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    How hard is it to switch plugs?

    Once you pull the outlet out you can see how it's wired. Usually it's white to the silver colored screws and black to the brass colored screws. The green screw ( or one off to the metal side) is ground. Just make sure you have the power shut off to the outlets before hand. If you don't know what...
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    Smoothing rough concrete slab

    I came back from cleaning out the house i bought last week (2 day clean up job) and part of the cleanup was removing all the carpeting and most of the kitchen cabinetry. The kitchen is a step-up from the living room area, aprox 3-4 inches, and along the wall that borders the two of them there is...
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    Hello new friends

    Mainly I do some side work dealing with computer modeling/animation and i'm going to start some looking into video editing/production. I'm working with several others, but they in different parts of the world and we communicate through internet meetings so far. Having a physical location finally...
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    Cleaning up the filth

    I'm new here and in a similar circumstance. When i'm at work we use an air freshner calles Oust( it's febreeze based) and it works wonders for getting rid of olders. This is a temporary fix only, possibly use when you go there to do some work so you don't come back with that bad of a smell. AS...
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    Hello new friends

    I just completed a home purchase this morning and it's going to be a big, ongoing, project to get it back in shape. The house was a bank REO and , altough i got a deal on it, it needs substantial work to get back in into livable condition. I'm going to have to work on everything from plumbing...
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