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  0 Thread: Hanging A Flatscreen TV
Post: RE: Hanging A Flatscreen TV
Cooler Wrote: (02-13-2017, 02:39 PM) -- He could simply drill a 3/4" diameter hole in at least two studs and make screw a wood ball on the end and rest the TV on the dowels. Michaels crafts sells woo...
 GHR Home Improvement 21 16,118 02-13-2017, 02:54 PM
  0 Thread: Anchoring in Concrete Help Needed
Post: RE: Anchoring in Concrete Help Needed
Bob10 Wrote: (02-09-2017, 03:59 PM) -- I was thinking the same thing.  Too many things in play make it easy to have something go wrong.  I don't know how many tons some of the machines I have moved w...
 GHR Home Improvement 41 25,589 02-09-2017, 05:30 PM
  0 Thread: Hanging A Flatscreen TV
Post: RE: Hanging A Flatscreen TV
It might be difficult to adjust the tv position. You might hold your hand in front of the TV and see how much heat comes off of it.  A new 42" tv costs under $300. It will use less power and be eas...
 GHR Home Improvement 21 16,118 02-03-2017, 10:11 AM
  0 Thread: Black rectangle on television
Post: RE: Black rectangle on television
On my tv it seems to be connected to closed captions. I just go up one channel and back down. The problem started several years after we got the TV. So you may be correct that the problem is some s...
 GHR Home Improvement 10 8,309 02-01-2017, 09:16 AM
  0 Thread: Tiny house
Post: RE: Tiny house
I like the exterior look of these houses. 54sqft/unit. 3 or 4 units and some design work might work for some. Expensive. http://www.wikkelhouse.com/
 GHR Home Improvement 22 14,233 12-15-2016, 10:47 PM
  0 Thread: Ford F-150 Truck
Post: RE: Ford F-150 Truck
[quote pid='7397700' dateline='1480729102'] It's mostly the "dirt" in the oil that controls oil change interval, wear effects on the oil and additives are an order of magnitude beyond the OCI. [/quo...
 GHR Home Improvement 50 41,446 12-04-2016, 12:28 PM
  0 Thread: Ford F-150 Truck
Post: RE: Ford F-150 Truck
jteneyck Wrote: (12-01-2016, 07:07 PM) -- Sorry to go off on a slight tangent, but wanted to comment about Mobil 1.  On my first Subaru I changed the factory oil to Mobile 1 at 1000 miles, and person...
 GHR Home Improvement 50 41,446 12-01-2016, 07:51 PM
  0 Thread: TV mounting issues
Post: RE: TV mounting issues
My 55" tv has legs that make the TV 9" deep at the base. If they had flat bottoms rather than an inverted "V", it would be easy enough to fasten them to the mantle. I would make  a 6-1/4" deep base...
 GHR Home Improvement 12 7,885 11-29-2016, 09:58 AM
  0 Thread: Who to call for this job?
Post: RE: Who to call for this job?
JSpill Wrote: (11-26-2016, 11:59 AM) -- I need to have a clothes washer/dryer combo installed on the second floor of my house. I don't know where it should go. Who should I call to tell me the best p...
 GHR Home Improvement 42 30,713 11-26-2016, 09:17 PM
  0 Thread: Hot Water Heater
Post: RE: Hot Water Heater
MikeBob Wrote: (11-07-2016, 01:22 AM) -- FYI it is a water heater, NOT A "hot water heater", Who needs to heat hot water??? -- 104 degrees is hot. BUt I like to heat it up to about 120 or so. A ...
 GHR Home Improvement 25 14,335 11-07-2016, 09:17 AM
  0 Thread: installing a Kitchen Island on tile .
Post: RE: installing a Kitchen Island on tile .
Cooler Wrote: (11-03-2016, 08:09 AM) -- Me, I would spread out four large globs of E600 adhesive.  If the floor is clean it will adhere tenaciously.  And if you want to move the island at a later dat...
 GHR Home Improvement 15 12,079 11-03-2016, 11:11 AM
  0 Thread: Deck / sunroom decking question.
Post: RE: Deck / sunroom decking question.
Terry W Wrote: (10-31-2016, 05:56 PM) -- If it was me and I  really want to replace the deck boards then, making sure the deck was supported under the wall first, I would take a circular saw and cut ...
 GHR Home Improvement 15 10,909 10-31-2016, 06:27 PM
  0 Thread: Main Panel question
Post: RE: Main Panel question
Mr_Mike Wrote: (10-23-2016, 05:40 PM) -- If you just need more breaker space, just add a sub next to the existing.  Way cheaper.  You can put a 100 amp sub next to it just for the breaker space and f...
 GHR Home Improvement 12 7,659 10-23-2016, 05:47 PM
  0 Thread: Framing in a storage loft in my garage
Post: RE: Framing in a storage loft in my garage
Cdshakes Wrote: (10-18-2016, 12:04 PM) -- Is standing up some 2x8's on top of the double plate and nailing to the adjacent stud sufficient?  I was looking at some where they nailed onto the outside o...
 GHR Home Improvement 15 11,754 10-20-2016, 08:37 AM
  0 Thread: Plug-in Air Compressor
Post: RE: Plug-in Air Compressor
My car has a 120v outlet. I would expect that there are low current draw 120v air compressors available. But you don't want an air compressor, you want an inflator.
 GHR Home Improvement 12 8,269 10-12-2016, 09:23 AM
  0 Thread: Need Some Help Templating a Desktop
Post: RE: Need Some Help Templating a Desktop
My glass store cuts to paper or wood templates. I would cut a couple pieces of plywood the right size.
 GHR Home Improvement 7 4,490 10-06-2016, 12:10 AM
  0 Thread: roof
Post: RE: roof
I like the idea of providing water and ice for the workers. I try to do that, but most workers bring plenty. My daughter had her roof done. (2000sqft of plan view with 8/12 pitch.) 2 days. The guys...
 GHR Home Improvement 14 8,136 10-05-2016, 04:11 PM
  0 Thread: how do you replace a drawer front?
Post: RE: how do you replace a drawer front?
One way to do this would be to build a front in the drawer right behind the existing front. Glue/nail it to the sides. Then saw the existing front off and replace it.
 GHR Home Improvement 10 6,178 09-21-2016, 11:54 AM
  0 Thread: Pulling Wires Through Conduit
Post: RE: Pulling Wires Through Conduit
Quote: -- Larger wouldn't have made a difference. Well maybe 2" might have. I had 75' x4 of #6 wire bought by the foot. Black/Red/White/Green. Each color was in a nice neat coil until I took the el...
 GHR Home Improvement 23 16,349 09-19-2016, 06:20 PM
  0 Thread: Pulling Wires Through Conduit
Post: RE: Pulling Wires Through Conduit
crokett™ Wrote: (09-17-2016, 07:53 PM) -- really only works with a pull string (or in my case a fish tape) if you have either a) the wires on spools or some other mechanical mechanism to keep them...
 GHR Home Improvement 23 16,349 09-18-2016, 05:49 PM

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