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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 317 threads in our archives.

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Does a House's LEVEL Change, Day to Day? [22 articles]

Josh - 2010-01-05 17:52:00 [In: Flooring | Kitchens | Siding & Exterior Covering | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I'm getting ready to set some ceramic tiles on my kitchen wall for a backsplash. A few days ago I screwed a couple of very straight 5' steel bars end to end horizontally along the wall studs, to se...Does a House's LEVEL Change, Day to Day?

best insulation for PVC drain in exterior wall? [6 articles]

I'm doing some siding repair right now and just pulled the lower 20" of siding off of a wall. One of the things just behind it is a PVC drain pipe someone ran inside the wall. This drain has froze...best insulation for PVC drain in exterior wall?

New window installation question [5 articles]

I am about to add a new vinyl window to an existing exterior garage wall. The inside of the garage wall is now just open studs, but I will be adding insulation to the wall and then sheetrock. T...New window installation question

Replacing a redwood deck [19 articles]

I have a redwood deck just outside my front door. The steps leading up to it are TREX. The TREX flaked badly, and I got a settlement check. Today, a friend was going to help me rebuild the steps...Replacing a redwood deck

bullet hole in siding [207 articles]

Home alone, the nine-year-old next door discharged his father's deer rifle in the house. The bullet went through the wall of the house and the Masonite siding of my garage. A plank a couple of i...bullet hole in siding

can't tell where window leak's coming from [7 articles]

We have a big window that leaks at the lower right hand corner when it rains. Nothing appears to be open anywhere inside or outside. We have steel siding and our builder came out and looked and ...can't tell where window leak's coming from

fencing against house... [18 articles]

Hi all, I'm going to be putting up a 4' tall dog fence behind our house (we just have small dogs). Easy enough, except... What do people typically do where fences meet (timber) buildings, tho...fencing against house...

Hole in Driveway [5 articles]

nielloeb@hotmail.com - 2009-09-08 14:10:00 [In: Driveways & Walkways | Foundations & Excavation | Siding & Exterior Covering | ]
I have a concrete driveway. Where it meets the poured concrete house foundation, there is a hole about two inches wide that goes down to the dirt. It=92s under the siding such that I can=92t clean...Hole in Driveway

Making dryer vent hole in brick (not cement block) [15 articles]

Jeff The Drunk - 2009-09-20 11:11:00 [In: Laundry Rooms | Siding & Exterior Covering | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
I suppose I need a hammer drill to outline the hole then knock it out with a hammer and chisel? This is for an upstairs laundry room I've created. No other way to vent the dryer. ...Making dryer vent hole in brick (not cement block)

Loose outdoor faucet. How to fix? [7 articles]

I'm back with yet another problem. I have a crappy house with cardboard (Masonite) siding and plastic pipes. The outdoor faucet is loose and I'm clueless how to fix it. I don't feel like payi...Loose outdoor faucet. How to fix?

support underneath old brick load bearing wall [6 articles]

ashroyer - 2009-09-10 11:13:00 [In: Foundations & Excavation | Siding & Exterior Covering | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I have a brick loadbearing wall that runs down the center of my house in the crawlspace. The bottom of the wall sits on the dirt crawlspace floor (no footer). I have dug out the dirt under a small ...support underneath old brick load bearing wall

Shed project question [3 articles]

have a dumb question about my shed project......I'm constructing a 12x16 shed. have poured concrete slab and put down one row of concrete blocks, I will pick up lumber tomorrow. planning to use 5/8"...Shed project question

Help to mount light on metal pole barn [15 articles]

I planned to use a motion detector with the two flood lights centered above my garage door. I started cutting thinking I would put a plastic box behind the metal siding inside the garage. However, b...Help to mount light on metal pole barn

Ahhh, who needs stinkin' $1 Piece of Kickout Flashing [13 articles]

Woman thought she just needed some new siding. Told her I thought it was a bit more involved than that. She says there was a small tree there that caused it. I sent her the pics of the grand openi...Ahhh, who needs stinkin' $1 Piece of Kickout Flashing

Wiring through brick wall [4 articles]

I want to mount lights on the brick wall either side of the garage door. I will run the individual conductors (THWN) in WireMold metallic raceway on the inside sheetrock wall to a box back-to-back...Wiring through brick wall
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