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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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Anti-slip Paint [21 articles]
Tony Hwang - 2011-01-13 16:47:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Porches & Sunrooms | ]
Hi,
Sweepin, shoveling snow lately but thinking ahead for summer.
My porch rises about 6 steps and back porch 4 steps. I'd like to apply
anti-slip paint, so stairs will be little safer. Any recomme...
House Electric - Wire Problem [21 articles]
Ron in CA - 2011-01-16 07:32:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Insulation & Weatherproofing | Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | Porches & Sunrooms | Walls & Ceilings | ]
The other day I noticed our porch light was out. Assumed it was the bulb,
but that wasn't it, so I removed the fixture, thinking it was a loose wire
nut. There is a black wire and a white wire i...sunroom roof [5 articles]
cj - 2011-02-20 13:13:00 [In: Insulation & Weatherproofing | Porches & Sunrooms | Roofing & Gutters | Walls & Ceilings | ]
i would like to beef up the insulation on our sunroom ceiling and i
thought that a layer of rigid foam board with some half inch plywood and
shingles on top off that would do the trick as well as ...Re: Door swing survey
SteveB - 2011-02-27 23:30:00 [In: Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Porches & Sunrooms | Windows & Doors | ]
"aemeijers" wrote
> I'm having trouble picturing that. Unless there was 3 feet between them,
> wouldn't the storm door finished opening have to be rather oversized to
> allow the real d...Deterring wood peckers [14 articles]
Cheryl - 2011-03-31 08:09:00 [In: Flooring | Go Green | Porches & Sunrooms | Roofing & Gutters | Security & Surveillance | Windows & Doors | ]
Thanks for the suggestions about my hardwood floors. I've put protection
on my furniture and looking at products to keep them in good shape. I
really appreciate the replies. I wanted to find tha...vinyl 2x4 covers do they exist? [8 articles]
stryped - 2011-04-15 15:25:00 [In: Porches & Sunrooms | ]
I am wanting to make porch railings for my front porch. I have proced
vinyl porch sets, but my porch is an odd size. I thought at one time I
somehwere saw vinyle "sleeves" that could go over a trand...Latex or enamel for covered porch ? [6 articles]
James Nipper - 2011-04-16 14:28:00 [In: Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Porches & Sunrooms | Roofing & Gutters | ]
I am sanding down a covered porch down to bare wood, and I am going to paint
it. It is a "covered" porch in that it has a roof over it, but it is not
fully protected, as it has open sides. So, ...Fkex Seal Liquid Rubber spray ??? [11 articles]
willshak - 2011-05-15 01:13:00 [In: Porches & Sunrooms | Roofing & Gutters | ]
Has anyone tried this product? I happened to see a commercial on the TV
this morning.
It looks promising if it does what they say.
https://www.getflexseal.com/flare/next?rtag=myflexseal&
TV comme...Books on designing & (re) building porches for old homes [7 articles]
blueman - 2011-05-14 08:24:00 [In: Budget & Money Saving Tips | Porches & Sunrooms | Roofing & Gutters | ]
I need to completely rebuild the (covered) front porch for our 1870's
Italianate clapboard house.
I am looking for 1 or more books for the following two purposes:
1. Basic construction plans, t...Eliminating a Window [11 articles]
Greg Esres - 2011-05-15 22:56:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Kitchens | Landscaping & Gardening | Porches & Sunrooms | Siding & Exterior Covering | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
I have a window in my kitchen that connects to a semi-enclosed
porch....the porch used to be a car port. I can see nothing out the
window except the side of my garage. I now want to put cabinets o...Rubber paver tile [3 articles]
c1gmlm - 2011-05-19 00:22:00 [In: Porches & Sunrooms | ]
My front porch and steps are in sad shape. The previous owner tried to
recoat the whole thing with some sort patching material. Now it's
chipping off. I would like to cover it with a rubber paver ti...New linoleum over old linoleum? [12 articles]
BCDrums - 2011-06-01 14:43:00 [In: Flooring | Foundations & Excavation | Porches & Sunrooms | Windows & Doors | ]
We have a three-season porch, not insulated, not over a foundation,
but watertight with windows all around. It currently has linoleum (or
vinyl sheet flooring, if that's what it's called today) on t...Filling an indentation on a flat roof [19 articles]
frank1492 - 2011-06-08 17:25:00 [In: Building Code & Best Practices | Porches & Sunrooms | Roofing & Gutters | ]
The roof in question is mineral roll roofing over a sunroom. It has
been in place for many years and regularly receives a new coating of
brushable roof sealer.
My question: There are a couple ...Why does a built-in gas grill cost so much? [16 articles]
I'm thinking about a small "outdoor kitchen" when I add a screened porch on the house. I'd like to have a nice gas grill built into a concrete countertop, ideally with a burner on the side as wel...Power mechanism for porch rocker [6 articles]
Reno - 2011-07-04 19:49:00 [In: Porches & Sunrooms | ]
Has anyone ever seen a mechanism that can be attached to a porch rocker so
it will rock me to sleep? I am thinking of the rockers made for babies that
automatically rock the kid till they fall asl...