Discussion Forum
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Ceiling paint is junk
I should have known better, but a contractor I hired to repair some water damage in my ceiling plaster suggested that I should use ceiling paint afterward. What a mistake.…
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AM Radio Hum
Looking to see if this rings a bell with anyone. I get a background hum in all AM radios in my house, including in a wired detached garage. Even in the…
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Big Box Orientation Concern
The last time I had a problem requiring sealing a seam between a concrete sidewalk and a concrete foundation, I was able to obtain the needed backer rod and self-leveling…
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New Lawnmower Advice
So, I got the latest issue of This Old House magazine (I only purchased it to help my grandson go to a band clinic), and it has the yard guy who calls…
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How to deal with quote — plumbing
Okay, I'm bummed.
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Toothpicks and such
All, I don't believe that this deserves much discourse, but my wife and I spent lunch today with my 91 year old father, and we got on the topic of DIY…
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American Standard Pressure Valve
Boy, this has gotten to be a drill. I have an American Standared Amerylis shower system that I've had since 1997, and the pressure compensating valve continues to fail, cutting…
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Oddball Upgrades
Subject: Bathroom Fixtures Say that your DW ups and says that when you take the rotten paper off the master bath wall that she'd like her towel bar to be extended from…
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Gas Fire Logs
Here I was, thinking that I'd get gas fire logs for my 1930's fireplace instead of having to burn wood. I really don't like the idea of keeping a cord…
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Survey Boundary Dispute
Anybody have this problem? I have a 13 year old survey of my small lot, and the new neighbor next door also has had a survey done in the last…