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Showing posts with label bad home repair advice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bad home repair advice. Show all posts
Monday, March 27, 2023

Repointing Masonry for Dummies - The Freelance Files MMCCLXIII

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repointing stone Like many homeowners in the era of YouTube tutorials, our staffers often research DIY home repairs before deciding to call ...
Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Lengthening a Door for Dummies - The Freelance Files MMCCLIII

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hollow core door construction We know how much people like to take polls, so here's a quick, two-choice poll for you, dear reader. If yo...
Sunday, October 2, 2022

Sagging Shelves for Dummies - The Freelance Files MMCCXLIV

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sagging shelf We've noticed – many, many times – that the less familiar our nominees are with their topic, the more likely they are to d...
Saturday, December 25, 2021

How Dummies Install Sliding Door Locks - The Freelance Files MMCXCIII

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sliding door lock Maybe it's just us (we hope not), but here at the Antisocial Network we think that when you hire someone to fix someth...
Thursday, December 16, 2021

How a Dummy Installs Transition Molding - The Freelance Files MMCXC

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laminate to carpet transition Most of us are familiar with the concept of a "tell," right? You know, the poker player who scratche...
Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Dishwasher Knockout Plugs for Dummies - The Freelance Files MMCLXXI

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disposal plumbing Remember the cartoon that told you to pound forehead on keyboard? Every once in a while an Antisocial Network staffer gets...
Thursday, August 26, 2021

Sliding Door Conversion for Dummies - The Freelance Files MMCXLIII

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Our staffers long ago learned to read do-it-yourself instruction at places like eHow.com with a jaundiced eye. While some (but not all) of t...
Saturday, August 14, 2021

Deck Maintenance for Dummies - The Freelance Files MMCXXXIX

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checking of wooden post Random misuse and other mangling of terminology in freelancer posts is usually a sign of one of two things: either t...
Monday, March 29, 2021

Rattling Doors for Dummies - The Freelance Files MMLXXVI

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Spacers to reduce door clearance If you pay much attention to advertising for over-the-counter medications, you might be familiar with the p...
Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Doors and Mini Struts for Dummies

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cabinet door with strut As we read through each day's "research" material, posts at the internet's various surviving conte...
Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Table Repairs of the Dummy Variety

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table leg bracket Many of the staff believe that they could recognize a how-to article written by one of the freelancers at the former eHow...
Monday, October 19, 2020

Balancing Air Conditioning for Dummies

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HVAC duct damper with handle Among the more... irritating? features of the freelancers who pounded out post after post for eHow.com was the ...
Thursday, October 8, 2020

Caulking Windows for Dummies

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Not a storm window  Few of the freelancers who get nominated for the DotD are more irritating to the staffers than the ones who claim to hav...
Monday, September 21, 2020

Doors for the Dummy RV Owner

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RV replacement door A friend of ours who's read a lot of professional papers over her career says that one of the things she always look...
Monday, July 6, 2020

Locks in Metal Doors for Dummies

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Bolt with drive-in latch One of the hallmarks of the clueless freelancers at the former eHow.com was an inability to see potential probl...
Saturday, May 30, 2020

French Door Installation for DIY Dummies

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Add caption One of the offices in the converted residence we use for the Antisocial Network's World HQ has french doors, apparently ...
Sunday, May 3, 2020

Transom Windows for Dummies

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some transom windows do open, Alex Among the frequent deficiencies of the freelancers who infested the former eHow.com as the site's...
Saturday, April 11, 2020

Storm Door Glass for Dummies

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Cole Sewell storm door detail We're well aware that about half the people who search for information on the 'net are, to be poli...
Thursday, April 2, 2020

Patching Drywall for Dummies

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drywall patch By the time they've moved into their first house, most people have learned the basics of patching holes in drywall. Tr...
Sunday, March 29, 2020

Putty and Spackle, the Clueless Comparison

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spackling holes The staffers here at the Antisocial Network keep a sort of running score: how many words of a post are necessary to ra...