Plus: Diy Furnace Pipe Fix
Single-wall sheetmetal flue pipes are joined without sealants. The end of one flue pipe is crimped and fitted into the end of the next (uncrimped) pipe. The joint is fastened with three sheetmetal screws. If you find gaps in the flue pipes or if ... [... more]
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Gardening: 15 Easy Projects To Upgrade Your Yard
11. Does everybody have to kick the front door when they come in? Sounds like the grand entrance to your pleasure dome could use a facelift, and it's the kind of makeover that can instantly upgrade your entire home. "Consider it a good ... [... more]
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Diy Guy: 10 Home-Selling Strategies
9: Be ready to show The exact times and days that a Realtor can show your house can be negotiated, but being available at a moment's notice will greatly increase your chances of selling quickly. On the day of the showing, open all window shades, ... [... more]
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How-To Central: Cutting Tile With A Wet Saw
It definitely pays to rent a wet saw for a large job. These machines are designed for rapid and accurate repeat tile cuts, but they also can be used for some of the more intricate work. "I use a wet saw for virtually all of my tile cutting these ... [... more]
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Home Journal: How To Fight A Fire
The ABC extinguisher is the most common in residential settings. It uses dry powder and inert gas as a propellant. The familiar red extinguisher has the ABC label positioned prominently on its tank. In most cases, it is a non-rechargeable device ... [... more]
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Homeowners Clinic Expert Q & A
I got the idea for this bike, shown here with my 7-year-old son Kyle, from a motorcycle project on American Chopper. I told Kyle I thought we could make a bike just like it. So, we went to our shop and started putting things together. The front ... [... more]
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Video Trailer: The Most Extreme Pumpkin Carve-Off Ever
Can you carve a pumpkin with liquid nitrogen? What about high-speed drills? Watch this, and find out. Video Trailer: The Most Extreme Pumpkin Carve-Off Ever [... more]
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Home Project: Going Out In Style
First, remove the interior trim 1 and measure the width and height of the door's rough opening. At the floor, check to see if the old doorframe rests on the subfloor and abuts the edge of a finished floor, or instead sits on top of the finished ... [... more]
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Homeowners Clinic: Eliminate Termites, Fix Peeling ...
Concrete overlays shrink as they dry, and this can cause the overlay to lose its bond with the slab below. You can minimize shrinkage of the overlay by using concrete with a low water content. After pouring the overlay, float and texture it as ... [... more]
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Homeowners Clinic June 2006: Dimmer Switches, Shower ...
We live in a time when companies are swept easily into the economic trash can, either by market forces or yet another accounting scandal. If not that, they pack off their manufacturing for distant shores. Credit is due, then, to that hardy band ... [... more]
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The Start-To-Finish Guide To Using Concrete
When the drum is about three-quarters full, gradually add more water-the exact amount will vary, depending on the moisture content of the aggregate. When the mixture reaches a gray/green color with hardly any of the rock color showing through, ... [... more]
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Homeowners Clinic Expert Q & A
Roy Bellon, Oak Park, CA: Roy Bellon has been reading POPULAR MECHANICS for 40 years and servicing air-conditioning equipment for 30. So he seems well qualified to write on this topic. After reading our advice on cleaning ducts, he wrote to tell ... [... more]
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