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Our wood deck was painted or stained before we bought the house. We neglected it for over a decade. This is what it looks like with the paint/stain (bottom half of picture). I pressure washed the old paint/stain off. This is what it looks like. As you can see, it is very hard to get...

The following is a hypothetical scenario. I have an old house built in Massachusetts. The current code for hand railings is 34-38" up from the nosing. The original stair baluster hand railings are 27" high. This is a very good and comfortable height for my family because we are relatively...

What's the correct way to pronounce "coax" and "coaxial"? I've always heard it as CO-AX or CO-AX-EL. But I remember my highschool computer teacher saying specifially that is incorrect and it is pronounced COKES like plural Coka Colas. Or COKES-EL.

I have one of those portable horizontal air compressors with 2 wheels and a handle. It has a regular threaded plug on the bottom that I have to remove to drain it. I want to replace it with the valve so it's easier to drain. What's the best type? Will Home Depot carry it? Petcock?

http://www.iri.ku.edu/publications/SLR073.pdf According to that study, regular old salt, NaCl, is the least harmful. Why have I been reading from other sources that CMA is the safest? Sometimes I read that CaCl is safest. MgCl, etc etc etc. I am aware that study does not include a freeze/thaw...

I am looking for a house inspector in the southeast portion of Middlesex County, Massachusetts before I purchase. I am looking for somebody who is EXTREMELY detailed during the inspection and in the report. Fussy, nit-picky, and meticulous are all good traits. Also, looking for somebody who...

I think this is a hornet nest. Any tips on getting rid of it? Im in Massachusetts and it's going to be around freezing temps for a while. I just saw it a couple of days ago. Never seen any hornets around for at least 10 years.

I just replaced my old plastic dryer vent with all rigid metal. After I got done, I realized that it would be hard to clean the inside of the duct because it's all rigid metal and I used metal foil tape on the connections. I was thinking of getting some semi-rigid or flex sections so i can...

What is it for? More specifically, the Honda branded stuff.

I have a GFCI in the basement. The only thing on that was plugged into it is my cable amplifier from Comcast. A table fan and TV are also plugged into it but those were off... The extension strip was switched off. The amplifier was there for years. Yesterday, the GFCI tripped. I reset it and...

When I toggle the toggle switch, I can hear sparking. It also sparks in the ON position when I put pressure on the switch (pushing in like a button). You can see the carbon buildup on the side of the switch in these photos. It sparks with both CFLs and incandescents. The position of the dimmer...

I'm looking for a stud finder for my lath & plaster ceiling. I've looked online about what kind to buy. I've read the magnetic type that uses neodymium magnets. So I figured I try to do it with just the magnet as I have a few neodymium magnets from speakers and computer hard drives. I ran it...

http://www.kyptool.com/front/bin/ptdetail.phtml?Part=KY668&Rcg=3 Its an automatic type of wire stripper. Where can i get one similar?

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/EQlyyVHX6r8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Ive noticed that after the flush is finished, the bowl water level is above about 3/4" the pink water stain line. After about 20 seconds, the bowl water level drops to the...