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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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Lowes vs Lumber Yard Price [28 articles]

Red Green - 2009-10-12 15:58:00 [In: Roofing & Gutters | Siding & Exterior Covering | ]
Just an isolated example: Lowes 1-lb electro galv roofing nails 3.33. Local lumber yard 2.79. Same brand and all. Now at the "Building Supply" place where I had to get matching replacement sidi...Lowes vs Lumber Yard Price

mortar question [3 articles]

George - 2009-10-09 23:18:00 [In: Roofing & Gutters | Siding & Exterior Covering | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I'm replacing a lower roof, which abuts a cement-block wall. I need to flash this joint. In other places, I've cut a slit in the blocks, and fit the upper flashing into the slit. I can't do that ...mortar question

exterior stucco [4 articles]

HI -- we have recently bought a 70's stucco house (what's it called with the embedded sharp bits of rock or quartz). I'm wondering if it's possible to plaster over it (perhaps with lightweight ...exterior stucco

Options to finish wall and ceiling in garage [20 articles]

I have a 2-1/2 car garage built in the 1940's It is all brick and heavy wood, insulation and paneling. The attic is a walk-in type and is also insulated. The wiring is also 1940's... This wint...Options to finish wall and ceiling in garage

Can I install a ceiling? [18 articles]

My detached garage with metal siding has 2x4 trusses spaced 4 feet on center. Can I install a ceiling or will this be too much weight and cause sagging/or other problems? ...Can I install a ceiling?

bubble on stucco wall after raining [20 articles]

My house has stucco wall. Few month ago I had it painted with elastomeric paint. Today we had our first major storm of the season, with winds blowing the rain side ways hitting the southern wall. I ...bubble on stucco wall after raining

foundation access door [4 articles]

badgolferman - 2009-10-14 19:16:00 [In: Foundations & Excavation | Siding & Exterior Covering | Windows & Doors | ]
The foundation (crawlspace) access door to my house is rusty and falling apart. My house is a 1967 brick-sided ranch house. The door opening is 32"x16" and unfortunately no local hardware stores c...foundation access door

Bubbles on exterior of house after painting [13 articles]

At the end of September, we repainted our house which was newly constructed 9 1/2 years ago. We are in Northern California in the Bay Area. The weather when it was painted was sunny but cool and d...Bubbles on exterior of house after painting

Blow In Insulation Questions [19 articles]

You guys in this group have come through for me so many times before so I hope you can help again! We have a fifty-something year old house, plaster walls and brick exterior with NO insulation in ...Blow In Insulation Questions

Tips on insulating garage [8 articles]

I have been tearing out the old paneling and insulation from my garage (built in the 1940's) This is a red brick with 1/2 tongue and grove and 2x4 framing. This is a detached type - no living spac...Tips on insulating garage

Insulating block wall garage [11 articles]

Part of my garage was going to be below grade so to make things easy, we did the whole 1st floor block. Now I'm really regretting it due to high heating and cooling costs. My original plans were...Insulating block wall garage

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...Weatherproofing tips

Clothes Dreyer Venting Dangers? [4 articles]

The hired painting crew got through doing the outside of our home a couple of days ago and while I was admiring the improved look of the place I noticed that our clothes dryer's through the wall...Clothes Dreyer Venting Dangers?

Stained ceiling tiles. [9 articles]

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...Stained ceiling tiles.

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...Federal Control of your Woody
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