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• Posted in thread: Drywall bows out by window on 03-25-2013 at 10:37 AM
  I was just about to start building/installing window casings. When I measured the depth from
  the window to the front of the drywall, I noticed one side is 3.5" while the other side is 4".
  I also notic...

• Posted in thread: Fence keeps blowing over on 02-05-2013 at 10:07 AM
  I built a fence a couple years ago. I used 4x4 posts which I planted 2-3 feet deep and cemented
  in. The fence panels I got are 6' high and 8' long. they were pre-built panels and it is a wood
  privacy ...

• Posted in thread: spray polycrylic? on 11-01-2012 at 08:32 AM
  I am staining doors, and using minwax polycrylic over them. it doesn't say on the can, but I am
  curious if I can spray them with my spray gun? I know they have aerosol versions of it, but to
  make thin...

• Posted in thread: shrink wrap for new windows? on 10-31-2012 at 03:51 PM
  My house was built in 2010 so my windows are pretty new. They are double pane, Low E glass,
  with argon (I think) between the panels. They are sliding windows. Would there be any advantage
  to putting u...

• Posted in thread: Ceramic Light Fixture bulb size max on 09-21-2012 at 10:07 AM
  What is the max bulb wattage for those cheap general purpose light fixtures that are normally
  found in garages? I wasn't sure if there was a norm for them, or if they are all different like
  most other...

• Posted in thread: Water softner not effective on 06-13-2012 at 05:11 PM
  Oh, its a whirlpool 30,000 grain. WHES30

• Posted in thread: Water softner not effective on 06-12-2012 at 07:14 PM
  I have a water softener. when I Installed it I found the water hardness was at 15 gpg. When I
  called the city they said between 20-27. so I set the softener to 30. I have always suspected
  it wasn't do...

• Posted in thread: Water Softner install leaks on 03-28-2011 at 03:15 PM
  Oh, that would! But do they make it in a Female version?

• Posted in thread: Water Softner install leaks on 03-24-2011 at 09:07 PM
  I bought a water softner from Lowes. "INstall kit" has a few fittings that snap into place, no
  problem there. But the final connections on the softner is a 1" plastic pipe. 1 for in and 1
  for out. My ...

• Posted in thread: Black and White Theme with Oak on 10-26-2009 at 07:14 AM
  Ok, so you think oak frames would look good, or are you saying white frames?