Homeowner Forum / Repair / May 2006

I was trying to paint something with latex paint.  I got a central
pneumatic sprayer for farting around with this; I might end up just
returning it.  I have a Craftsman 6HP compressor that can go up to 120
PSI (the sprayer is only rated to 75 though).  I can get water out of it

Anybody know if such a product exists anymore and if so where can I ge
one
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theball

I'd apprecaite some feedback on my plan for wiring electrical outlets
in my basement (which I'm in the process of finishing)...
I'm finishing about 2/3 of my basement with the remaining 1/3 being a
dedicated storage area.  The perimeter of the finished area is about

I'm in the process of renovating the kitchen and bathroom and would
like some advice on building a kitchen benchtop and shelves using some
19mm T&G oak floor boards.  The initial plan was to strap the
floorboards every so often by nailing them into a 25x35 joist (similar

I just did a repair with ABS cement.  There is nowhere on the can that
states drying time.  It just says, "Allow cement to fully cure before
handling assembly."
Duh!

I need to put some felt  glides on new dining room set to protect the
hardwood floor. I'm trying keep from doing this twice. Which are more likely
to stay put, the adhesive or the nail on glides?
Thanks,

I have a four unit apartment building with a flat roof in Washington
DC.  It's two stories with two units on each floor.  The top two units
have experienced leaks in the ceilings, to the point where the dry wall
in one of the units is actually sagging.  The leaking only occurs when

I'm fixing up a place and found out that the toilet doesn't work right
because the Jet in the bottom has an electrical wirenut in it.
Everytime you flush it corks the jet.
It's a good size nut, just a little bigger than the jet hole, that

Should you install the first floor hardwood going all in the same
direction? Hallway, Livingroom, Kitchen and Familyroom.

I hate JEWS.  I wish they had ALL died at AUSHTWITZ!!!!!!!!!!!

What do they sell for taking bundles of shingles to a roof.  I dont
mean a crane or some large machinery, but some sort of hand operated
lift.  I've done my own roofs several times and always carried the
bundles by hand, but a friend is subcontracting roofs for a

We are remodeling and want to install 24 inch round wood windows with
true panes (not insertable dividers).
Where does one find such specialty windows in stock or at reasonable
prices?

I have a kithchen with an 8 ft. original ceiling. There was an addition
made at some point adjacent to the kitchen but the ceiling of the
addition is about a foot lower, although there is an old ceiling above
that that looks like it was also 8ft.

I have brand new Anderson windows that I want to install a couple A/Cs in.
How can I protect the sills from condensation? Is there something I can
put between there?
I was thinking of taping a plastic bag on top of it...

I have hardwood floors in the kitchen & entry that were covered with sheet
vinyl and I'd like to restore the original floors.  I will hire a pro to do
the sanding and refinish but I want to do my own vinyl and glue removal to
save about US$300.  Besides a floor scrapper and water ...