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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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Roof estimate questions [28 articles]
Jay-T - 2009-12-07 14:35:00 [In: Decks & Patios | Roofing & Gutters | ]
I am about to get a new roof done. I had a couple of estimates a year ago
but then I put off doing it until now. The job is a complete tear-off and
all new plywood decking. The present roof is ...
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...Patio Door Installed Incorrectly -- Need A Fix [14 articles]
jim evans - 2009-12-12 09:00:00 [In: Decks & Patios | Flooring | Plumbing & Water Supply | Windows & Doors | ]
As I understand it my patio doors were supposed to be installed on a
step down cut into the slab so it wouldn't leak water into the house.
They weren't and I have four of them. Whatever the reason ...INDIANA JONES
Darwin Meza - 2010-11-11 05:04:00 [In: Bathrooms | Budget & Money Saving Tips | Decks & Patios | Electrical & Wiring | Furniture | Home Electronics | Landscaping & Gardening | Laundry Rooms | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Pest Control | Plumbing & Water Supply | Roofing & Gutters | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
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...solar walkway/step lighting? [9 articles]
N8N - 2009-12-22 23:52:00 [In: Decks & Patios | Driveways & Walkways | Electrical & Wiring | Go Green | Lighting | Windows & Doors | ]
OK guys...
I have a rather dark, shaded lot. Having lighting on the walkway to
my front door, and perhaps on the steps leading up to the deck at the
back of my house, would be a very Good Thing....icy wood deck [10 articles]
Smitty Two - 2010-01-15 11:08:00 [In: Decks & Patios | Electrical & Wiring | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | ]
I know we've done the slippery deck recently, but I wasn't paying
attention because it never freezes where I live. But, it does at our new
house, where she lives, and she has a job that forces her...CPSC Book Recall
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 8, 2010 Release # 10-104 Firm's Recall Hotline: (866) ...INSTALL DOORS ON SLOPING SLAB [5 articles]
cadguy2 - 2010-01-21 16:34:00 [In: Construction & Design | Decks & Patios | Foundations & Excavation | Roofing & Gutters | Siding & Exterior Covering | Windows & Doors | ]
Hi people, I need some advice please.
I'm ripping out and installing some new exterior doors (w/casings,
brick molding, etc.) at some apartments that are probably 30 years
old, or older! There a...Gasoline in Home Heating Oil - Bad? [31 articles]
DerbyDad03 - 2010-01-28 19:20:00 [In: Decks & Patios | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Landscaping & Gardening | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
OK...this may sound weird, but I had a dream last night...
A friend pulled up at my house with his pickup truck towing a tank of
home heating oil. He said he needed some gas for his pickup. I went...Deck stairs problem [12 articles]
korjae@gmail.com - 2010-01-30 18:34:00 [In: Decks & Patios | Siding & Exterior Covering | ]
Hello.
We have a wooden deck (walk out from 2nd floor) and wooden stairs down
onto our backyard.
We had it installed about 13 years ago and on one corner of the bottom
of the stairs, brick tha...lithium-ion drill/driver [21 articles]
Ed Mc - 2010-02-07 22:14:00 [In: Decks & Patios | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
I'm gonna erect one of those backyard sheds I bought at HD. I want to
use deck screws instead of the nails suggested. I think I shall buy
one of the lithium-ion drill/drivers for the job. What is...humidifier drain line [11 articles]
Kyle - 2010-02-09 13:48:00 [In: Decks & Patios | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Laundry Rooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I have an Aprilaire humidifier hooked up to my furnace (natural gas)
and this morning I found water on the floor under the condensate pump
where the humidifier drains. The pump is attempting to run,...Outdoor Radon is the problem.. [25 articles]
john - 2010-02-21 08:37:00 [In: Decks & Patios | Flooring | Foundations & Excavation | Windows & Doors | ]
I've been trouble-shooting for 3 years my radon problem...but just recently believe
the problem is outdoors and not indoors.
I have an electronic radon monitor that updates reading like every 30 ...Need some ideas on how to protect my tools from flooding risk [41 articles]
Jay Hanig - 2010-02-25 22:00:00 [In: Carpentry | Decks & Patios | Furniture | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I just inherited a house in a beach community and for the first time
have enough space for all of my woodworking tools AND two cars. All
houses here are built on pilings but it is allowable to en...Deck Cleaning [27 articles]
"Ask This Old House" had an episode in which Tommy helped a guy clean his deck before sealing it. Tommy said NOT to use a pressure washer as it damages the wood fibers. We have to clean our front ...