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Alt.Home.Repair is a worldwide Usenet news group that is used to discuss various aspects of Home Improvement.
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Ennybody use the new endoscopes? [2 articles]
SteveB - 2009-06-05 22:40:00 [In: Walls & Ceilings | ]
I saw several endoscope type devices at the Borg the other day. I have to
admit, there's been many a time when being able to see around a corner, or
inside a wall would have been a big help.
E...
Drip irrig. tubing - what's longest lasting in sun [2 articles]
Jim - 2009-06-06 15:49:00 [In: Walls & Ceilings | ]
Twenty five years ago I built two large drip irrigation systems at homes
in coastal (cool) Southern California.
The main lines at one home are falling apart -cracking - wherever they
have been ...advice needed regarding type of basement/crawlspace to have done with my cottage renovation [14 articles]
caledongrl - 2009-06-11 12:58:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Foundations & Excavation | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Kitchens | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Hi all,
I am looking for some advice on the type of crawl space I should have
when I renovate my cottage. I am demolishing about 1200 sq. ft (the
living room and kitchen area of the cottage) Curre...Unusual toilet tank flush valve repair? [3 articles]
Most toilet tanks have a flapper flush valve. But I have one with an unusual cylinder valve, like this: http://www.mansfieldplumbing.com/v3/support04-03.html It has developed a leak, so I need...Using lazer level to make line behind garage [5 articles]
2009-06-11 01:21:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Siding & Exterior Covering | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I want to add an addition on to my garage. I want to continue the
side wall in a straight line behind the existing garage. In the past
when I have made additions like this I would run a string alo...Who is liable? [19 articles]
Brandon McCombs - 2009-06-10 22:06:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Electrical & Wiring | Flooring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Hello,
If you look back over the last week or 2 you'll see I had posts
regarding problems with my new A/C and furnace that were installed a few
months before I bought a 40 year old house.
It...first time painting 16' ceiling [5 articles]
Lexxi - 2009-06-10 17:48:00 [In: Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Hi there.. I was just offered a job to paint a 16' ceiling. It will be my
first time painting a ceiling of that height and also my first working on
scaffolding.. So my question is, do I cut the en...cracks on new concrete slab ? [18 articles]
fredinstl - 2009-06-12 02:03:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Hello all,
I would appreciate if you could share with me your thoughts, regarding
a remodeling I just completed on my 1 story ranch, slab/no basement in
St Louis MO: extending a 1 car garage into...Dumb question - bead board over plywood? [9 articles]
2009-06-11 12:03:00 [In: Porches & Sunrooms | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I would like to cover the ceiling a porch with something. What is
there now are 2X4 appearance "beams" spaced 16 inches apart. I like
the look of bead board, but am thinking that the 1/4" thicknes...Building a closet...need some help [7 articles]
Nail-In-Thumb - 2009-06-15 13:15:00 [In: Bedrooms | Construction & Design | Contracting | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
I live in a ranch style house that has a room above the garage. I'd
like to install a closet so that I can "officially" count this room as
a bedroom (there is also a window in the room). All of th...older 12-2 NM-B cable [12 articles]
Al Tsiemers - 2009-06-10 20:55:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Electrical & Wiring | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Roofing & Gutters | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I have a lot of older 12-2 NM-B cable with a white jacket that I would like
to use for some new circuits in a shop area. I pulled it up from the
basement and over the garage roof many years ago, b...Running cable through an outside wall [15 articles]
SBH - 2009-06-11 18:12:00 [In: Kitchens | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Though, I haven't taken a good look yet to the possibility of this but how
difficult is it to run cable through an outside wall on a bungalow? It was a
small addition to the kitchen on the back of...Shower pan caulking/grouting Question [5 articles]
JJ - 2009-06-11 23:33:00 [In: Bathrooms | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
I have a house that is ~ 4 years old. The master shower walls are tiled, and
the base of the shower is a SWAN-S-3442 pan. The pan is made from something
they call Veritek. Anyway, the last caulk j...Insulating above a Drop ceiling . Question. [3 articles]
IlBeBauck@gmail.com - 2009-06-10 18:26:00 [In: Insulation & Weatherproofing | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Im going to have about 2' in the center above the drop ceiling, and of
course a decreasing height as you move toward the exterior walls.
Which is more effective ?: Insulate all the way up, or, leav...GFI wiring problem [27 articles]
I have a partially-dead GFI circuit: This circuit powers two electrical outlet in the back bedrom and a light in a bathroom, as well as a wall outlet in that bathroom which has a GFI receptacle...