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Our house was built in 2005 and we never sealed the driveway. I've pressure washed it a few times, but never really gave any thought to sealing it afterwards. The time has come to clean it up again and this time I'd like to put some sealer down to help it stay clean. I'll be cleaning it with a...

My decades old 20 gallon oil lubed Speedaire finally died. The tank developed a hole on the bottom recently, and just last week, it started knocking loudly like it threw a rod or something. So, it's new compressor time. I have read a ton of air compressor threads on here, mostly dealing with...

I have an older Homelite chainsaw that needs a few parts. The starter/recaoil mechanism is missing a few teeth, so I can't even start the thing. It seems like an easy fix, but I can't find a part number. I can't find a model number anywhere on this thing. Every part site I find need a...

I decided to pull down the chainsaw that has been sitting on my top shelf for the past few years and trim some trees. It was given to me by my father when we moved down here to Houston. It is an old Homelite. I can't seem to find a model number though. It is marked Homelite Super Two Automatic...

New ballast The ballasts in my clearance Lowe's fixtures are failing after just over a year of service. I have four 4-bulb, 4 ft t-8 fixtures. Is there one particular ballast or brand that is better than others? I figured I'd ask before I choose the best price from a Google search.

I was walking into my local Lowes the other day and they had some clearance generators outside. This one really caught my eye: It's basically from the Land of Misfit tools. A generator that does not generate electricity. It has one job and purpose and it can't even do that. It might be an...

I am helping a friend clean out here storage unit. Her father passed and she put all his stuff into storage. She wants o get rid of it, so I offered to help. I have come upon a collection of Harley Davidson Factory Service Manuals. These are in used, but still very good condition. You can't beat...

I have a new in box Snap On Dale Earnhardt Sr. Hot Driver Set up for sale. The package includes a ratcheting screwdriver with five bits and an insulated cup. The screwdriver is embossed with Dale Sr.'s signature and the cup has some nice graphics on it. The screwdriver does not appear to ever...

I've been meaning to do this job for a few years, but with twins on the way, I'm pretty sure it is now or never. The house was built by Village/Lennar in 2005. The garage ceiling joists are 2x12s with varying spacing of 17-21 inches on center. Yes, great build quality there. The only current...

I live in Houston and have an east facing uninsulated garage door on my little two car garage. I would like to put some insulation on it since it simply radiates heat in the summer. My neighbor has the foil wrapped bubble wrap, but I am not a fan of the look. He says it works great though. I...

My little two car garage had a simple 4 ft, 2 bulb fixture in its center. I bought four 4 ft, 4 bulb fixtures from Lowes on clearance last year for $12.50 each. They have sat in my attic for all this time due to relative laziness and procrastination for installing them. Last week, one of the...

For almost two weeks, a neighbor down the street a few houses had a fridge sitting at the top of his driveway. The guy travels a lot (I have never met him or even seen him) so he wasn't around for me to ask about it. I learned from another neighbor/friend that he was getting rid of it since "the...

While hitting up Lowe's, I ran across a cart of lighting marked 75% off. Among them were a stack of Utilitech 4 ft, 4 bulb wrap lights. Here is the link to the Lowe's site. They have electronic ballasts, use T-8 bulbs and came out to about $12.50 each. They have oak endcaps, but I can always...

Yesterday, the downstairs A/C unit quit functioning in our house. The tech that came out today indicated that the motor ran hot and died taking the capacitor with it. The unit is a fie year old Carrier with a GE motor. The new motor is an AO Smith. It is much louder than the old one. I asked the...