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re-wiring house cable, stuck [21 articles]

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...

Rug Backing on Bath Floor [7 articles]

I currently need to get a bath painted and freshened that had the bath rugs stuck to the floor. The backing has come off crumbly and remained on the linoleum (sp?). I might believe the folks who h...

woodburning stove for office/shop [35 articles]

My office is in the 12x24 section of my 36x24 shop. All 36x24 is insulated - walls and ceilings. The office side has 2 man doors - one to the outside and the other to the shop. The shop-side has ...

Shower Base [3 articles]

RML - 2009-11-01 13:47:00 [In: Bathrooms | Flooring | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]

Will be tiling shower walls and am considering using either an acylic (Amertech) base or a solid surface base such as Swanstone. Any other ideas, or opinions on these? Will not use tiles on floor th...

Weatherproofing tips [13 articles]

I have an old 1941 brick Cape Cod house that has never been insulated properly. I've replaced the incredibly drafty multi-pane lead sash weight windows with double-paned Andersens and have been gen...

CLEAR hardwood finishes? -- moisture cure, etc. [32 articles]

JayB - 2009-11-15 15:56:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Flooring | Furniture | ]

I now have a new unfinished red oak hardwood floor installed in an apartment that I will be renting out. What I want is a truly *CLEAR* finish to put down on the new unfinished flooring. I h...

Minwax "Polyshades" -- why not for floors? [8 articles]

JayB - 2009-11-15 22:01:00 [In: Contracting | Flooring | Furniture | ]

I started an earlier thread yesterday with the subject heading : "CLEAR hardwood finishes? -- moisture cure, etc.". I now have related question and I decided to post it as a separate topic in a...

Adding another coat of polyurethane to a nice hardwood floor [13 articles]

joe - 2009-11-12 10:45:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Flooring | ]

I had my floors redone about 5 years ago. The floors look in above average condition. I'd like to apply another coat. There are a handful of areas I need a little wood filler. Outside of adding s...

Peter piper plopped down a patch of purple primer [17 articles]

Stormin Mormon - 2009-11-10 19:01:00 [In: Flooring | Kitchens | ]

A friend of mine was doing some PVC work in his kitchen. Slopped on the purple primer, and some dropped on the hardwood floor. His grand kids love the really kewl colors. But, SWMBO wants the...

Putting rug on basement stairs [2 articles]

Jack - 2009-11-09 19:53:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Flooring | Stairs & Railings | Walls & Ceilings | ]

I've got an open, 3-stringer staircase leading to my basement. 12 stairs in total. 2 x 10 treads. There are 2x4 walls right next to the staircase. I used some ledger lock bolts to screw the ou...

Federal Control of your Woody [3 articles]

HeyBub - 2009-11-19 14:41:00 [In: Flooring | Siding & Exterior Covering | ]

Blogger's rant about one of the 2008 farm bill's provisions: "Henceforth, all wood is to be a federally regulated, suspect substance. Either raw wood, lumber, or anything made of wood, from table...

How to secure a pine flooring board [4 articles]

Aaron Fude - 2009-11-17 16:01:00 [In: Flooring | Walls & Ceilings | ]

Hi, I have a 3/4 pine over joints floor. A couple boards a loose. What's the best way to secure them? A finishing screw? A brad nail? Construction adhesive under the board (the ceiling downstai...

Would sound deadening paints work in my application [6 articles]

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...

Don't buy Behr polyurethane or paint products [22 articles]

LeonJayP - 2009-11-18 14:33:00 [In: Flooring | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | ]

I went to the http://Behr.com website to get more information about a Behr polyurethane product I had just purchased at Home Depot. There was not information on the http://Behr.com website about ...

Standard + 1/16" flooring [8 articles]

Aaron Fude - 2009-11-23 22:41:00 [In: Flooring | ]

Hi, I live in an older home with top nailed 2"x5/16" red oak floors. I need to replace a few boards. EXCEPT my boards are 2 1/16"! Do I have a chance of finding boards like that somewhere? I h...

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