Discussion Forum
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Painting Cabinates
Hi, we want to paint our raised panel oak kitchen cabinates and retain the grain look. I tried thinning some latex paint and shooting it on an old door with a…
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Wood Pellet Stoves and Boilers
I 'm a plumbing and heating contractor and would like to add a line of these to my business. Can anyone give my some feedback on any brands, suppliers (Northeast)…
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Isuzu For Sale
Well I guess I just signed on for another ten year hitch. That's about how long I keep a work truck. I ordered a new '05 Sprinter 3500, dual wheel…
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Well done battery
Tonight as I was about to leave the garage and go in for diner the phone rang. It was a friend and we got into a long discussion. As I…
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Electrical Question
Bought two new Leviton push button fan timers for our bathrooms and installed the first one, the fan just hums. Checked the ground, neutral and voltage going in, all ok.…
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Best fix for squeeking floor
Many times while working in a redecorated home I've walked across newly laid carpet, heard the floor squeek and wondered, why didnt they fix that? The carpet is removed on the second…
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Gable vents letting water in
We have gable vents that face the prevailing winds on our ballooon constructed expanded cape. We have installed fire stops everywhere. We just had a new roof put on and installed ridge vents…
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New Roof
Well after all the discussion about roofers, brick layers and how best way to vent the soffits after putting plywood over the old boards, we have a new roof. The IKO…
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Trades helping Trades
Over twenty years ago when we bought our little fixer-upper I built a block chimney up through the center of the house. I always wanted to remove the top 3…
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Roofing
I'm getting an estimate for reroofing my house and want something put over the old boards. My concern is nails missing boards and no holding. The contractor says 1/4" leuon…