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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.
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need help for a small gap between kitchen sink and backplash [12 articles]
I recently replaced the linoleum counter top in my kitchen, as well as the sink. My problem is that there is a quarter inch gap between the top-mounted sink and the backsplash and I need suggestion...
Installing 1/4" plywood [4 articles]
I am patching an area of kitchen floor where a cabinet was removed. The vinyl floor has 1/4" plywood underlayment. To add 1/4" plywood to the area what size & type screw should i use ? -- Dell ...Attaching hinges inside cabinet [9 articles]
Mat - 2010-07-31 21:34:00 [In: Carpentry | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Installing euro hinges but inside walls are only 1/8 or maybe 1/4 thick.
Ive tried using a 1" #6 but holding strength is barely adequate. Is there
a special fastner like a drywall screw for this app...Trying to locate full size 'flipper' door hardware [19 articles]
I'm not having much luck finding hardware for a 30"x80" door that is similar to a flipper door for a cabinet (pivots and slides into a recess). The door needs to be a bi-swing door AND a pocket doo...need to remove old paint [11 articles]
desgnr - 2010-08-12 09:11:00 [In: Carpentry | Kitchens | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
I have some kitchen cabinets that has paint on the ends where someone
painted th wall.
How can i get it off without hurting the cabinet ?
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Dell Inspiron
Pentium dual-core 2.2 GHz
2 GB DDR2...wiring 220volts [23 articles]
i have a work shop my fatherinlaw left me.he wired it 110volts from the outside panle box on the house.what do i have to do to get 220 to the shop for woodworking tools ------------------------...Unique Range of Wood Stairs, Trim Molding, Modular Kitchen, Dinnerware, Exotic Wood [3 articles]
Creative & Elegant products range of Wood Stairs, Balustrade, Handrail, Modular Kitchen, Cornice, Skirting, Chair rail, Trim molding, Dinnerware, Tableware, Wood Carving, Exotic Wood, Custom Woodwo...cabinet slides [4 articles]
I'm redoing my kitchen. The drawers and pullouts I made years ago are still in good shape, so I'd like to reuse them. The slides are OK (side mounted with the release) but surely drawer hardwar...Unique Range of Wood Stairs, Trim Molding, Modular Kitchen, Dinnerware, Exotic Wood
www.mahadevwood.com Creative & Elegant products range of Wood Stairs, Balustrade, Handrail, Modular Kitchen, Cornice, Skirting, Chair rail, Trim molding, Dinnerware, Tableware, Wood Carving, Exot...Who was your Mentor And what was he like? [4 articles]
Aaron Eel (Ehrin) - 2010-08-24 08:18:00 [In: Carpentry | Construction & Design | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Mine was an old finish carpenter named Walter Gaskell. One of the real
old-style, old-timers. He did finish-work in some of the finest
buildings in Sarasota, Florida in the 20s-40s, I think he said....Stinky tools [20 articles]
Had occasion recently to move a bunch of stuff in order to replace a clothes dryer. One thing that got moved was an old oak desk, with an assortment of hand tools in one of the drawers. I discover...What Color Baseboards Should I Have? [24 articles]
I am in the process of installing new cabinets in my bathrooms. At first, I was going to put in opal oak (also called bleached oak) as that is what I have now. I had a cabinet maker here today, a...rec.woodworking [20 articles]
Pat Barber - 2010-11-19 23:28:00 [In: Carpentry | ]
Anybody having trouble getting to or seeing rec.woodworking.]
I have two different servers and neither one:
teranews or eternal-september.org seems to have it available.
...Mirror Tile Removal [19 articles]
Vic Smith - 2010-10-15 19:18:00 [In: Building Code & Best Practices | Carpentry | Health & Safety | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Security & Surveillance | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Some observations that might be useful.
Dining room wall with 9' x 5' mirrored with 12" square tiles.
These were stuck onto painted drywall with glue tabs at each corner.
Glue tabs are 1" square....Complexity of dyes in kitchen cabinets [105 articles]
Hi, We are getting kitchen cabinets made by a local custom cabinet maker. The total cost of the project is about $20k. We have just asked him whether the two island pieces can be stained with ...