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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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PVC pipe roof boot [15 articles]
Jack - 2009-10-07 16:53:00 [In: Plumbing & Water Supply | Roofing & Gutters | ]
The radon guy is going to punch a hole in my roof for the radon exhaust
pipe. I am OK with this.
He told me he has a roof boot for the pipe that he can install from the
inside of the attic. H...
Reroof flat roofed one car garage -- Metal? [21 articles]
Dan Musicant - 2009-10-09 17:21:00 [In: Garages, Workshops & Sheds | Roofing & Gutters | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
I'm in Berkeley, CA. The winters are mild, no snow, but there are nights
when there's ice on outside surfaces in the morning.
The garage roof (typical) is totally wasted. For the last several year...Lowes vs Lumber Yard Price [28 articles]
Red Green - 2009-10-12 15:58:00 [In: Roofing & Gutters | Siding & Exterior Covering | ]
Just an isolated example: Lowes 1-lb electro galv roofing nails 3.33. Local
lumber yard 2.79. Same brand and all.
Now at the "Building Supply" place where I had to get matching replacement
sidi...how would you fix this gutter problem? [10 articles]
reflex - 2009-10-08 21:56:00 [In: Cleaning & Sanitizing | Decks & Patios | Foundations & Excavation | Porches & Sunrooms | Roofing & Gutters | Swimming Pools & Hot Tubs | ]
See photos at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43253095@N04/
Our house is pretty old, built in the late 1800's. Over time, the back
of the house (as well as our neighbors') has subsided a bit. H...Roof vent flashing [4 articles]
yaofeng - 2009-10-09 07:17:00 [In: Plumbing & Water Supply | Roofing & Gutters | ]
My roof was gone over about ten years ago. The roofer install new
roof vent flashings. There are four of them. Ten years later all
rubber part of the flashing cracked and deteriorated. I believe...installing gutters [10 articles]
jamesgangnc - 2009-10-13 12:48:00 [In: Roofing & Gutters | ]
Anyone know the trick to cutting an X in a gutter to attach a
downspout? Just use tin snips? Or is there a pro trick?
...mortar question [3 articles]
George - 2009-10-09 23:18:00 [In: Roofing & Gutters | Siding & Exterior Covering | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I'm replacing a lower roof, which abuts a cement-block wall. I need to
flash this joint. In other places, I've cut a slit in the blocks, and
fit the upper flashing into the slit. I can't do that ...loose red spanish roof tiles [8 articles]
JRStern - 2009-10-14 15:08:00 [In: Roofing & Gutters | ]
1930s house in Los Angeles with original super-heavy spanish tiles and
gobs of cement holding them in place - except where a couple have come
loose.
What's a good solution for fixing a couple of ...How to finished recessed bookshelves [2 articles]
Aaron Fude - 2009-10-13 22:30:00 [In: Roofing & Gutters | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Hi,
I'm recessing these shelves inside a wall in the attic (there's space
under the roof):
http://www.furniturebuzz.com/products/Sauder/403247.htm
I'm not sure how to finish them on the out...Furnaced controller problem [8 articles]
Ed Sievers - 2009-10-16 22:47:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Heating, Cooling & Ventilation | Home Electronics | Roofing & Gutters | ]
My daughter's furnace (and her little Boze radio) received a bit of a jolt
from a secondary leg of a lightning strike which hit (and penetrated) the
roof across the street this past summer. I had...roof leak [17 articles]
coloradotrout - 2009-10-29 20:19:00 [In: Bathrooms | Bedrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | Roofing & Gutters | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I must have a small roof leak in my 1.5 story, 2 dormer, roof.
There is a small darkening spot, about 6" in diameter, on our 1st
level bathroom. It's about right at the point where the 1.5 story
...roof question [8 articles]
Seamus J. Wilson - 2009-10-20 18:05:00 [In: Flooring | Roofing & Gutters | ]
I live in Phoenix AZ and I plan to install photocells on roof to help
environment.
My house is 11 years old with original ceramic tile roof. I know ceramic
tiles have very long life and problem ...drywall over plaster ceiling [18 articles]
Heathcliff - 2009-10-24 09:37:00 [In: Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Plumbing & Water Supply | Roofing & Gutters | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I have a couple rooms where the old plaster ceilings are stained,
cracked, etc. - I am thinking the easiest thing to do might be to just
have a layer of drywall put over them. (note - yes I have fi...SOLAR WATER pre-heat [11 articles]
I'd like to put in a hot-water pre-heater. ie; a coil of black plastic pipe on the roof. It would go between the cold water source, and the cold-water inlet to the water heater. No controls, ...Old dug well 75 feet [42 articles]
Van Chocstraw - 2009-10-29 15:20:00 [In: Roofing & Gutters | ]
I plan to fill in this well. Any particulars known? It has concrete box
around it with a little roof. I intend to bust up the concrete, dump it
down the well, bust up the rock base with a hole in ...