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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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re-wiring house cable, stuck [21 articles]
MMark - 2009-10-25 17:26:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bedrooms | Electrical & Wiring | Flooring | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Hi...
Our house was wired for cable when it was built in the 70's with old
rg59. On top of that, they horseshoe nailed the cable to the studs.
I started re-wiring it with rg6 but ran into a snag...
furnace blowing all the heat up the chimney [44 articles]
2009-11-06 09:07:00 [In: Bedrooms | Chimneys & Fireplaces | Energy Efficiency | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Kitchens | Maintenance & Repair | ]
I'm tired of people telling me that there's nothing wrong with my
furnace. There is something wrong with my furnace.
It's a 10-year-old Amana 45,000 BTU, 80% efficient unit in a 1300
square foot ...Stained ceiling tiles. [9 articles]
terry - 2009-11-15 13:20:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bathrooms | Bedrooms | Driveways & Walkways | Furniture | Kitchens | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Siding & Exterior Covering | Walls & Ceilings | ]
This single floor, plus full in ground basement, bungalow, has
ceilings of those one foot square fibrous interlocking tiles.
In family room and the adjoining kitchen and hallway (About one third
of...Would sound deadening paints work in my application [6 articles]
Aaron Fude - 2009-11-17 17:42:00 [In: Bedrooms | Flooring | Kitchens | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Hi,
The hardwood on the second floor bedroom above the kitchen is 3/4 pine
over bare joists. The ceiling in the kitchen is now open and I have a
chance to insulate for sound. I am aware of a nu...Noisy door knob [15 articles]
Let's just say I have disturbed sleep on many nights. When I get up for a while to get sleepy again, I almost always awaken my wife who is a light sleeper because our cheap bedroom door knob makes ...House Electrical Problem [21 articles]
hibb - 2009-11-21 14:22:00 [In: Bedrooms | Budget & Money Saving Tips | Electrical & Wiring | Kitchens | Lighting | Walls & Ceilings | ]
It started the other night. Several lights that are on the same
breaker started blinking on and off. After a while the blinking got
more frequent and then they started staying off longer. Then they ...Speaking of soundproofing, what separates my townhouse from the next one? [11 articles]
mm - 2009-11-20 15:26:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bedrooms | Building Code & Best Practices | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Speaking of soundproofing, is there anything in the building code or
common practice that would indicate what separates my townhouse from
the next one?
My house was built in 1979, and I see one l...WHY??? [12 articles]
Nate Nagel - 2009-11-19 01:28:00 [In: Bedrooms | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Contracting | Electrical & Wiring | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Pest Control | Walls & Ceilings | ]
was cleaning up today and decided to replace some receptacles upstairs
since 'rents are coming to visit soon, and these were ugly, painted
over, plates didn't match each other, etc...
now I kne...Laziness! [15 articles]
Nate Nagel - 2009-11-23 17:36:00 [In: Bathrooms | Bedrooms | Contracting | Electrical & Wiring | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Replaced the last couple receptacles upstairs before starting to clean
up for the holidays. Found a recep in the master bedroom, right next to
the access panel for the bathroom plumbing. Ground ...What a mess [11 articles]
hibb - 2009-11-23 07:36:00 [In: Bedrooms | Carpentry | Insulation & Weatherproofing | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Thank God for a big shovel and huge trash bags.
Just got through tearing out the ceiling in the upstairs bedroom I'm
remodeling. My father-in-law did this upstairs addition back in the
mid 1940's...'Electronic' thermostat. RFI (For info). [6 articles]
terry - 2009-12-16 12:43:00 [In: Appliances | Bedrooms | Electrical & Wiring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Home Electronics | ]
We have just replaced a 40 year old 'analog' thermostat that we felt
was sticking or not reacting properly, with a simple electronic one.
The new thermostat has a capacity of 2000 watts (in this c...OT: Parking lots reveal patrons [31 articles]
Some may recall that I've been approached twice in Home Depot parking lots by what I though were would-be muggers. After I unholstered my gun they both came up with complicated but believable excu...Trimming around interior door [19 articles]
I just installed a new pre-hung door in the upstairs bedroom I am remodeling. I've got it in nice and level and square and it works great. My trouble is that at the bottom of the door the door ja...Pergo End Joints????? [7 articles]
We just laid our first of five rooms of Pergo in one of our spare bedrooms and prior to installing, we did cement floor leveling as there were some "waves" in the room which helped a lot and we used...NM cable clamp question [9 articles]
Nate Nagel - 2009-12-27 19:08:00 [In: Bedrooms | Contracting | Electrical & Wiring | Laundry Rooms | Pest Control | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I'm putting fan rated ceiling boxes in the bedrooms of my house since I
need to replace them anyway (see other thread) The boxes that I can
find do not have cable clamps built in but round knocko...