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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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Recommend anti-mildew paint pls? [10 articles]
Unused Classified - 2010-01-30 12:06:00 [In: Bathrooms | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Flooring | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Hi
I have a sloping ceiling in a bathroom and water splashes on it from
the shower causing the paint to peel. I was considering tiling the
area of the ceiling but that is a big job for me, a friend...
Seaming Laminate Countertop [8 articles]
I am looking to Create a U-shaped Kitchen Countertop from 2 sheets of 5' x 8' laminate material using 3/4" AC plywood as a substrate and build up the edge with 1/2" Strips of plywood. The two she...Tile Question [23 articles]
I am planning to have tile installed in a small bathroom. I don't know much about this, but I am going to hire a professional and would like to know a little bit about what to ask. This floor ...tiling a shower enclosure [9 articles]
caledongrl - 2010-02-01 13:40:00 [In: Bathrooms | Flooring | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Hi
I am in the midst of a full renovation of my home, and now it is up
to me to finish off the smaller stuff. One of the projects is tiling a
shower stall enclosure. It has the pre-made fiberglass...Laminate Flooring BOARD DIRECTION?????? [6 articles]
We have two bedrooms that are at opposite ends of a hallway. One has a doorway straight into the room, the other has an angled door at 45- degrees in the corner of the room which opens into the hal...Tile Question - Part II [15 articles]
I posted here about a month ago re: installing tile in one of my bathrooms. The professional guy was here today. He has done a lot of work for me in the past, but I need some opinions please. ...toilet installation question.... [4 articles]
I have a question . I am installing (or will be) a toilet. Now when they design these things, is the toilet flange pretty well level with the floor ( in other words countersunk)? I made allowances f...Hardwood floor buckling from HVAC duct underneath [10 articles]
Mikepier - 2010-02-12 10:13:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Flooring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Pest Control | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Lately I've noticed a problem in my living room floor in that the wood
is buckling or crowning a bit with gaps between the boards directly
above where there is an HVAC duct running underneath betwee...pine plank flooring [7 articles]
caledongrl - 2010-02-16 12:13:00 [In: Flooring | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
I am thinking of putting down pine plank flooring throughout the
living room instead of carpet. I was just at a friends house who had
it done 20 years ago, and the flooring looks incredible. It see...Best wood floors in dry climate? [22 articles]
Chris Shearer Cooper - 2010-02-19 15:07:00 [In: Bedrooms | Flooring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Kitchens | ]
I live in Colorado, and a few years ago had a bamboo floor installed
in my kitchen and living room, and have been very disappointed.
Despite the whole-house humidifier attached to the forced air hea...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 ...Bathroom Tile Project Update [3 articles]
Yesterday the installation guys finished tiling one of my bathrooms. Everyone here was so helpful so I want to report that they did a fantastic job. They were perfectionists, and I could not be ...Trim work question [13 articles]
BSAKing@hotmail.com - 2010-02-21 11:51:00 [In: Bathrooms | Flooring | Lighting | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
I have what is probably the dumbest question on the planet, but
believe it or not, I cannot find an answer to it - maybe because it is
so dumb.
I am totally renovating a bathroom and tiling all o...How to cut back installed laminate floor [12 articles]
I need to cut an installed laminate floor back about 1.5" from a wall. I am wondering what would be the best tool for this. I tried a dremel ez-lock cutoff wheel and it will work but it is very s...Reusing floor tiles [12 articles]
HeyBub - 2010-02-26 17:15:00 [In: Flooring | Foundations & Excavation | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | ]
A foundation problem caused cracks in a few ceramic floor tiles at one
fellow's house. His fix was to remove the floor tiles and replace them with
carpet (which won't crack). I ended up with the t...