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05-01-2007, 04:59 PM
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Are ther forums on house care/tips.
Hay guys. I finally got a house, of my own. Or should I say more garages with a house attached to it.
Since I can't call the landloard anymore on things. Does any one know of forums like this one for house maintanance/care/repairs. I like to maintain my house like my mercedes and cars  . blau
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05-02-2007, 02:22 PM
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There is one I found based in New Zealand. Nice, but not very useful if you need to deal with US standards and building codes.
This one may be more of what you need: http://eichlernetwork.com/chatterbox_lounge/viewforum.php?f=1&sid=7a8f0db57471dc18b831eda3ebb8988e
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05-02-2007, 02:30 PM
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I don't know of any forums but I have found that Books are an endless source of knowledge on this, start with a basic home repair or remodel guide from a bookstore like amazon. Use it as your base and purchase more specific books when you are doing a project that is not specifically covered.
Built my own house like this, although I now know a few contractors and find that there are many many different tricks and shortcuts, some good some hacks. Learn something new everytime I talk to one of them. They are very surprised at my knowledge across the board when it comes to concrete, framing, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, etc... I could not have told you which end of a nail to hit 4.5 yrs ago
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05-02-2007, 03:26 PM
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I used to subscribe to This Old House and watch their TV shows. They tend to lean towards more expensive products, but they do have a lot of good info. Plus, if you're more of a visually-oriented person, it's better to be able to see how things are done than to read about it.
Congrats on getting a house. It can be just as satisfying to fix up as an old Benz. Plus, you're more likely to get the money you spend on it back when you sell it!
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05-02-2007, 04:03 PM
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I've found a couple that are pretty good:
http://www.homerepairforum.com/forum/plumbing/ http://www.johnbridge.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=400559#post400559 The first is for general information, the second is the John Bridge tile forum -- everything you ever wanted to know about tile setting, leak proof showers, etc. Both are vBulletin. A friend of mine says that Fine Homebuilding has a good one but I think there's a fee involved. If you can find a library that has a collection of those, that's a pretty good resource. Index in the year ending issue, IIRC.
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05-03-2007, 02:09 AM
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Quote:
http://www.diynetwork.com/
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