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• Posted in thread: hvac problem on 03-12-2008 at 10:07 AM
  What is the problem jcnm?

• Posted in thread: Overgrown "Lawn" taming (PICS) on 03-11-2008 at 01:23 PM
  Hello I have recently purchased a house that was unkempt for about 4 years, so needless to say,
  the lawn had a forest. The first picture was taken in late summer. The second picture was taken
  in the f...

• Posted in thread: Any tips on getting rotted chicken smell out of hard wood floors? on 12-01-2007 at 07:15 AM
  I see you are a carpenter. One thing I really haven't tried is carpentry, so maybe you can give
  me some tips.The stairway has missing some rails (i don't know exactly what they are called). I
  don't ha...

• Posted in thread: Blower operates continuously on 11-30-2007 at 07:15 PM
  Mudmixer is right.If you continously run the fan in heating mode, it recirculates the air
  inside your house, keeping the temperature constant throughout the house. The air in your home
  will recirculat...

• Posted in thread: Any tips on getting rotted chicken smell out of hard wood floors? on 11-30-2007 at 06:57 PM
  Thanks for all your suggestions...Toolguy, I am doing it myself. I am a general contractor
  business owner, and I thought I'd tackle something big...lolThere are "before" pics on
  photobuket, although I...

• Posted in thread: Heil furance with Honeywell gas valve on 11-29-2007 at 12:39 AM
  If your glow stick (hot surface igniter) isnt hot enough to reach the flashpoint of the gas, it
  won't light.You might have a faulty Hot surface igniter.you have to check your gas pressures
  and make su...

• Posted in thread: Any tips on getting rotted chicken smell out of hard wood floors? on 11-28-2007 at 11:13 PM
  Hi all, Here's my story...I recently bought a 3 story fixer-upper house that has been abandoned
  for 5 years.PICS: All of the contents are intact from the previous owner, who died of
  natural causes ...

• Posted in thread: I have uploaded some pics on Photobucket on 11-28-2007 at 10:01 PM
  Sure was a dead cat... The neighbor said that it just crawled up and died there. Must have been
  an alley cat...I cleaned out the kitchen today.... UGH There was chicken that has been rotting
  for 5 yea...

• Posted in thread: I have uploaded some pics on Photobucket on 11-24-2007 at 02:59 PM
  I am in the process of taking a house that was abandoned for 5 years and remodling it.I am only
  about a week into the process, but i have 81 pics online if you guys want to check them
  out.heres the li...

• Posted in thread: New to DIY, Fixer upper woes on 11-23-2007 at 07:05 PM
  You have it right-on Bull.... I am a licensed plumber, and planned on using PEX tubing... It is
  honestly a no-brainer!! Copper is about $2.05 a foot.... PEX is about $0.45 a foot...Now, the
  fittings a...