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  0 Thread: Anderson/Emco storm door problem
Post: Anderson/Emco storm door problem
I have an Anderson/Emco full glass storm door, last week we had a wicked rain and wind storm and I guess the door wasn't fully latched so the wind got hold of it and damaged the hinge rail but the doo...
 splinter7612 Home Improvement 4 454 12-30-2023, 12:32 PM
  0 Thread: Sump Pump Question
Post: RE: Sump Pump Question
If you need a new pump get a Zoeller, mine is over 10 yrs old with no problems, I replaced a top-of-the-line pump from Home Depot that quit after two years.
 splinter7612 Home Improvement 13 1,592 03-23-2023, 10:16 AM
  0 Thread: Is festool MFT worth it?
Post: RE: Is festool MFT worth it?
cpolubin Wrote: (07-12-2022, 04:27 PM) -- I once read a theory that all tools cost the same. You either pay that amount once for a tool that lasts or pay smaller amounts repeatedly replacing a tool t...
 splinter7612 Woodworking Power Tools 38 8,142 12-26-2022, 08:08 AM
  0 Thread: Laminate flooring touchup
Post: RE: Laminate flooring touchup
joe1086 Wrote: (06-03-2022, 12:38 PM) -- I'd do the furniture marker as needed and leave it at that. If/when it wears off, repeat. I think you're asking for a mess applying the poly. 20 years is p...
 splinter7612 Home Improvement 5 1,242 06-04-2022, 04:09 AM
  0 Thread: Laminate flooring touchup
Post: Laminate flooring touchup
I had Wilson Art laminate flooring installed over 20 yrs ago and it has held up pretty well, but the room gets a lot of foot traffic as it's an entry room, there are some small wear areas that need to...
 splinter7612 Home Improvement 5 1,242 06-03-2022, 05:55 AM
  0 Thread: Replacement windows
Post: RE: Replacement windows
We had our windows replaced last year, went with Anderson full replacements, the existing windows had sash packs installed about 30 yrs ago and they were shot, hard to open huge gaps. My neighbor a ca...
 splinter7612 Home Improvement 16 3,430 03-21-2021, 04:55 AM
  0 Thread: Battery-powered string trimmer...you have one?
Post: RE: Battery-powered string trimmer...you have one?
I bought the 40v Ryobi trimmer at HD, liked it so much I got the hedge trimmer and hand held leaf blower, battery life is very good.
 splinter7612 Home Improvement 22 8,952 02-01-2021, 04:55 AM
  0 Thread: Shower Mirror
Post: RE: Shower Mirror
I don't know if you have these stores in your area but this is the mirror I use, fill with warm water and shave. https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/product/oxo-stronghold-trade-suction-fogless-mi...
 splinter7612 Home Improvement 12 2,407 01-18-2021, 04:46 AM
  0 Thread: soft close mechanism for a pocket door.
Post: RE: soft close mechanism for a pocket door.
rwe2156 Wrote: (09-02-2020, 10:54 AM) -- Good to know!! Stupid question but seems like the soft close would be for soft opening?? -- According to the literature on Amazon, you need to buy two to...
 splinter7612 Home Improvement 5 2,488 09-03-2020, 04:58 AM
  0 Thread: How to trim out this sliding door?
Post: RE: How to trim out this sliding door?
That brick molding comes in plastic also at HD, doesn't rot.
 splinter7612 Home Improvement 13 5,260 08-31-2020, 05:10 AM
  0 Thread: Lawn Mower ???
Post: RE: Lawn Mower ???
I have a Toro PP mower about 10 yrs old that was hard starting and when it did run it ran like chit, I bought a $10 chiwanese carb from Amazon and now it starts on the first pull and runs great.
 splinter7612 Home Improvement 13 3,734 08-21-2020, 05:12 AM
  0 Thread: 20% off Klein tools at Home Depot
Post: RE: 20% off Klein tools at Home Depot
thanx, I bought the Klein circuit breaker tester.
 splinter7612 Woodworking Power Tools 4 3,685 07-07-2020, 11:10 AM
  0 Thread: Problem with Frigidaire MW
Post: Problem with Frigidaire MW
I have a 2 yr old Frigidaire MW over the stove and it's worked flawlessly, yesterday I warmed up leftovers for lunch, no problem, 20min later my wife went to use it and it was stone cold dead, checked...
 splinter7612 Home Improvement 5 2,177 05-19-2020, 01:51 PM
  0 Thread: cement backer board question
Post: RE: cement backer board question
I used to rehab bathrooms in an elderly complex built in the 70's, they were small about 6x7 and I would pull up the old tile that was glued to the plywood subfloor ( some were a b!tch to get up) then...
 splinter7612 Home Improvement 8 5,478 05-19-2020, 01:42 PM
  0 Thread: BR Sink Removal
Post: RE: BR Sink Removal
Mask around the sink and use a scraper blade on a Multitool, don't have one? pick one up from HF for under $20 and you'll wonder why you didn't have one years ago.
 splinter7612 Home Improvement 11 4,069 03-06-2020, 08:19 AM
  0 Thread: vinyl siding/nuke green stuff
Post: RE: vinyl siding/nuke green stuff
+1 for Wet and Forget, I sprayed it on my vinyl fence and it's still mold-free two years later.
 splinter7612 Home Improvement 9 4,158 02-13-2020, 06:50 AM
  0 Thread: best way to cut a plaster wall.
Post: RE: best way to cut a plaster wall.
Imo you don't have to remove that last foot, I have a fiberglass tub surround that ends about a foot from the ceiling also, I tiled that area over the existing plaster 10 yrs ago and never had a probl...
 splinter7612 Home Improvement 25 10,801 06-18-2019, 04:50 AM
  0 Thread: Raising a glass to Bill Biesemeyer
Post: RE: Raising a glass to Bill Biesemeyer
Bob Vaughan Wrote: (02-28-2019, 12:29 AM) -- The key to that system was the mylar tape strip and the fine line on the low riding acrylic cursor.  The operator could confidently see where the fence wa...
 splinter7612 Woodworking Power Tools 6 4,495 02-28-2019, 06:34 AM
  0 Thread: Recommend an air hose
Post: RE: Recommend an air hose
I've had this hose for a few years and it's very flexible and inexpensive. https://www.harborfreight.com/14-in-x-50-ft-polyurethane-air-hose-60354.html
 splinter7612 Woodworking Power Tools 14 5,306 02-25-2019, 05:38 AM
  0 Thread: Need help chasing a circuit-Fixed
Post: Need help chasing a circuit-Fixed
The cleaning lady was vacuuming today and her vacuum shut down and the wire was very warm, the outlet she was plugged into doesn't work now, as well as overhead lights in the dining room and kitchen a...
 splinter7612 Home Improvement 2 1,620 02-15-2019, 10:37 AM

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