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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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Digging a 50-foot ling 6-inch deep 4-inch wide trench on a rocky steep slope? [16 articles]
Terra Arcane - 2010-07-10 21:55:00 [In: Driveways & Walkways | Electrical & Wiring | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Just curious if you know a better way to dig a 50 foot long 6-inch deep
4-inch wide trench on a steep slope along the driveway in rocky soil?
It's to bury a remote gate opener sensor wire (12 volt...
Cold Patch For Asphalt Driveway [4 articles]
Bob - 2010-07-18 20:00:00 [In: Driveways & Walkways | ]
Hi,
Have some decent size holes in my old asphalt driveway.
Perhaps 8" or so deep X a foot or so long.
True holes; not really cracks.
Have never repaired anything like this myself.
Guess what...French Drains, Best Cover Material? [14 articles]
ShadowTek - 2010-07-18 17:00:00 [In: Driveways & Walkways | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I'm putting in a 1'x1' french drain around the side of my house, and I'm
wondering what would be the best material would be to cover the top few
inches of the trench. The soil around here is mostly ...Water runoff - drybed/drywell (sort of) [9 articles]
celticsoc@aol.com - 2010-08-17 10:27:00 [In: Driveways & Walkways | Landscaping & Gardening | Windows & Doors | ]
There is a corner of my house where water tended to collect, to the
point that the window well filled up. There is a downspoutthere, as
well as a low area. I corrected the problem by trenching awa...Sidewalk settles, basement getting water [5 articles]
Michael Cortese - 2010-07-27 11:03:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Driveways & Walkways | Foundations & Excavation | Walls & Ceilings | ]
There is a sidewalk along the side of my house. It has settled in an
area maybe 40 feet long so that it no longer pitches away from the
house but rather towards it. I get a small amount of seepage....old air-conditioner: testing how good/bad it is. (2) tries 10,20 times to "on" compressor. [4 articles]
David Combs - 2010-07-29 00:09:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Driveways & Walkways | Fences | Kitchens | Windows & Doors | ]
(1) Neighbor has offered me some air-conditioners (they ac/d the whole
house last year). So, I want to compare them, while sitting in the
basement, with what I already have.
Method 1: measure t...? about low-voltage lighting wiring [33 articles]
David Nebenzahl - 2010-07-28 14:35:00 [In: Contracting | Driveways & Walkways | Electrical & Wiring | Insulation & Weatherproofing | Landscaping & Gardening | Lighting | ]
Got a client with an outdoor low-voltage lighting system in need of
repair. Basically just 7 surface-mount lights on a stairway outside.
It's currently wired with some kind of zip cord, which may...Running power to a garden water feature [7 articles]
Jay Hanig - 2010-07-29 16:52:00 [In: Driveways & Walkways | Electrical & Wiring | Landscaping & Gardening | ]
I live on a coastal island and have a circular pea gravel over sand
driveway. In the center of that circle are two stone lined depressions
that were part of a Japanese garden. One depression has...The best day of my life. [73 articles]
JimT - 2010-08-03 02:16:00 [In: Driveways & Walkways | ]
A tow truck is here to take my neighbor's BMW away. It just doesn't get any
better than this. The tow truck is blocking the driveway so he can't get
out.
...Room above driveway is warmer [23 articles]
Yong Huang - 2010-08-04 21:25:00 [In: Driveways & Walkways | Flooring | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | ]
I have 4 rooms all upstairs. Below 3 are all indoors like living room,
etc. They're cool. One is above outdoor driveway. It's noticeably
warmer. I can't think of any explanation. One day I used a th...Broken bollard [13 articles]
bobarchitect39 - 2010-08-22 17:35:00 [In: Driveways & Walkways | ]
So I have some concrete bollards lining my driveway and some idiot
delivery man hit one backing out and it has broken. Is there an easier
way to remove/replace it than breaking it up?
--------...Asphalt Hole Patching: Liquid Products For ? [3 articles]
Bob - 2010-08-10 22:25:00 [In: Driveways & Walkways | ]
Hi,
Have a "good size" hole in asphalt driveway.
On the deep side, also.
I guess I'm going to have to get some of the Cold-Patch stuff, but was
wondering if there is any patching product that..."whitetopping" an asphalt drive [13 articles]
Ohioguy - 2010-08-16 20:07:00 [In: Driveways & Walkways | Landscaping & Gardening | ]
We moved into our refurbished (FHA rehab loan) 1979 home back in
March. I had been planning on just applying a couple of those
"squeegee" sealcoats onto the old asphalt drive, but the huge and...Sealing 30 yr old double wide concrete driveway [10 articles]
Jeff The Drunk - 2010-08-15 19:34:00 [In: Driveways & Walkways | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
Just got done power washing the bitch. Took 15 hours but it does look
great now. Want to either spray or roll something on it.
Suggestions?
...Asphalt repair still soft [6 articles]
mrdo-it-yourself - 2010-08-16 23:53:00 [In: Driveways & Walkways | ]
I had a big tree root growing underneath my driveway. I took up all the
asphalt, cut out the tree root, and made everything all level again. I
kept the small stone underneath as a base. I used a ...