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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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Skunks breeding next door [27 articles]
The house next to mine is abandoned and skunks are living under the rotten deck, or perhaps even inside the house. I don't care about that, but now my back deck smells of skunk when the wind blows ...
Shed project question [3 articles]
2009-09-13 15:41:00 [In: Contracting | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Siding & Exterior Covering | Walls & Ceilings | ]
have a dumb question about my shed project......I'm constructing a 12x16
shed. have poured concrete slab and put down one row of concrete blocks, I
will pick up lumber tomorrow. planning to use 5/8"...How much foundation for a path is enough? [13 articles]
Aaron Fude - 2009-09-14 14:39:00 [In: Contracting | Foundations & Excavation | ]
Hi,
I'm going for this look:
http://freeboundaries.com/path.jpg
I just had a contractor come and give me an estimate. He insisted that
what is required is to dig six inches down and pack the...Mortising hinges [2 articles]
gpsman - 2009-09-16 00:54:00 [In: Contracting | Windows & Doors | ]
Commercial project, slab door swap.
Before- http://tinypic.com/r/14waxco/3
After- http://tinypic.com/r/2gyahab/3
Shim it... or not...?
http://tinypic.com/r/2m3snj4/3
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- gpsman
...I want to build my own on-wall radiator [22 articles]
Aaron Fude - 2009-09-24 21:35:00 [In: Contracting | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Hi,
How hard can it be to build something like this:
http://www.radiatorshowroom.co.uk/altima-exclusive-radiator.html
as a DIY project!? (I'm not talking about achieving the look and
feel.)
...Plastic Crates, Pallets, Containers [2 articles]
gurtanplastik@gmail.com - 2009-09-25 18:47:00 [In: Contracting | ]
GURTAN PLASTIC INDUSTRY AND TRADE LTD. CO.
Dear Our Customer,
Gurtan Plastic Co. Ltd. located in Istanbul, Turkey, has been
developing and manufacturing plastics since 1990, which major in ...leaky shower [6 articles]
badgolferman - 2009-09-28 18:02:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bathrooms | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Contracting | Insulation & Weatherproofing | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
It appears the remodeled shower stall in the master bathroom is leaking
water below the floor of my one-story house. The shower has marble
tile on the wall and granite-like tile on the floor. The ...Framing out ductwork using furring hat channels [9 articles]
Mikepier - 2009-09-29 14:48:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Construction & Design | Contracting | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | ]
I have an ongoing project in my basement and was considering framing
out my HVAC ductwork. I was considering using furring hat channels
like this.
http://www.phillipsmfg.com/images/prod/mcif/chan/7...Technique for blowing out irrigation system with small compressor [3 articles]
blueman - 2009-09-30 17:57:00 [In: Contracting | Electrical & Wiring | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | ]
Just wanted to describe a circuit I built to automate blowing out a
multi-zone irrigation system using a small home compressor. But first
let me give some background.
For the past 5 years, I have...Radon mitigation [20 articles]
Jack - 2009-09-30 22:11:00 [In: Contracting | Electrical & Wiring | Plumbing & Water Supply | Roofing & Gutters | ]
I've got to have the radon problem taken care of in my house. Where is the
real "cost" of the project? Is it putting in the pit, running the pipe, the
expertise, etc, etc.? The reason I ask is I...Lazy man's re-modeling project [7 articles]
hibb - 2009-09-30 17:16:00 [In: Bedrooms | Contracting | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Insulation & Weatherproofing | Pest Control | Roofing & Gutters | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Well, the big garage sale is over and I got rid of lots of stuff
including a big ole king size bed in the upstairs bed room. We don't
use that bedroom any more so I want to re-model the room and hav...moving a piece of electrical conduit [23 articles]
sendtojosh@gmail.com - 2009-10-14 09:17:00 [In: Bathrooms | Contracting | Electrical & Wiring | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I've been attempting to install a new ceiling fan in my bathroom. the
motor in the old one started making noise, and it was about 20+ years
old...so I figured an upgrade was in order.
I live in ...Contractor hit a wire while nailing up moulding in kitchen [45 articles]
Shaffer - 2009-10-14 18:39:00 [In: Contracting | Electrical & Wiring | Health & Safety | Kitchens | ]
Had a guy come in to help put up wood moulding in the kitchen. Must have
hit a wire becaue it blew a breaker.
He pulled the nail out (small nail) and hammered it in elsewhere. Flipped
the break...another shed project question [8 articles]
I have my shed almost finished.....I poured slab, then one row of concrete blocks, and then built shed....It rained quite a bit last night and I noticed some wetness at the mortar joint between slab...installing cedar trim on shed [10 articles]
2009-10-20 02:14:00 [In: Contracting | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | ]
I am putting up some trim on shed project. this is 1x4 cedar. just wondering
if regular hot-dip galvanized nails ok for this purpose?
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