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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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Need dolly ramp recommendations [14 articles]
Hi All, I need to be doing some moving of appliances into and out of my garage in to my house. The rise from outside of my house over the sill is 6". My refrigerator dolly can do this, but I a...
Making a countertop -- questions re; wood [15 articles]
BetaB4 - 2009-08-01 12:46:00 [In: Kitchens | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I have an apartment that I will be renting out that is being remodeled. The
kitchen will have a pre-made Lowes post-formed Formica countertop.
However, there is a half-wall divider between the l...Noise insulation [25 articles]
Aaron Fude - 2009-08-26 21:25:00 [In: Bedrooms | Insulation & Weatherproofing | Kitchens | Lighting | Pest Control | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Hi,
I would like to insulate my kitchen ceiling for noise: my daughter's
bedroom is right above the kitchen separated from it by 3/4 pine and
nothing else.
I'm terribly allergic to fiberglas...More powerful than a windmill in a tornado. [2 articles]
Van Chocstraw - 2009-08-02 20:56:00 [In: Appliances | Kitchens | ]
What's the best windmill style. Anybody building their own?
I was gonna try a cylindrical style with bicycles wheels to run an
alternator to charge a bunch of car batteries. Then use an inverter to...Need help with refridgerator [10 articles]
Bob-tx - 2009-08-06 13:01:00 [In: Appliances | Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Kitchens | ]
Is there is anything I can or should do about a 12 year old
refridgerator in my workshop. It is a medium size house appliance
that I bought used for $200. It has worked well, but has recently
...Avoiding washer/dryer down stairs [17 articles]
2009-08-06 14:59:00 [In: Appliances | Basements & Crawl Spaces | Furniture | Kitchens | Laundry Rooms | ]
Serious questions: Can you take out a dishwasher from a kitchen and
replace with a small (stackable?) clothes washer (and dryer)? Could a
plumber easily do that? Even sillier question: Clothes c...Tile installation question [6 articles]
Zootal - 2009-12-11 21:49:00 [In: Kitchens | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I'm getting ready to install some tile in my kitchen. I'm using 3x8 tiles,
and I'm doing them two high and about 30 feet long as a backsplach on the
wall around my kitchen counters. I have pretty ...Dishwasher / Garbage Disposal Drain / Can Opener Mystery [11 articles]
DD_BobK - 2009-12-12 12:46:00 [In: Appliances | Kitchens | ]
Yesterday I was confronted by a brand new ( < 1 year old) Bosch
dishwasher that was not completely draining. It had been installed in
an older home (+ 25 years).
I ran through a wash cycle a...Need advice on purchasing a home with no basement [48 articles]
desgnr - 2009-08-08 22:33:00 [In: Appliances | Basements & Crawl Spaces | Electrical & Wiring | Kitchens | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
Is it a good idea to purchse a home with NO basement ?
The reason i ask is because it needs a new Kitchen & i am wondering how
would i go about relocating the Electric line for the Range & to move ...Complementing Kohler [14 articles]
GROVER - 2010-01-03 19:09:00 [In: Kitchens | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Occasionally, a company performs well and deserves praise. I have a
kitchen faucet, the style with a pull out spray nozzle in the spout.
It developed a slow leak at the valve. Although it was manufa...Make kitchen island larger? [3 articles]
The island in my kitchen is kind of small. There is not enough flat space to put a pot or pan next to the stove. Can I replace the top of the island and make it a few inches larger in all direc...Big project [5 articles]
I am on a committee to build a park. We want to put a gazebo in the park w/ an area to have a stove that is lockable and a place to put mowers and such in the back. Any suggestions on where to look f...I have flies [6 articles]
Thomas - 2009-08-09 10:57:00 [In: Kitchens | Windows & Doors | ]
For the past several days when I arrive home after work, I have had 4
to 6 flies on my one kitchen window. I pull out the windex sprayer and
zap 'em. It knocks them down plus I clean the surface at ...another layer of poly [3 articles]
George Abbot - 2009-08-08 15:43:00 [In: Kitchens | ]
I refinished my pine kitchen floor with oil based poly and there were
a couple of places which I would like to smooth out. It has been a
couple of months so my plan is to sand the areas lightly, c...new fridge really *is* more energy efficient. [19 articles]
Nate Nagel - 2009-08-14 22:25:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Budget & Money Saving Tips | Energy Efficiency | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Home Electronics | Kitchens | Pest Control | Windows & Doors | ]
just an update... bought a shiny new GE fridge a couple months back.
have had it plugged into a kill-a-watt just to see if it really lived up
to the energy-saving hype. It's been running for abou...