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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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Thermostat for new heating system [13 articles]
PB2 - 2009-11-30 22:33:00 [In: Contracting | Electrical & Wiring | Energy Efficiency | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Pest Control | ]
Hi,
I'm getting a new heating system installed (York 98% efficient furnace
with modulating gas vale and ECM motor). I had a few questions I was
hoping someone could help with:
a) How does a mo...
choice of primers and paints [37 articles]
kansascats - 2010-01-08 13:13:00 [In: Contracting | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Looking for recommendations on primers and paints for:
home interior
home exterior
garage/shop
Now then.. for my shop/garage/office..
I bought a couple of gals of Kilz general purpose at WalM...Kitchen Renovation - Now Pipes Shudder [12 articles]
Fleemo - 2009-12-06 20:18:00 [In: Contracting | Kitchens | Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
We just had some kitchen renovation done, adding lighting cans to the
ceiling. The contractor had to reroute some of the waterlines that
were run up there to make room for the lighting fixtures. Onl...Non-yellowing solar post caps? [8 articles]
Hi all, I had solar post caps installed on the posts of my deck just a little over a year ago. I don't really know where the contractor got them and what brand they are. Looks like they might ha...renovation cold christmas [8 articles]
hi everyone, i'm in rural indiana and take care of my dad who used to help elderly in a nursing home for twenty years on low wages (cna.) he's becoming more handicap everyday and in need of some bat...Where to post pictures? [23 articles]
Dick Adams - 2009-12-15 09:59:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Contracting | ]
I am about to take pictures of my basement to get opinions
on what I should and should not do in a DIY remodeling
project. Where should I post them?
Dick
...Small volume mortar mixing [10 articles]
Jim Elbrecht - 2009-12-14 09:49:00 [In: Contracting | Energy Efficiency | Laundry Rooms | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I've got a few projects coming up that I'd like to save my energy
spent mixing mortar by hand for the project itself.
I work alone & don't work for long any more- so mix one batch and I'm
done fo...Drywall Lift [30 articles]
Tony - 2009-12-16 03:38:00 [In: Contracting | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
Looking for those with experience using a drywall lift. I need to do my
garage ceiling. The garage is 28x32 and the ceiling is about 9'6" high.
Will the lift make this a 1 man project? Worst ...Utility Contractor
H2 Find - 2009-12-15 05:54:00 [In: Contracting | ]
Construction Subcontractors | Utility Contractor | General Contractor
H2find.com shall provide services to both contractors and
subcontractors/suppliers. Subcontractors/suppliers as used in this
...Construction of sprung dance floor? [22 articles]
I dance 3 or 4 nights a week on the Willowbrook Ballroom dance floor. It is a 6200 square foot bare maple floor constructed in the early 1920's. It has had dancers on it continuously since then dan...Torchieres & CFLs [18 articles]
JoeSpareBedroom - 2009-12-23 10:51:00 [In: Contracting | Lighting | ]
I was perusing (actually interviewing) torchieres (floor lamps) at Lowe's
yesterday. All the non-halogen models had tags saying "Required -
incandescent bulb(s)" followed by recommended wattage. T...help!!! Advice needed ASAP Gambrel Roof Trusses [47 articles]
Danimal - 2009-12-26 09:14:00 [In: Construction & Design | Contracting | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Roofing & Gutters | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Hi all,
I have a major problem, first the concrete slab that was poured for my new
garage has gone to shit because of a bad batch of concrete. This is an
argument and moan for another day.
Here'...Situation advice requested [65 articles]
tom_sawyer70@yahoo.com - 2009-12-27 23:33:00 [In: Contracting | Energy Efficiency | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | ]
I'd like to solicit information on how to best deal with a situation I
ran into today.
After getting a few detailed estimates and getting a recommendation
from a colleague who owns an apartment c...NM cable clamp question [9 articles]
Nate Nagel - 2009-12-27 19:08:00 [In: Bedrooms | Contracting | Electrical & Wiring | Laundry Rooms | Pest Control | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I'm putting fan rated ceiling boxes in the bedrooms of my house since I
need to replace them anyway (see other thread) The boxes that I can
find do not have cable clamps built in but round knocko...Recommendations for flooring material to go on top of a trap door? [7 articles]
CraigT - 2009-12-28 17:34:00 [In: Contracting | Flooring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Kitchens | Laundry Rooms | Pest Control | Plumbing & Water Supply | Windows & Doors | ]
OK, here goes. I bought this investment property and I'm fixing it up. I'm
to the point of installing some sort of flooring material in the laundry
room/rear entry. Right now the floor is 3/4" ...