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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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K & T wiring [68 articles]
I've seen old houses where all circuits enter the breaker box as cables, but some rooms still have knob-and-tube wiring. (A homeowner who needed to upgrade wiring for his kitchen may have found t...
Bedroom TV [66 articles]
Jim - 2010-06-06 19:40:00 [In: Bedrooms | Security & Surveillance | ]
Searched available groups but none seem to have a subject pertaining to
my question. So here goes in this group where people have been well
versed over the years.
I'm searching for what I call...Red Maple [29 articles]
Robert Green - 2010-06-06 12:14:00 [In: Bedrooms | Cleaning & Sanitizing | ]
Recently, a red ribbon was stapled to the big red maple tree out front in
the city right of way. I came to find out the tree is slated for removal,
but I don't know why. There's a lot of mold on t...Fitted Kitchens UK, Best Rate in Fitted Kitchens, Bespoke Fitted Furniture
Fitted Kitchens UK, Best Rate in Fitted Kitchens, Bespoke Fitted Furniture Fitted Bedrooms - Fitted Bedrooms and Kitchen =96 provides bedrooms and kitchens designs are specially designed by profe...Ceiling fan install and wiring Q [20 articles]
Joe J - 2010-06-15 22:43:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bedrooms | Contracting | Electrical & Wiring | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I started what I thought would be medium difficulty project and now on
stumped.
I wanted to install a ceiling fan in the master bedroom. There currently
are no ceiling lights, just a wall switch...recommend a quality CATV splitter please! [29 articles]
Nate Nagel - 2010-06-22 04:11:00 [In: Appliances | Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bedrooms | Electrical & Wiring | ]
Subject says all...
today I had my cable box lock up and when I rebooted it the picture was
all shaky and jaggy, so I took it back to the service center and traded
it in on a shiny new one. I ...Six fans running at all times [47 articles]
mm - 2010-07-01 13:22:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bedrooms | Furniture | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Six fans running at all times
I was at friends on Sunday, and it was 94 out and their AC was on, and
it was comfortable in the house, and they also had on 6 fans on the
first floor. (Perhaps mor...Bath sink drain [13 articles]
Puddin' Man - 2010-07-03 18:52:00 [In: Bathrooms | Bedrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | Siding & Exterior Covering | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Always got 2+ projects on my plate. I fix one thing. Something else breaks.
Never fails. Guess it's like that for many folks.
Little brick bungalow in midwest US, built in 1954.
The bath sink ...Replace Waterbed Mattress With Air? [5 articles]
Frankster - 2010-11-02 11:05:00 [In: Bedrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I hope this isn't OT. My water bed mattress started to leak and I wondered
if anyone has replaced their water bed mattress with air and if they think
it's more comfortable or less. I found thes...Testing Air Flow of Electric Pump [11 articles]
DerbyDad03 - 2010-07-07 12:54:00 [In: Bedrooms | Contracting | Electrical & Wiring | Landscaping & Gardening | ]
I've got 2 electric pumps for filling air mattresses. I'm looking for a
way to determine which one will fill an air mattress quicker - other
than actually filling the same air mattress with each...HVAC -- what to do? [15 articles]
Malcolm Hoar - 2010-07-11 23:13:00 [In: Bedrooms | Contracting | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Insulation & Weatherproofing | ]
Situation:
Family of five in a 2500 sq ft single family home in Northern
California (Bay Area).
Have central air with Carrier gas furnace and Armana air
conditioner. We use the heating frequen...filling hinge mortises? [25 articles]
N8N - 2010-07-17 22:50:00 [In: Bedrooms | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Windows & Doors | ]
Hi all
got a used paneled door to hang in my spare bedroom in place of the
original one which just wasn't there when we bought the house. I need
to fill the mortises for the hinge on the door (o...improve cooling to the bedroom [30 articles]
Hugh Wong - 2010-07-24 11:30:00 [In: Appliances | Bedrooms | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Kitchens | ]
I would like to improve the air flow to the master bedroom in my house.
Presently, the air is not as cool as it should be. It's about 5 degrees
warmer than the other rooms. Physically, this bedroo...8 overrated home improvements [29 articles]
HeyBub - 2010-07-28 00:52:00 [In: Appliances | Bedrooms | Decks & Patios | Home Buying & Selling | Kitchens | ]
From the MSN Real Estate web site.
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So you don't have to wade thru:
1. Whirlpool bath
2. Adding a room
3. Ornate kitchen...Excessive Humidity from Crawl Space in the Morning [5 articles]
m124 - 2010-11-02 02:40:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bathrooms | Bedrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
We have our door to the crawl space in the master closet, which is
connected to the master bathroom, which in turn is connected to the master
bedroom.
Since fall started, we noticed condensation ...