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over 8 years by Bearoness
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Hydronic Heat, Indirect Water Heater, No Hot Water, DUP in HVAC
Sorry for the length of this note and the duplicate in plumbing as well as hvac category. Have a bit of overlap in the two sections, and thought s...
over 8 years by LonnythePlumber
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Hydronic Heat, Indirect Water Heater, No Hot Water
Sorry for the length of this note, thought some of the stuff might be helpful to know and/or for others if they are interested in a hydronic radian...
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Trex decking colors / Trex rail system
We're starting a building project and will be using Trex as the flooring for the deck and for the stair treads. Our builder made an experimental d...
over 12 years by Bearoness
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alternative house construction
Panel systems are often used in timberframe construction. It's lots more flexible than log construction. All the load is on the timbers. I'm usi...
over 12 years by Bearoness
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Building a shed on a slope
I would suggest a small retaining wall to level it out on the back. You'd then be sure that your shed would have a secure base.
over 12 years by Bearoness
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french doors
Someone, in a different post, suggested looking at e-bay for hard-to-find items.
over 12 years by Bearoness
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Patio - Stamped Concrete vs. Printer Blacktop
You might want to look at www.michaelholigan.com for a segment they did on stamped concrete. CONTACT INFORMATION: Kustom-Crete of Texas (8...
over 12 years by Bearoness
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stone siding
You could look at the following: 1) Mobile home suppliers provide different products that look like brick, stone, etc. It's called skirting -- s...
over 12 years by Bearoness
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Moisture between double window
Is your window a double pane window, with three sections/lites? If so, and the moisture is in between the two pieces of the double pane window, I ...
over 12 years by Bearoness
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Dog damaged Wood door
Just an idea -- this isn't something I've done before -- but, assuming the hole on the door is on the corner of the bottom, perhaps you could cut o...
over 12 years by Bearoness
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Smelly Cold Water in some Faucets
Thanks for the suggestion. We'll try it this weekend. The piping is about 1-2 years old. But we've found some goof-ups from the plumbers before ...
over 12 years by Bearoness
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Smelly Cold Water in some Faucets
Our bathroom cold water faucets give off a sulpher/septic gas kind of smell until they've run for about 5 minutes or so. Seems to happen anytime i...
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Source for High Flow toilets ??
Since the advent of the 1.6 gravity flush systems, they've improved a great deal. Many have been redesigned to provide a larger diameter discharg...
over 12 years by Bearoness
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Tankless waterheaters
A number of folks in our area have used them as their whole house daily use method of heating water. Some have been disappointed. They've been in...
over 12 years by Bearoness
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kitchen cupboards
I like using liquid gold to clean the surfaces along with Murphy's Oil Soap. I agree with rpxlpx that you should look into adding pulls or knobs.
over 12 years by Bearoness
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Bedframe in place of queen boxspring?
Check another post on the same topic -- I think it's in Miscellaneous....
over 12 years by Bearoness
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hurricanes
Do a search and see a post in another section for detailed reply on sources of information.
over 12 years by Bearoness
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Removing kerosene (?) smell from armoire
Try the bags of volcanic rocks you can find at linen stores and some catalogs. They absorb odors really well.
over 12 years by Bearoness
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does anyone know how to remove the fenestration rating stickers?
Goof Off (or similar petroleum based solvents) or even fingernail polish remover (acetone) may also work. You can use a plastic putty knife to get...
over 12 years by Bearoness
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