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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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Plastic window and Lexan [13 articles]
Hipupchuck - 2009-06-01 18:17:00 [In: Windows & Doors | ]
What's the best way to cut this stuff?
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Standard width of sidewalks [13 articles]
2009-06-03 02:16:00 [In: Decks & Patios | Driveways & Walkways | Landscaping & Gardening | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Windows & Doors | ]
Is there a standard width for sidewalks in front of a house door?
I made one out of 12" patio blocks, two blocks wide, so it's 24" wide.
Someone said it should be wider. Not that I really care what...South Chicago: Even the garage doors are bad [5 articles]
HeyBub - 2009-06-01 10:26:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Windows & Doors | ]
"Chicago police found a woman Saturday who apparently had been crushed to
death by her garage door, authorities said."
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/05/30/Woman-found-crushed-by-garage-door/UP...Genie screw drive stops and starts [4 articles]
newz - 2009-06-02 08:05:00 [In: Health & Safety | Windows & Doors | ]
I have an older Genie screw drive (sd9500) which all of a sudden has
started acting odd. It stops partway down and partway up. I tried cranking
up the the safety adjustment and even disconnected t...Condensate on storm door [30 articles]
I have a steel front door that leaks a little air, so I installed a storm door to help the situation. A contractor friend told me the steel door was installed crooked. He fixed it as best he could...Installing Motion Sensor Floor Light [17 articles]
Dwight - 2009-06-02 21:26:00 [In: Appliances | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Home Electronics | Security & Surveillance | Windows & Doors | ]
I have a tool shed at our cabin which has been broken into twice.
There is an alarm to scare off folks after they break in, and that has
been successful, but I would like to add a motion sensor f...glazing putty over primer or paint? [8 articles]
2009-06-04 04:10:00 [In: Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Windows & Doors | ]
I'm rehabbing a window. I stripped it down and painted the whole sash
with an oil-based primer. I will be painting with an acrylic latex.
Should I install the window over the primer, and then top ...foam for edge of flapper door [12 articles]
Ashton Crusher - 2009-06-05 18:33:00 [In: Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Windows & Doors | ]
I'm looking for some sort of foam or sheet rubber material about 0.09
inches thick to use as replacement for the original foam edge seal for
a car AC duct flapper door. The original is a piece of f...varnish [6 articles]
a few weeks back i asked this newsgroup about staining a front door.well, that part of the job is done(turned out well) and now it is time to put a protective coating on it. i am planning on using...follow-up on deck repair
mm - 2009-06-03 13:01:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Decks & Patios | Furniture | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Home Electronics | Stairs & Railings | Windows & Doors | ]
Follow-up on deck repair
The inspector came and left and left a message for me on the phone and
had no complaints about my deck. Even without the railing or the
steps.
So I"m off the hook fo...Cushion for slamming doors [7 articles]
mook johnson - 2009-06-06 10:59:00 [In: Carpentry | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Windows & Doors | ]
I'm looking for an good looking option for reducing the noise the interior
doors make when closing. I've use the little round felt pads used for
cabinet doors but they look tacky and I need four ...Glazing with DAP 33` [15 articles]
Zootal - 2010-01-01 10:32:00 [In: Windows & Doors | ]
First of all, please don't laugh at me - I admit to being n00bish :)
This question is directed primarily to those with experience glazing windows
with DAP 33.
I have a wood frame, and a 8x10 p...HELP: Protection for exposed exterior wood [3 articles]
Zz Yzx - 2009-06-05 10:24:00 [In: Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Siding & Exterior Covering | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
I live in northern California, in the Central Valley. I have a long
exterior wall with a southern exposure that gets INTENSE summer sun
and the brunt of winter rain and fog.
My exterior siding i...Repair of old aluminum windows [4 articles]
2009-06-05 09:23:00 [In: Windows & Doors | ]
I have a home that I am trying to get ready to sell. It has
single pane aluminum windows. I have not spent much time with them
yet, but there seems to be some plastic parts that are broken, part ...seals (gaskets) for casement windows [3 articles]
Frank Thompson - 2009-06-05 22:11:00 [In: Windows & Doors | ]
any suggestions for sources for seals for casement windows.
Manufacturer for my windows is impossible to reach.
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