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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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Installing 6' stockade fencing.... An easier way?? [4 articles]
Existential Angst - 2010-04-19 16:34:00 [In: Fences | Foundations & Excavation | Pest Control | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Awl --
First, I'm not totally sure on how to do it the RIGHT way -- I've read
vigorous debates on using concrete vs. sand and gravel only. Holmes did a
fence job, used concrete.
Then the Q...
Foundation crack [6 articles]
Rod Speed - 2010-04-23 11:18:00 [In: Foundations & Excavation | ]
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...OT: Will the hackers win? [6 articles]
Higgs Boson - 2010-05-01 10:27:00 [In: Appliances | Electrical & Wiring | Foundations & Excavation | Home Electronics | Lighting | Security & Surveillance | ]
Just in case you don't have enough to worry about, here's the skinny
on how our passports, credit cards and voting ballots can be hacked,
and who is trying to do something about it.
=3D=3D=3D=3D=...Gator-Bite and Distorted Copper Pipe [12 articles]
JM - 2010-05-06 00:24:00 [In: Foundations & Excavation | Plumbing & Water Supply | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
What I've got here is copper pipe coming in as the water main from the
street and whoever did the installation bent the pipe from where it
comes up from under the foundation to save the work of sold...Why Put gravel under concrete? [19 articles]
2011-08-19 00:31:00 [In: Driveways & Walkways | Foundations & Excavation | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | ]
I have poured many small sidewalks and shed floors and never put
gravel under the concrete. I want to pour a driveway section in front
of the garage and was told by a guy at the concrete company (w...concrete block house - foundation problem [7 articles]
Andrew Ross - 2010-05-07 14:19:00 [In: Foundations & Excavation | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Hi All,
I've got an older block house built in the 1940's. It's a decent place.
The ground is shifting and the walls are starting to crack in several
places. I'd like to tie the walls togeth...Questions about frost heave ? [9 articles]
James - 2010-05-11 18:42:00 [In: Contracting | Decks & Patios | Driveways & Walkways | Foundations & Excavation | ]
This is one subject that I find impossible to understand. Although the
theory about having a firm foundation to a point just below the frost line
is clear, everywhere I look I see construction of s...NOVATO CA
Monroe Fuller - 2010-11-14 03:55:00 [In: Bathrooms | BBQs & Grills | Contracting | Electrical & Wiring | Fences | Foundations & Excavation | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Health & Safety | Home Buying & Selling | Home Electronics | Kitchens | Landscaping & Gardening | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Pest Control | Security & Surveillance | Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | Windows & Doors | ]
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....Polyisocyanurate foam insulation for exterior foundation walls [2 articles]
ls02 - 2010-05-21 06:45:00 [In: Foundations & Excavation | Insulation & Weatherproofing | Walls & Ceilings | ]
How do I attach polyisocyanurate Super TUFF insulation sheets to
exterior foundation walls? Also how do I finish part of insulation
covered foundation that is above grade?
...foundation sill plate [2 articles]
sld - 2010-05-24 14:07:00 [In: Foundations & Excavation | Siding & Exterior Covering | ]
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I have water damage to part of my foundation sill plate. This was caused
by the brick deteriating, then getting water behind it. Can this problem
b...How strict are egress inspectors? [13 articles]
bryanska - 2010-05-26 19:08:00 [In: Foundations & Excavation | Windows & Doors | ]
So... classic story of "measure twice, cut once".
I installed an egress window well myself. The hole for the window has
not been cut (I am subcontracting that). So for the past week I have
been d...Concrete floor over dirt basement? [15 articles]
Jay Pique - 2010-07-26 18:38:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Foundations & Excavation | Siding & Exterior Covering | ]
Just bought an 1890 two-story brick house with a stone foundation.
The basement is dirt right now, and I'd like to pour a concrete slab
down there. There's sufficient cieling height for a 4" slab w...tennis court construction and funky shape of tennis net post footing [25 articles]
hillpc - 2010-06-08 09:55:00 [In: Foundations & Excavation | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
I'm making a home tennis court out of an asphalt paved area. I've
already bought the net and posts. The specified concrete footing for
each tennis net post is a 30" square at the bottom, tapering ...Possible termite problem (long post) [9 articles]
Spork - 2010-06-14 23:43:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Foundations & Excavation | Health & Safety | Home Buying & Selling | Insulation & Weatherproofing | Pest Control | Security & Surveillance | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I started to clean up my basement and found some issues. There is a
place by my foundation that I can see light through and is filled with
spiderwebs. Its on my to do list to fill with some of the ...Basement Wall Cracks [6 articles]
Rob Kiz - 2010-07-13 12:15:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Foundations & Excavation | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I have a problem with horizontal and step cracking in my concrete
block basement walls. The step cracking looks relatively minor, but
there is a nasty looking horizontal crack most of the length of ...