Category: HowTos
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Insufficient Building Standards Contribute To The Disaster in Haiti
Home owners and builders may have given a thought of thanks to their building officials this week after seeing the earthquake disaster in Haiti. Although ridged concrete and brick structures often do poorly in earthquakes the lack of building standards along with cuts in design standards due to corruption are being blamed on elevating an…
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How To – Guide To Installing Your Curb Side Mail Box
The Federal Government is always full of happy regulations and the post office is no stranger. All of the regulations are easy to understand and reasonable considering your postman will need to visit hundreds of homes every day and dealing with boxes that are too high or short to reach, lettering that is hard to…
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How To – Painting A Steel Door Exterior Door
Steel Exterior Doors are used on many homes for Fire protection on doorways connected to a built in garage and also exit doors. Steel Doors can come in a simple flat face or can be detailed to resemble wood doors with set in panels and some may even have a simulated grain texture. The great…
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How To – Repairing Fiberglass Gel Coat Cracks In Bathtubs, Boats, Cars
Whether you are getting ready to fix your bathtub, boat, Truck Cap or other Fiberglass item that has seen some abuse you are probably going to need to replace its outer gel coat in the process. Many fiberglass parts are made in a mold and to produce a quality smooth surface the technician will coat…
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How To – Changing A Dead Computer Power Supply
Well if you keep your computer long enough or if you get to that point where you no longer buy new computers but continuously add upgrades to the box you bought years ago eventually your power supply is going to die. In the computer that we are working on today is an older ATX power…