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Water softerner issue

I have a Kenmore 80 water softener. Recently I noticed that there is water about half-way up in the salt storage tank (with a small layer of salt ...

over 14 years by zoominla

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winecellars

Who is the manufacturer of the wine cellar that you installed in your home? Where can I get information on it?

over 14 years by lewiscv

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Windows fogging up

I just bought a house that has rectangular shaped "canopy windows" with a crank that opens the windows. During cold winter nights the windows fog u...

over 14 years by COPO

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Short Concrete Basement wall

My new addition off of my house is toward my back yard, which slopes minimally and accumulates a bit of water in the spring toward the back of the ...

over 14 years by Joe Chubasco

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concrete slab foundation

Can anyone give me infomation on how to level and square 14x16 concrete forms on a sloaping surface approx 5 deg. pitch Should i build up the gra...

over 14 years by jimbo

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Crown Molding

In new construction I am curious as to what is acceptable when it comes to caulking crown molding in the corners as well as on the sides of walls. ...

over 14 years by DR HOME

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Replacing bathroom floor and subfloor

I am helping my son refinish a 5' X 7' bathroom in a 35 year old house that he recently purchased. Upon removing the bathtub, we discovered that th...

over 14 years by DR HOME

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ceiling murals/designs

I've been painting ceiling designes in my 1916 home and have run out of ideas! I've searched trying to find more examples of victorian style mura...

over 14 years by DR HOME

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paint stripping

i was thinking about stripping my kitchen cupboards down and staining them. the house i live in is about 25-30 years old and the cabinets hava many...

over 14 years by LisaR

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Removing Grafitti from Brick

I need to remove black spray painted grafitti from the front of the 1910 brownstone rowhouse I just purchased in Washington, DC. What is the best ...

over 14 years by LisaR

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storm cellers

convert a storm celler into a wine celler

over 14 years by BobF

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Anderson French Patio Doors

We are in the midst of new construction and our newly installed Anderson French doors are one and three fourth inches from the concrete slab. Our w...

over 14 years by DR HOME

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removal of vinyl on top of vinyl

The kitcen floor of the rental apt. that I am vacanting next week was ugly. Therefore, I placed those sticky vinyl tiles(they sell them at Meijer'...

over 14 years by DR HOME

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Flickering lights, etc.

I recently have run up against a problem with a mobile home I own, and I'm more or less at a loss as to where to begin- whenever an item is plugeed...

over 14 years by johnm

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Walls in Shower

I have an older home with a bathroom that has a tub and I want to add a shower. The tub is surrouned by nice tile set in concrete, bu the tile only...

over 14 years by jonathanw

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474

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Insulating

I'm planning to insulate my 1940 Cap Code in the next few months and I had a few questions. What type of insulation should I get since I don't hav...

over 14 years by kuiperp

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368

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help!!...running out of hot water too fast

i just bought an house built in the 60s, but apparently, the hot water heater (40 gallons) is only around 10 years old.but...in this house we can't...

over 14 years by TomR

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Duct Cleaning???

Any suggestions on how often, the correct way etc?????

over 14 years by TomR

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Above Ground Pool Deck

My pool is 4' deep by 18' wide and I would like anyone to give me ideas on building and designing a deck 3' all the way around with three sections ...

over 14 years by Kevin Vose

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