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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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Lawn Tractor Battery/charging issue (longish) [10 articles]
Twayne - 2009-09-10 20:14:00 [In: Decks & Patios | Electrical & Wiring | Health & Safety | Landscaping & Gardening | Pest Control | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
HI,
20 HP B&S engine, 42" deck, 12V Exide Battery abt 1 1/2 years old. I
thought about taking this to a battery forum/group but IME you get a lot
better reality check here.
I accidentally l...
Deck Stripping & Staining [6 articles]
john - 2009-09-21 09:56:00 [In: Decks & Patios | Furniture | Landscaping & Gardening | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | ]
Hello, Im about to strip & stain my deck..and just had a few questions.
I have some cracks in the wood that are about 1/8 inch think and about 1 inch deep in
spots. Only like 3 or 4 boards ...Deck Stripping & Staining [9 articles]
john - 2009-09-28 22:20:00 [In: Decks & Patios | Furniture | Landscaping & Gardening | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | ]
***the last thread I made had soo many weird spaces in between.. So I re-posted it.
Hopefully it wont be marked as spam.. sorry about that. ***
Hello, Im about to strip & stain my deck..and just...Using epoxy to bond beam to concrete pier [8 articles]
working_stiff - 2009-09-11 14:18:00 [In: Decks & Patios | ]
Anyone heard of using epoxy cement to bond a pressure treated beam to
a concrete pier? I'm considering using epoxy to fill a 1/16 - 1/8 gap
between a 4x6 pt beam and a intermediate concrete pier. Th...Gasoline in the walls... [43 articles]
Jason Carlton - 2009-09-13 13:09:00 [In: Contracting | Decks & Patios | Electrical & Wiring | Pest Control | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I've made a few threads about having my deck rebuilt, and the issues
that have come along with the contractor. I have to admit, though,
that at this point, the work is looking pretty darn good... as...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 ...Concrete Steps are Done - Thanks Everyone [26 articles]
I posted a few weeks back. I had a redwood deck/steps leading to my front door and I was tired of having to treat it every summer. It was all ripped out, and new concrete was poured and the job...screen door problem [3 articles]
I recently replaced a beat up sliding screen door to my patio with a new one. Same size, and seemingly same dimensions, except that the new one is "adjustable-height". The problem I have is when I ...Pump for fountain to suck out small debris [10 articles]
dchou4u@hotmail.com - 2009-10-01 22:43:00 [In: Decks & Patios | ]
I have a medium sized fountain in my backyard that I have to clean out
every few weeks. I have a pump to drain the water, but it cannot pick
up small debris at the bottom of the fountain such as le...Should I Upgrade to Cast Iron Radiators? [14 articles]
ftres - 2009-10-01 06:37:00 [In: Bedrooms | Decks & Patios | Insulation & Weatherproofing | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I live on Long Island, in a high ranch style house. The master
bedroom is in the back corner of the house, and about three feet of
the back of the room is cantilevered out over the backyard. In th...Screws for an ipe deck? [12 articles]
Don Wiss - 2009-10-06 10:21:00 [In: Decks & Patios | ]
The fellow that built my ipe deck used #6 deck screws. He likes #6 as he
finds the heads of #8 to be unsightly. I'm finding these deck screws don't
have a life as long as the wood. So for an additio...crawlspace french drain: hug the wall? [5 articles]
james - 2009-10-08 09:56:00 [In: Decks & Patios | Foundations & Excavation | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I want to have crawlspace drainage installed. My crawlspace is approximately
a rectangle with some protrusion (e.g. a dining nook).
When making crawlspace french drain, is it better for the drain...how would you fix this gutter problem? [10 articles]
reflex - 2009-10-08 21:56:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Decks & Patios | Foundations & Excavation | Porches & Sunrooms | Roofing & Gutters | Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | ]
See photos at:
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Our house is pretty old, built in the late 1800's. Over time, the back
of the house (as well as our neighbors') has subsided a bit. H...Go Green Earth Energy
Tri - 2009-10-11 05:45:00 [In: Decks & Patios | Electrical & Wiring | Energy Efficiency | Go Green | ]
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From your own backyard
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Go Green =)
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...SharkBite fittings for Copper and PEX [18 articles]
DerbyDad03 - 2009-10-12 19:27:00 [In: Decks & Patios | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I always sweated copper, but I want to try PEX for my next upgrade.
The cold water spigot at the front of the house is at street pressure,
but the backyard spigot is after the PRV. I'd like to ta...