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  0 Thread: coats of Polyurathane
Post: coats of Polyurathane
I am refinishing a hardwood floor.  Any suggestion as to how many coats of Polyurethane to use? Will the smell ever go away? Thanks, Mark
 mdickmann Finishing 2 400 08-29-2024, 04:37 PM
  0 Thread: shop vac recommendation
Post: shop vac recommendation
Hi all, My shop-vac needs replacement.  It makes terrible squealing noises so I assume the bearings have worn out.  I thought it would last longer.  Are these repairable? Assuming not, do any of y...
 mdickmann Woodworking Power Tools 9 947 08-24-2024, 01:44 PM
  0 Thread: floor refinishing
Post: RE: floor refinishing
Hi, Enclosed is a picture of the floor that I want to refinish.  I was hoping to do something that made the floor look good without doing a lot of work, like sanding the whole thing down to bare wood...
 mdickmann Home Improvement 9 886 07-14-2024, 11:13 PM
  0 Thread: floor refinishing
Post: floor refinishing
Hi, I have a carpeted hardwood bedroom floor.  I want to strip off some or all of the carpet.   Before I dive in to the project, I would like to know what to expect in the area of refinishing. Can...
 mdickmann Home Improvement 9 886 06-30-2024, 12:09 AM
  0 Thread: Walnut Corner Cabinet
Post: RE: Walnut Corner Cabinet
Very nice.  Thanks for the pictures.
 mdickmann Woodworking 21 8,214 05-09-2020, 11:40 AM
  0 Thread: toilet hose replacement
Post: RE: toilet hose replacement
Thank you everyone for your inputs.  I spent the extra $7 or so and used a new toilet supply hose.
 mdickmann Home Improvement 11 6,362 05-09-2020, 11:20 AM
  0 Thread: toilet hose replacement
Post: toilet hose replacement
Every time up to now when I have replaced a toilet fill valve I have replaced the hose that goes from the fill valve to the water shut off. And, every time I do this I wonder if I should have just use...
 mdickmann Home Improvement 11 6,362 05-05-2020, 10:01 AM
  0 Thread: drain clog
Post: RE: drain clog
Roly Wrote: (04-10-2020, 04:24 PM) -- Can you try running a snake down the vent from the roof if there are not cleanouts below.   Roly -- From the roof would be a long ways. someone tried that on my...
 mdickmann Home Improvement 18 7,622 04-10-2020, 07:40 PM
  0 Thread: Old LinoleumFloor
Post: RE: Old LinoleumFloor
Bill Wilson Wrote: (04-03-2020, 08:01 AM) -- Wasn't linoleum made with asbestos, back in the day?  Removing it may require some extra care.  Not sure what you do with it, once removed. -- it was at...
 mdickmann Home Improvement 10 4,842 04-10-2020, 03:48 PM
  0 Thread: drain clog
Post: drain clog
I have a bathtub drain that is clogged.  Not in the trap, but somewhere way down in the pipe . I can run water for a while and it takes a couple of minutes before I get water backup into the tub.  So,...
 mdickmann Home Improvement 18 7,622 04-10-2020, 03:39 PM
  0 Thread: need better glue
Post: need better glue
Hi all, I tried repairing a chair that the movers messed up, and installed dowels into holes that were ever-so-slightly too large for them.  Need to be more careful with that electric drill. So, anyh...
 mdickmann Woodworking 13 6,346 03-29-2020, 10:15 PM
  0 Thread: electric garage door opener
Post: RE: electric garage door opener
Barnowl, After reading your response and after looking over some you-tube videos I concluded that my garage door does need more than just a new motor.  When I manually lift the door up all the way, i...
 mdickmann Home Improvement 22 9,569 02-15-2020, 06:07 PM
  0 Thread: electric garage door opener
Post: RE: electric garage door opener
I see that i have a selection of motor horse powers to choose from.  0.5,or 3/4...  My garage door is made from wood.  When I lift it by hand, I feel like i might be lifting 50 lbs max.  Just an estim...
 mdickmann Home Improvement 22 9,569 02-09-2020, 12:13 PM
  0 Thread: electric garage door opener
Post: RE: electric garage door opener
I see that the Chamberlin openers have a rail that comes in pieces.  Does this sag after a while?
 mdickmann Home Improvement 22 9,569 02-08-2020, 11:45 AM
  0 Thread: electric garage door opener
Post: RE: electric garage door opener
I measured my door and it is 7 feet from the floor to the top of the garage door.  Very standard.  These are all around the neighborhood.  Will the Chamberlin openers that are at Lowe's fit this? Is C...
 mdickmann Home Improvement 22 9,569 02-01-2020, 03:28 PM
  0 Thread: electric garage door opener
Post: electric garage door opener
I need to replace my ancient electric garage door opener.  Motor seems to have seized up.  Won't lift anymore.  Just makes a buzzing noise I went over to Lowe's, and the sales associate there said th...
 mdickmann Home Improvement 22 9,569 02-01-2020, 01:35 PM
  0 Thread: window screen removal
Post: window screen removal
I am struggling with what would seem to be a simple activity.  I am removing window screens to do some caulking outside the house, and then putting the screens back.  Putting them back is problematic....
 mdickmann Home Improvement 5 3,816 09-01-2018, 10:30 PM
  0 Thread: have 110 need 220
Post: RE: have 110 need 220
Maybe, but I think the box is already full of mini-breakers.  Seems like it has a lot of breakers for my average size house.
 mdickmann Home Improvement 14 9,075 04-22-2017, 06:27 PM
  0 Thread: have 110 need 220
Post: have 110 need 220
I need 220 for a couple of my machines, but it is difficult to add a breaker since the box is full.  A while back I saw a post that described an product that could be plugged into two 110 V outlets th...
 mdickmann Home Improvement 14 9,075 04-22-2017, 06:01 PM
  0 Thread: Walnut desk completed
Post: RE: Walnut desk completed
Very very nice.
 mdickmann Woodworking 32 17,052 04-22-2017, 05:50 PM

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