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You need accurate miters. The cheap hand miters are off by several degrees. Avoid them!
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over 10 years by BobF
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high water table
What is the problem - occassional leaks, always standing water, floods when it rains?Do you have a sump pump? Does the pump work?How old is the ho...
over 10 years by BobF
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Electrical wire
You need, at minimum, 14 guage wire and preferably 12 guage. This needs to be rated 90 degrees C. I've never seen stranded wire that meets these ...
almost 11 years by BobF
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sealing the smell of cedar
What kind of cedar did you use? There are aromatic cedars available for making cedar closets. These are used to store clothes where moths are a p...
almost 11 years by BobF
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Painter painted over walls that weren't smooth enough
Some pros will take the extra steps, some won't. The ones that do usually charge more (nothing is free). They know their rep depends on a good jo...
almost 11 years by BobF
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Washing walls before priming
If its just glue, then plain water will work. No need for anything else. Regular wallpaper paste is water soluable. Rinse it a couple of times us...
almost 11 years by BobF
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Washing walls before priming
How dirty are the walls?Spic and Span will work - just remember to rinse very well with lots of clean water. Then rinse it again!!
almost 11 years by BobF
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Installing a New light fixture
Did you happen to look at the switch wiring to see which wires were in there?Do you have a multi-meter (voltage tester)? Which wire or wires are h...
almost 11 years by BobF
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Monolithic Pour, or Sectional Pour?
Thats too large to do yourself, even in small sections.You will be better off doing it in one pour - have it delivered.
almost 11 years by BobF
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Excessive wallpaper glue on the wall
Sorry, I still don't think it is glue, at least not normal glue/paste. Regular wallpaper paste will wash off with plain water. That doesn't rule ...
almost 11 years by BobF
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Painting over deck paint on concrete
How do you know it was a "deck paint"? What brand was it? Was it a paint of a solid stain (which looks and acts more like paint than a stain)?If ...
almost 11 years by BobF
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"Murphy Table"
Wood magazine did something similar for one of there workshop design projects. You might want to nose around their website. www.woodmagazine.com
almost 11 years by BobF
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Excessive wallpaper glue on the wall
Are you sure its wallpaper paste? Plain water will remove regular wallpaper paste.Since whatever it is, is still there, I tend to think its someth...
almost 11 years by BobF
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what could be wrong
Before giving any advice, I'd like to know how the old and new outlets were different. I have some ideas but but want to hear from you first. Its...
almost 11 years by BobF
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Touch up painting of drywall walls
First prime all the patches with a quality primer.Now you are ready to paint.The best chance you have is with some of the original paint. No two b...
almost 11 years by BobF
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Metal Studs
Use trim head screws. These are by the drywall screws in the hardare stores.
almost 11 years by BobF
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Switch / Outlet Wiring
Yes, sounds like you didn't break the tab.How is the new outlet wired?
almost 11 years by BobF
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HELP!! septic questions
Sounds like a job for Winston Rothschild's Sewage and Septic ****ing Services;-)As for problems caused by anti-bacterial soaps: Sounds plausible, ...
almost 11 years by BobF
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water proofed dirt?
Do this - set a pan or bowl out in this section before the next auto-sprinkle. Check the water level after the sprinkler shuts off.You may have a ...
almost 11 years by BobF
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