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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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Broken Concrete: Disposal [14 articles]

I've generated about 6 yards of concrete chunks that need to find a new home. So far, I've determined: My local recycling facility will take it and U$ 55.00 FOB their site which is about...Broken Concrete: Disposal

Another question about light bulb socket on garage door opener [4 articles]

I have a Craftsman 1/2-hp garage door opener that is maybe 12 years old. Over the years I've had trouble with the light bulb not turning on because of the vibration, which was fixed by rescrewing th...Another question about light bulb socket on garage door opener

Framing around ductwork: pics [16 articles]

I recently gutted out a room in my basement and I am finishing off with sheetrock walls. I have ductwork running in the room. http://picasaweb.google.com/mikerock92/HVACDuctwork?feat=directlink ...Framing around ductwork: pics

Electrical Ballast [5 articles]

Way Back Jack - 2009-06-13 13:15:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Furniture | Laundry Rooms | Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
The fluorescent tubes in the laundry room fail to illuminate properly and the diagnoses here is defective ballast. I always thought that the "ballast" is part of the tube / bulb but apparently it...Electrical Ballast

power in circuit, bulb doesn't light [20 articles]

insaneelectic - 2009-06-14 11:54:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Lighting | Plumbing & Water Supply | Roofing & Gutters | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I have a ridiculous problem with a circuit in my house. A simple circuit tester, when hooked to the black and white wires going to a switch shows that I have 120V (based on an LED on the tester, n...power in circuit, bulb doesn't light

Remote wall switch for LED lights [17 articles]

2009-06-19 14:14:00 [In: Lighting | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I want to add a remote function for a lamp, but all the products that I have seen (X-10, etc) specifically say for incandescent lights only. I know they say this because flourescent bulbs won't wor...Remote wall switch for LED lights

Ceiling fan placement [13 articles]

Christopher Nelson - 2009-06-15 11:41:00 [In: Bedrooms | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
My master bedroom is approximately 16' x15'. Two walls have windows, one has two doors, and the last one door. The placement of doors and baseboard heat limits the placement of the bed to one like...Ceiling fan placement

Volts and AC's and DC's and Gar. Door Opener [15 articles]

Wilfred Xavier Pickles - 2009-06-16 01:06:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
Exhibit A: Ancient Stanley garage door opener from the 1980's, runs -only- on 120v AC. Exhibit B: Skylink universal gar. door remote kit. Receiver is designed to wire into push-button circuit...Volts and AC's and DC's and Gar. Door Opener

Fix The Phone; Kill The Modem [11 articles]

Murriel - 2009-06-17 10:22:00 [In: Home Electronics | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Phone service is via Verizon. Stand alone DSL using a dedicated data line is provided by a local co. One of the phone wall inserts and the DSL wall insert share the same wall jack as there are tw...Fix The Phone; Kill The Modem

Phone Filters [8 articles]

Murriel - 2009-06-17 23:09:00 [In: Home Electronics | Walls & Ceilings | ]
We were advised that because our DSL is coming thru a separate data line, there would be no need to install phone filters on the individual phones. However, even when everything was working OK (wh...Phone Filters

Shed project: Roof trusses [3 articles]

I welcome any criticism on my roof plans. I'm not a structural engineer, I'm only making educated guesses, and I promise you won't hurt my feelings with good suggestions! The lumber isn't bought y...Shed project: Roof trusses

hardwood floors -- deciding on options [23 articles]

BetaB4 - 2009-06-21 09:42:00 [In: Bedrooms | Flooring | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I am near the end of having a 2 BR apartment remodeled in a building that I own. The 2 bedrooms had old wall-to-wall carpet in them and I took that up. The living room had a Pergo laminate floor ...hardwood floors -- deciding on options

Attic Insulation and/or Venting in the Southwest [33 articles]

I'm looking for advice and ideas for improving energy efficiency in my house, especially heat from the roof and attic. I own an older house in Tucson, and we are trying to do what we can to dec...Attic Insulation and/or Venting in the Southwest

The outlet wall [11 articles]

HeyBub - 2009-06-21 19:19:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Exactly what it says: a wall made completely of electrical outlets. With pic http://www.ironicsans.com/2009/06/idea_the_outlet_wall.html Solves one problem. The commentors are pretty clever ...The outlet wall

Need Bathroom paint color ideas [5 articles]

Hello I am looking for color ideas to paint my bathroom. A little bit about the bathroom. The home is Ranch style on the San Francisco Peninsula built in 1954. The bathroom is orig...Need Bathroom paint color ideas
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