You have a variety of options. If you wish to remove the carpet/ underlay there are steel strips that ensure that there is little chance of catching heels etc ...
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AZ Alpha Wolf
azalphawulf
Oct 1, 2003 12:09 pm
Newbie here. I need to replace my simple single patio door. (Believe it or not, a friend's big dog literally tore through the door at the insert.) Its 30x80. ...
8528
Flame
flamnEmbr
Oct 1, 2003 12:20 pm
Dale, as an animal activist... LOL... just kidding... congrats on solving the situation! your perseverance is to be applauded... Hope this rodent has not...
8529
tlf_not_30
Oct 1, 2003 5:46 pm
Do you ever get a good reson from the building department.. I believe the theory is that since 20% of the head of the nail is gone that the nail would pull...
8530
Darkmstf@...
darkmstf
Oct 1, 2003 8:52 pm
Ah so... it wasn't the squirrels! I somehow didn't really think so... only cos our cars are left out all the time and no squirrel has EVER messed with it......
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MC
docpi69
Oct 1, 2003 11:16 pm
Does anyone know what the cost might be, to put a door in? Have a 30inch? door that is going to be replaced with a 36 inch door. Old door is right in the...
8532
Dale Schoepflin
schoepflin67526
Oct 2, 2003 3:48 am
Special steel cutting blades are available for skill saws. These are not abrasive wheels but saw blades just for cutting steel siding. Dale -- The Old Man Of...
8533
Fabrizianne Carr
rocky_view_h...
Oct 2, 2003 4:41 am
Hi Everyone: Does anyone know where I can either 1x4 or 1x6 Pine ship lap siding? Because that's the existing flooring in the dormer and I want to match it. ...
8534
MC
docpi69
Oct 2, 2003 8:49 am
Dale, do you have an estimate of what a job like this would cost? MC ... From: Dale Schoepflin To: DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 01,...
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Gwen Troutman
pocobabuna
Oct 2, 2003 11:06 am
David, thanks for your suggestions. Last night I tried turning it off and on at the fan switch instead of the light switch. For some reason, when I turned it...
8536
Dale Schoepflin
schoepflin67526
Oct 2, 2003 12:58 pm
I work in this area on a time and material basis only and would estimate a three day job for what I understand to be your project. The going rate around here...
8537
mr_bino
Oct 2, 2003 3:56 pm
Hi everyone, I'm moving some of my hot water baseboard heating around. I wanted to just un-sweat some of the joints and pull them apart, but even after...
8538
jpccninc.net
pukajohn
Oct 2, 2003 4:20 pm
Check with any of your local lumber outlets. If you are in a part of the country that has a limited supply of this species, there is alot of Georgia Pine from...
8539
jpccninc.net
pukajohn
Oct 2, 2003 5:18 pm
If the system is integrated, which it should be, coming from a single heating source. At the heating source you should be able to disconnect the service. If...
8540
Fabrizianne Carr
rocky_view_h...
Oct 2, 2003 5:57 pm
Hi Everyone: I have some of the old floor in the dormer sanded. And I could tell by smell that it is Pine but what type of Pine I don't know. But I would like...
8541
Dale Schoepflin
schoepflin67526
Oct 2, 2003 5:57 pm
You can use either a wet vac to try blowing out the lines with compressed air. Dale -- The Old Man Of The Plains ... From: "mr_bino" <mr_bino@...> To:...
8542
jpccninc.net
pukajohn
Oct 2, 2003 6:43 pm
Out here in the Northwest we have a lot of small businesses that are into lumber refurbishing. They go and find old timbers and such and turn old big material...
8543
culpepper1866@...
culpepper1866
Oct 2, 2003 11:13 pm
try blowing the water out of the system first with an air compressor. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Robert Rushing
rshngr
Oct 3, 2003 1:59 am
As already mentioned some building codes will no longer allow clipped head nails. With that in mind I bought a Porter Cable FR350 which shoots a round head....
8545
jason hart
fast_triumph
Oct 3, 2003 11:24 am
Greetings group! I just joined and this is my first post. its kind of a weird one but ill ask anyway. ok here we go. about 4 weeks ago i found that one pane...
8546
Eric
ericjp344
Oct 3, 2003 8:36 pm
Hello Everyone. I've been a lurker for a few weeks now and have really been enlightened by the information provided by everyone. I have a tile prep question....
8547
Shane White
shane_m_white
Oct 3, 2003 9:05 pm
Eric, If you are going to tile the entire shower/tub area, then greenboard isn't necessary, in my opinion. It's desirable, but not necessary. If you were ...
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DAVID NANNEY
davidthegarg
Oct 3, 2003 9:13 pm
Even with the best sealer moisture will wick through
the grout and condensation can also cause problems.
Green board is made to retard mold and moisture. The...
8549
AZ Alpha Wolf
azalphawulf
Oct 4, 2003 4:31 am
Got to ask again. Cant believe with all the do it yourselfers, some of you dont have good suggestions. So please: I need to replace my simple single patio...
8550
amjordan
amjordan_2000
Oct 4, 2003 6:47 am
If you are open to a "lightly used" door, give your local landfill a call. Our local pulls out useable items that people throw away (like toilets, bath tubs,...
8551
Dale Schoepflin
schoepflin67526
Oct 4, 2003 1:02 pm
We had the same problem many years ago, though it wasn't from a dog but rather kids in a big hurry to exit. My solution was to build a wood frame that fit the...
8552
Fabrizianne Carr
rocky_view_h...
Oct 4, 2003 1:20 pm
Hi Everyone: Sometimes if you happen to see a remodeling job in progress you can dig some good doors out of the roll offs or dumpsters. And if you get lucky...
8553
Flame
flamnEmbr
Oct 4, 2003 1:28 pm
Have you tried the local "charity thrift" stores? the local ones (in South Carolina), have areas with windows, doors, sinks, etc... some have been battered,...
8554
jpccninc.net
pukajohn
Oct 4, 2003 2:54 pm
You can pick up a solid core blank with Oak, Mahogany, or Birch skins for next to dirt at your local Home Depot. They will even cut out for the hinges and bore...
8555
bhinmal2002
Oct 4, 2003 3:44 pm
This is a wall mounted oven door built in 60s. To remove door you need to lift up, open and pull. To put it back, you need to push in straight thru the first...
