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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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When a fan fails, would it overheat? [14 articles]
james - 2009-09-06 20:28:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | ]
I'm using a $20 household fan 24/7 to ventilate a damp crawl space by
sealing it against one of the crawl space vent (i.e. becomes an exhaust
fan).
Eventually this fan is going to fail, perhaps...
Loose outdoor faucet. How to fix? [7 articles]
John - 2009-09-08 19:46:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Plumbing & Water Supply | Siding & Exterior Covering | ]
I'm back with yet another problem.
I have a crappy house with cardboard (Masonite) siding and plastic pipes.
The outdoor faucet is loose and I'm clueless how to fix it. I don't
feel like payi...Burnt Wire [19 articles]
camryguy89 - 2009-09-10 08:41:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Electrical & Wiring | Home Buying & Selling | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | ]
I am currently in the process of house shopping. This is my first
house, so budget is everything. I found a nice home in my target area
well within my budget. Reading the spec sheet, I noticed the h...Insulating basement walls, what is best method? [7 articles]
Mikepier - 2009-09-09 22:14:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Home Buying & Selling | Insulation & Weatherproofing | Walls & Ceilings | ]
A few days ago there was a topic of insulating basement walls. There
was discussion of what was best. Someone pointed out using 1" XPS foam
board directly on the concrete walls, then using R13. . So...esWell pressure SOMETIMES go down with house shut off? [25 articles]
andyeverett - 2009-09-12 09:55:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Electrical & Wiring | ]
We sleep one floor above our well pressure tank. Last night my wife
awakens me from sleep to inform me that the well pump keeps coming on.
I spring to life, get down to the basement and start troubl...Older house wiring puzzle [108 articles]
David Nebenzahl - 2009-10-30 14:20:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Electrical & Wiring | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Have a client with a house built in the '20s, originally knob and tube
wired but (partly) converted to more modren wiring methods. Basement
ceiling is exposed and where the majority of the house w...Inexpensive flooring [8 articles]
I've got 600 sq ft of flooring to do in my basement. The flooring will go over the dricore panels. The basement is dry. I'll likely be moving in 5 years or so. I was thinking of using the $1...natural gas detector? [5 articles]
james - 2009-09-12 08:54:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Anyone used the inficon 706-600-G1? According to spec it seems more
sensitive than average.
Unfortunately I could not find any user review.
I was in my crawl space and I thought I smelled some n...Please find these plumbing parts... [5 articles]
DerbyDad03 - 2009-09-17 23:31:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bathrooms | ]
I've searched a few plumbing sites, but couldn't find what I was
looking for. Maybe you guys that know the plumbing sites better than
me can help out.
I'm looking for either a 3 1/2" to 1 1/2" ru...Hot water in toilets and urinals - commercial bldg. [24 articles]
I work in a 4 story building with standard commercial toilets and urinals. For some reason when the valve for the spray arm is left on in the kitchen the toilets and urinals get supplied with hot w...Electric connection [39 articles]
Mark - 2009-09-19 18:04:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Electrical & Wiring | Windows & Doors | ]
Kind of hard to describe what I'm looking for here. I think on RVs and 5th
wheels, and I know on the 'beer wagon' get from the distributor for our
church festival, there is a 'reverse' receptacl...leaky shower [6 articles]
badgolferman - 2009-09-28 18:02:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bathrooms | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Contracting | Insulation & Weatherproofing | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
It appears the remodeled shower stall in the master bathroom is leaking
water below the floor of my one-story house. The shower has marble
tile on the wall and granite-like tile on the floor. The ...Inground water valve [4 articles]
Jim - 2009-09-26 09:31:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Landscaping & Gardening | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Many years back my father installed a back yard spigot near his garden.
The shut off valve sits below the frost level covered by a cast iron
sleeve.
This valve hasn't been operated for years. ...Rain leaks into crawlspace [9 articles]
Tony - 2009-09-30 01:29:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Walls & Ceilings | ]
My house sits on a stuccoed block wall which is on top of a concrete
slab. (I use a mechanics creeper to get around in the crawlspace.)
Anyway, for some reason the slab was made about 8" larger a...Using "old-work" hi-hats for new construction [6 articles]
Mikepier - 2009-09-28 14:15:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I am doing a small room in my basement which will be sheetrocked. In
the past I have used new-work hi-hats, but I think it would be easier
to use old work hi-hats for 2 reasons.
1) Can put up ceili...