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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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Removing Rain-X from car windshield [8 articles]
2012-02-06 22:57:00 [In: Windows & Doors | ]
I put some Rain-x on my windshield on the outside. I noticed they sell
one bottle for the outside of the window and one for the inside. I
figured they just wanted to sell two bottles and it's the ...
Fluorescent lights cause buzzing in intercom system [17 articles]
walter - 2012-02-06 22:44:00 [In: Electrical & Wiring | Kitchens | Lighting | Pest Control | Windows & Doors | ]
Ever since I installed a 7-station intercom system (hard-wired), 20 years
ago, I had an annoying buzz when I used the system in the evening, i.e. when
three kitchen fluorescent lights were on. The...which repairs should be first [17 articles]
Doug - 2012-02-06 22:13:00 [In: Roofing & Gutters | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I'm considering buying a house that needs a new roof (shingle),
foundation repair, sheetrock repair, cracked ceramic floor tile,
etc... . Does the order of repair matter for the roof vs foundati...Lessons learned on my first alt.home.repair mortar & flagstone job! (thanks to all) [30 articles]
Chuck Banshee - 2012-02-06 20:05:00 [In: Budget & Money Saving Tips | Driveways & Walkways | Flooring | ]
It's a good thing I'm not getting paid by the hour - but at least I'm
learning how to make mistakes in my first alt.home.repair sandstone tile
& flagstone walkways:
First lesson learned was to ...For Those Who Are Interested in Unusual Homes
Jeff Napier - 2012-02-06 19:57:00
I've posted pictures of 30 very strange houses at www.odd50.com - have fun!
- Jeff
...Screwing Versus Nailing Studs [16 articles]
mcp6453 - 2012-02-06 19:09:00 [In: Walls & Ceilings | ]
I'm watching Holmes. In many cases, his crew is screwing studs where other shows
I watch use nails. Is that a Canadian thing, personal preference, better, worse,
or what? They're building a wall, an...Pipes popped out of the walkway - What would you protect them with? [46 articles]
Chuck Banshee - 2012-02-06 18:44:00 [In: Driveways & Walkways | Foundations & Excavation | ]
While digging along a foundation to build a flagstone walkway, these
pipes popped up out of the ground (so to speak!):
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A standard ir...What causes this crazy brown 'crazing' in a varnished steel measuring square? [28 articles]
Chuck Banshee - 2012-02-06 18:20:00
What causes this crazy brown crazing on a varnished steel square?
http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/7485181/img/7485181.jpg
What can be done to get rid of it (so that I can read the numbers on ...I'm curious how 'bad' these (hopefully minor) mistakes are in laying sandstones [4 articles]
Chuck Banshee - 2012-02-06 17:50:00 [In: Walls & Ceilings | ]
I'm sure nothing is perfect - but - I'm curious how bad these obvious
(after the fact) mistakes are in laying mortar & sandstone on a concrete
footing.
Here are some bubbles that come up for a ...Best line of the night [289 articles]
HeyBub - 2012-02-06 17:47:00 [In: Health & Safety | Lighting | ]
From the rebuttal to the president's State of the Union address, by Mitch
Daniels:
"In word and deed, the President and his allies tell us that we just cannot
handle ourselves in this complex, ...Granite Counter Tops [69 articles]
mcp6453 - 2012-02-06 17:36:00
Are granite counter tops a fad? Synthetic solid surface materials seem to have a
lot more appeal to me, but I don't know much about them.
My wife has indicated that she might want some sort of but...What tool do you use to make parallel lines when cutting flagstone (or anything)? [19 articles]
Chuck Banshee - 2012-02-06 14:37:00
I can't believe I'm having trouble with drawing parallel lines of un-
square objects such as for cutting flagstone. What tool do you use?
Here's a sample problem I had today:
http://www4.picture...(OT) I'm Still Waiting for the SUPER BOOB ! [2 articles]
2012-02-06 14:30:00
How many of you remember Janet Jackson's "Super Boob". You know, the
one that popped out during the Super Bowl (Super Boob Bowl), in 2004.
http://www.inquisitr.com/wp-content/2011/11/wardrobe-malfu...Need flat area on round fluted column [4 articles]
2012-02-06 14:20:00
Trying to add railings to my front porch. I have 7" round fluted AFCO
columns and want to mount PVC railings. I need a flat surface on the
column to attach the mounting flange. I think I would have ...