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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 610 threads in our archives.

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powering a 12v 1HP winch [31 articles]

Jim Elbrecht - 2009-07-14 23:35:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Landscaping & Gardening | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
I picked up a winch that I'll be using to pull dirt out of my basement. So now I need to power it. It is a one horse motor- 2000lb capacity. http://www.amazon.com/Superwinch-1140200-ATV-2000-Wi...powering a 12v 1HP winch

Water under foundation....when to panic? [16 articles]

It's been rainy here in the South this past week. Nearly 10 inches of rain over 4 days according to my rain gauge. Long story short, I ended up with a little water in my basement (probaby not more...Water under foundation....when to panic?

Basic electrical question [8 articles]

Wiring my basement. I've got 20 amp circuits using 12/2 wire. The rough wiring passed the town's inspection. I need to wire two troffer lights. Due to their location, I need to use the armor ca...Basic electrical question

Insulating effect of carpet vs linoleum. [13 articles]

Kevin - 2009-07-20 21:28:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Flooring | ]
I an getting near the point of having to decide what type of flooring to install on the concrete slab in my basement addition. Ignoring for the moment other considerations such as durability, I'm wo...Insulating effect of carpet vs linoleum.

replacing flourescent lighting with hi-hats in basement [8 articles]

I am redoing my basement and I wanted to put all H7 hi hats to replace the flourescent lighting. I presently have 4 1X4 fixtures in. I am trying to figure out how many hi-hats equals 1 fixture as fa...replacing flourescent lighting with hi-hats in basement

Please help. drywall dust damage [16 articles]

Our basement flooded in January and we had to replace the sheet rock. There was also an area of popcorn ceiling at the entry into the basement. We hired some one to resheet rock and remove popcorn ...Please help. drywall dust damage

Leak in my basement [10 articles]

I've got a leak in my basement coming from under the drywall. Behind the drywall is a poured concrete wall. In the 4 years I've lived here I have never had any problems like this. The house was b...Leak in my basement

Leak in my basement

I've got a leak in my basement coming from under the drywall. Behind the drywall is a poured concrete wall. In the 4 years I've lived here I have never had any problems like this. The house was b...Leak in my basement

Update to: Leak in my basement (found the source) [21 articles]

CraigT - 2009-07-26 13:49:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
UPDATE: Well, I opened up the wall and found the source of the leak. There was crack in the concrete wall that had been caulked over. It rained a couple of times today and water poured out of t...Update to: Leak in my basement (found the source)

Framing basement: metal headers and plate, with wood studs? [14 articles]

Bryan Scholtes - 2009-09-24 01:30:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Construction & Design | Electrical & Wiring | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I am framing my basement, and love the idea of building a metal-stud wall in place. It seems very convenient to just attach metal top (header) and bottom (plate) studs and then cut the vertical stud...Framing basement: metal headers and plate, with wood studs?

Workaround Basement Insulation for electrical work. [9 articles]

Hi: A fellow I know has a relatively new home (3 year old?) with a poured foundation. The exterior walls of the un-finished part of the basement are covered with some kind of "foil" covered p...Workaround Basement Insulation for electrical work.

Epoxy Concrete Paints [2 articles]

I have been looking at the various epoxy paints for garage and basement floors. I did some googling on the subject and found everything from super to terrible. I suspect the terrible review ...Epoxy Concrete Paints

corosion on battery contacts [7 articles]

pacca - 2009-07-27 23:47:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Go Green | ]
I have 1 solar light that the battery contacts have some corrosion,it does not light up ,new batteries,take it down in the basement tried using sand paper and it lights up,it will work for a day o...corosion on battery contacts

Small Inexpensive PEX Crimper for DIYers [8 articles]

Art Todesco - 2009-08-02 13:53:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | ]
I caught this on a news group for RVers. I thought people here might be interested. As I am building a new house with PEX, I will probably buy one for my 1st modification requirement, proba...Small Inexpensive PEX Crimper for DIYers

House overheating....suggestions [19 articles]

Rookie-at-home - 2009-07-29 08:50:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
I've just bought a new (over 40yrs old) home. It doesn't have A/C and it becomes very warm during the day (+85F) I've installed screened windows & doors (to allow for circulation) but it still b...House overheating....suggestions
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