing it with some rockboard (durock, hardibacker, etc.) Can I just cut the existing drywall flush with the existing stud, then add a second "stud" by...Replacing a section of drywall

Lights for B/W joists [6 articles]

Hi, I have a finished basement, but I do not want to cover up the ceiling with drywall. Instead, I will paint the joists black. Are there any recessed-type lights that would look good? Somethin...Lights for B/W joists

Cleaning vents [7 articles]

My lovely wife wants the vents in our house cleaned. Removing the register covers is not a problem. The stackhead or register box in the walls have an adjustable slide door to control the flow. ...Cleaning vents

R2: washer connection

thank you to Jon, Charlie, Oren, Bob. The extra pipe is 4 feet above ground, same level as cold water inlet and hot water inlet faucet. It is located exactly between cold and hot, same pipe size a...R2: washer connection

Self-Propelled Mower? [50 articles]

Wilfred Xavier Pickles - 2009-05-20 15:01:00 [In: Driveways & Walkways | Landscaping & Gardening | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I got a tiny little lawn (1k sq. ' at most) at my house in the midwest US, but it's on a hill, no retaining walls, lots of inclines and declines, and sink- holes to boot. Front yard declines mayb...Self-Propelled Mower?

empty electrical box behind drywall [18 articles]

While finishing my basement, Can I place electrical boxes where I might want to place receptacles in the future ? Leave the cutout to the surface and "empty" conduit over to a live box. Then cover ...empty electrical box behind drywall
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