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New interior wall in a very old basement
I'm redoing this basement kitchen in a maybe 80 or so year old house. Basement walls are sandstone I think and have been covered over with a thin concrete (?)…
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Cover ragged light fixture ceiling hole?
Let's just say someone were to make a hole in the ceiling a bit larger than the fixture base. Ceiling is old stapled up white tiles. Is there a relatively…
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What to use in concrete patio cracks?
I recently noticed that when it rains, I've got water trickling in to a small unfinished basement room that houses furnace, well pressure tank, etc. A pipe from the water…
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leveling a ceiling-the old fashioned way
I found lots of info on using laser levels, metal channel, sistering joists, etc., but nothing on what I'd like to do. Maybe 100 year old house, basement kitchen about…
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Old tool: A Dozen Tools in One?
This was my grandfathers, and says C.W.S. Co. Chicago, A Dozen Tools in 1, on it. Many of the functions are obvious but I'm a few short of a dozen.…
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When to fix DW mistakes
I've put up new wall and ceiling DW and just finished a coat of primer. Not surprisingly found a few small spots here and there that needed a bit more…
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Old ceiling joist need help?
This, which started as simply tear down water damaged plaster and lath and replace with drywall has now morphed into replace all wiring, and possible joist repair. The ceiling joists…
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brass wire uses?
I inherited a couple of 1# spools of .051 (16 Ga.) brass wire. Are there other common uses for brass wire besides crafts? Thanks.
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How to close hole in stone foundation?
Heating/cooling ducts were removed from this opening, and I'm not sure how best to close off the opening. It's about 8 x 36" and as you can see has wood…
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How to hang dryer vent?
When running dryer vent horizontally between 2 floor joists do you simply hang it with some wire? Pull it tight to a joist and slope it a bit? Thanks.