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    Rain barrel installation

    X2 on moving diverter up
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    terracing a backyard

    I like the retaning wall idea, that would work to split the back half of yard, which is the highes point. Plus I want to have the yard split into a nice landscaped area close the house and have the back section to build a small work shop. I'll get some pics up soon. We are currently under a full...
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    Can I remove rust from this box?..

    A small sand blaster or soda blaster would work the best
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    Bags of Water?

    One of the old Mexicans at work told me about this method.....claims it works. Told me thats why mexicans are smarter than white people, mexicans hang bags of water that last and white people buy sprays that float away in the wind...LOL(not racist, its an on going Joke between him and I)...
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    terracing a backyard

    Need Ideas or sugggestions. The back of my backyard is higher than my back porch. Currently when it rains alot, water will collect on the back porch which is concrete. The last flood situation I dug a trench to help divert water off to the side of the house and flow out into the front yard...
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    Floor Scuff marks removing idea?

    mosquito spray deep woods off....spray it on scuff mark and wipe it off, Usually comes off easily. That mosquito spray works good for stains in clothing also,
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    New Rookie from Tx on project overload

    Hey all, quick intro..42 yrs old with about zero skills for carpentry. Mechanics and welding fit my comfort level better:) We had a pretty good little storm blew in here back in January, pretty much totalled my roof, then while clearing up the paperwork for the roof a roll off paper towls caught...
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    Radiant Barriers, is it a sham? Logic inside...

    I am by no expert on this by any means. I did just have a new roof put on which required redecking the house. We went with the R barrier backed plywood plus ridge vents, I also installed R-30 bats in the roof and R-13 in the walls. We had smoke damage from a kitchen fire, all the sheet rock was...
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