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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 623 threads in our archives.

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Rusting drip man [7 articles]

I noticed my HVAC drip pan is get a little rust in the middle. Its made out of galvanized sheet metal and looks like it custom made by the HVAC installer. The rust spot in the middle is small, mayb...Rusting drip man

Window Sill tiles scratched with carborundum stone [14 articles]

john royce - 2009-07-05 09:55:00 [In: Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Windows & Doors | ]
The tiled window sill on the front of our house had been painted years ago and the paint was peeling off. So although a long job I patiently scraped off all the paint. Then discovered that a c...Window Sill tiles scratched with carborundum stone

Pre-painted cast iron [7 articles]

2009-07-06 14:03:00 [In: Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | ]
Do they make a pre-painted cast iron in which the color goes all the way through the metal? This would save a lot of the hassle of painting and repainting the iron. However I have never heard of s...Pre-painted cast iron

Entering the 550nm gateway [8 articles]

2009-07-07 11:40:00 [In: Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | ]
We exist in the 400nm gateway, which is between ultra violet and blue which is why we see a blue sky. But there is a gateway between green and yellow, around 550nm, and it's becoming apparent there...Entering the 550nm gateway

Paint overspray prevention? [15 articles]

I have not so far used my Magnum paint sprayer, but when my wife mentioned to our neighbor that I was planning to use it to paint our wood siding, she (the neighbor) expressed great concern that t...Paint overspray prevention?

Staining Concrete [9 articles]

SteveB - 2009-07-11 12:32:00 [In: Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | ]
My concrete guy is MIA. He poured concrete, and stamped half of it. I need to clean up the job with a power washer, as he got a little fresh on old. Nothing major, and I've got a MONDO power was...Staining Concrete

WhirlPool Refrigerator Shelf Stud Retention? [2 articles]

> The front right shelf support stud, which supports the top crisper and > bottom shelf, broke on our twelve-year-old ED25TQXEW00 > refrigerator. > However, after extracting the old stud with...WhirlPool Refrigerator Shelf Stud Retention?

Carpet Tiles [19 articles]

I am in the process of building a playroom and am about ready to add carpet. I have some questions about carpet tiles. The play room is in the basement. The current floor is painted cement, l...Carpet Tiles

Laying Self-Stick Vinyl Tiles over Asbestos Mastic? [11 articles]

I originally planned to install new 12 x 12 self-sticking vinyl floor tiles over the 50 year old 9 x 9 tiles in my bathroom. I thought I could re-glue the few loose original tiles. Once I got star...Laying Self-Stick Vinyl Tiles over Asbestos Mastic?

Repainting roof soffit and eaves. [5 articles]

Have cleaned off loose/flaking white trim paint from the wooden edge board and metal flashing and from underside of the two foot overhanging soffits of our roof and now ready to repaint. House roof...Repainting roof soffit and eaves.

Kitchen cabinet - Stain cheap wood [8 articles]

Arpil - 2009-07-17 06:13:00 [In: Carpentry | Furniture | Kitchens | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | ]
I live on a tight budget. The kitchen cabinets are old, rotten and I'm about to have a set of cabinet built by my amateur brother. He said he can do it. I like the cabinet to be stained, perhap...Kitchen cabinet - Stain cheap wood

wall anchor repair/replace help [16 articles]

Kyle - 2009-07-22 12:03:00 [In: Bathrooms | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Walls & Ceilings | ]
In the bath, we put up one of those double-tier towel racks and, of course, it's 30" long which means I can only anchor one end in a stud...the other end had to go into drywall. Rather than use thos...wall anchor repair/replace help

Scratches in new galvalume roof [3 articles]

danmc68 - 2009-07-19 12:50:00 [In: Contracting | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Roofing & Gutters | ]
I had a new steel roof put on about a month ago. There were a few scratches in the metal, which now have a white crust (zinc oxide?). The contractor is contacting the supplier about it, but I thoug...Scratches in new galvalume roof

Varnish of my dreams--found! [34 articles]

After much arduous searching, I've found it, my Xanadu, my Shangri-la, the sine qua non of varnish. And all the time it was available right at my little local Ace Hardware store. Some backgroun...Varnish of my dreams--found!

Window putty and latex question. [8 articles]

fatheyzeus - 2009-07-25 08:54:00 [In: Health & Safety | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Windows & Doors | ]
Hi there, The company I paint for does a lot of heritage restoration and currently is exclusively using alkyd paint for our products. However, we'd like to start using more latex for drying time...Window putty and latex question.
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