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- Mon Jan 19, 2009 3:07 pm
- Forum: Off Topic Discussions
- Topic: Okay, I admit it - I'm a scaredy cat working on my table saw
- Replies: 12
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RE: Okay, I admit it - I'm a scaredy cat working on my table
Would that I had known that at the time! - - No, I'm afraid not. This saw (along with many other tools I purchased at the same time) were bought at a "tool auction" thing that comes through my home town once a year. They come through, advertise, sell for one weekend then move on to the nex...
- Mon Jan 19, 2009 2:51 pm
- Forum: Off Topic Discussions
- Topic: Okay, I admit it - I'm a scaredy cat working on my table saw
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7230
Okay, I admit it - I'm a scaredy cat working on my table saw
I'm a 56-yr-old female with very limited carpentry skills (if you want an interior decorator, see me!, but I'm just now getting my feet wet with power equipment). I purchased a moderately inexpensive table saw awhile back, with the thought of using it to make 45-degree cuts on window and door mouldi...
- Mon Jan 19, 2009 12:18 pm
- Forum: Off Topic Discussions
- Topic: GMX Water Softener
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3482
RE: GMX Water Softener
Thanks, Yanita! I didn't quite know where to post this.
- Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:29 am
- Forum: Off Topic Discussions
- Topic: GMX Water Softener
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3482
GMX Water Softener
I've been looking at household water softeners on the internet. I live alone, will shortly have a 40 gal. electric water heater, and would like to do something to arrest the incoming minerals, etc. that are choking my pipes. This appears to be affordable and doesn't take up as much room as a standin...
- Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:24 am
- Forum: Decorating, Landscaping and Gardening
- Topic: More kitchen pics
- Replies: 17
- Views: 10710
RE: More kitchen pics
For those who really like laminate - - I may have discoverd a solution to the slip and fall problem. A friend of mine who owns a dance studio uses a product called "Slip Nomor" on her floors. The floors are hardwood, not laminate, but she suggested I contact the manufacturer to ask if it w...
- Thu Jan 15, 2009 1:10 pm
- Forum: Decorating, Landscaping and Gardening
- Topic: More kitchen pics
- Replies: 17
- Views: 10710
RE: More kitchen pics
Well, maybe it isn't too late to teach an old dog new tricks, after all! :D I worked part time for Lowe's for about a year and a half (not in the flooring department, however) and was told by several of their salespeople that laminate was an excellent choice for those who dislike carpet (me) and can...
- Thu Jan 15, 2009 1:00 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Again with the Elastomeric Roof Coating
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3050
RE: Again with the Elastomeric Roof Coating
JD, Again, thanks for the "advance warning" on the shingle situation. Again, that's what I assume I have - - so far, I haven't actually gotten up there to double check, but from the ground, that's what it looks like. The roof appears to be in very good shape, so I'm trying to find some way...
- Wed Jan 14, 2009 12:55 pm
- Forum: Decorating, Landscaping and Gardening
- Topic: Kitchen remodeling finished...
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8344
RE: Kitchen remodeling finished...
Bouquets! Take a bow. Beautiful job.
- Wed Jan 14, 2009 12:52 pm
- Forum: Decorating, Landscaping and Gardening
- Topic: More kitchen pics
- Replies: 17
- Views: 10710
RE: More kitchen pics
Sorry, forgot to mention - - laminate flooring is an excellent choice for someone with pets (i.e. especially dogs). I found a site that has a pallet price for laminate of 0.94 S/F - - that's the good news; the bad news is you must purchase at least 600+ square feet (or, I assume, an entire pallet) t...
- Wed Jan 14, 2009 12:49 pm
- Forum: Decorating, Landscaping and Gardening
- Topic: More kitchen pics
- Replies: 17
- Views: 10710
RE: More kitchen pics
Bouquets!, it looks lovely. I have no kitchen (I'm living off a 36" wide sink base and sink, a refrigerator, small appliances and shelving), so I'm planning on purchasing the unfinished cabinets from Lowe's, adding my own trim, painting and glazing myself. I am inspired by your work ... I can s...
- Wed Jan 14, 2009 12:46 pm
- Forum: Decorating, Landscaping and Gardening
- Topic: Rain Gutters and Land Grade
- Replies: 4
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Rain Gutters and Land Grade
Has anyone ever installed the "mobile home" type rain gutters? (The soffit on my roof is so small I don't know that I could use any other kind.) My MH is in the lowest-lying area of this small housing area, anyway, so I always get Lake Erie just outside the side door any time it rains hard...
- Wed Jan 14, 2009 12:41 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Insulating Skirting
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6573
RE: Insulating Skirting
Loved the article on the metal skirting!, but regrettably, I guess I woke up in Russia this morning - - my county's Building Inspector's Office regulates EVERYthing on mobile homes, and they will only allow four types of skirts. Metal is not one of them. (In fact, the only thing keeping me from spen...
- Wed Jan 14, 2009 12:22 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Water heater filter
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3686
RE: Water heater filter
I've been reading these posts with great interest!, but I have to confess, I'm SO ignorant about the basics involved. I have a great deal of mineral (I'm told it is "lime" or "shale") in my well water, and would love to put some kind of entrapment system on the hose which leads f...
- Wed Jan 14, 2009 11:32 am
- Forum: Decorating, Landscaping and Gardening
- Topic: Ceramic Tiles
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7589
RE: Flooring
Whoa, stop! :shock: Greg, your remarks really caught my eye. I had planned to use unglazed tile (either 12 x 12 or even 18 x 18 for the larger bathroom) in my MH, after installing the appropriate hardibacker board over the plywood first, of course. Are you telling me this tile job will shift and cra...
- Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:27 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Again with the Elastomeric Roof Coating
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3050
Again with the Elastomeric Roof Coating
JD, this is particularly addressed to you, although I'm "all ears" for anyone's else's recommendations as well. I understand that Elastomeric Coating is not recommended for asphalt shingles, for reasons JD explains well in the previous thread. Is there an alternative way to treat asphalt s...