Maintenance & Repairs - November 2006

can anyone help. Ive tried cleaning out the dirt around the edges, i've sealed between the slabs and the walls dont get wet. I've tried silicone sealant but that doesnt seem to bond with the cement, i've also tried expanding foam but this does'nt work either. There's always one wet bottom edge when it rains aaarrrggghhh. Please help

2006-11-08 06:30:27 · 3 answers · asked by beanolyon 1

Just wondering if turf fields have excessive water ponding during rain?

2006-11-08 06:28:58 · 2 answers · asked by james p 2

2006-11-08 06:22:06 · 7 answers · asked by Nick 1

how come glue dont stick to the inside of the tube

2006-11-08 06:16:56 · 11 answers · asked by dogfaceboy626 3

I work in an 8 story apartment building that houses primarily retired old folks. I live in Rochester NY. There are roughly 200 apartments in the building. I noticed within a week of working there that the place is a total fire-trap. There are no sprinkler systems, no phones in the 2 elevators, no building-wide fire alarm incase a fire breaks out, just a few single fire alarms and the ones inside the apartments. There is a fire hose system on each floor, but no hoses. I am very worried that some night a fire will break out on one of the lower floors and many hard of hearing, slow, older people on the upper floors will have no chance of making it out. The only person on duty from 12am-8am is the doorman and theres no way he could stay and call 200 units and warn them. Every year this building passes inspection. How can this be? Is the apartment manager paying someone off?

2006-11-08 06:07:39 · 6 answers · asked by dgil0109 2

2006-11-08 05:45:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just found out that my homeowners insurance company wants to charge me $300 more per year because I have some old solar panels on my roof. They were put on by the previous owners a long time ago I think. They are for a solar water heater but they aren't connected to anything because I just have a regular water heater in my garage. They are ugly as hell and I would just as soon take them down as I'd rather have a tankless system eventually anyways. My insurance is already $3150 per year for a 140K house (Florida) so its high enough as it is. It seems stupid to pay $300 a year for something I'm not even using. Who can I call to take them down or can I do it myself or are solar water heaters cheap enough now that I should consider one?

2006-11-08 05:29:56 · 5 answers · asked by Rich C 2

Anyone know of a company that will fix a broken window seal. Located in the Vancouver/Surrey area of B.C. All of the companies I have contacted only fix their own and I have no idea who originally installed it.
Thank you!

2006-11-08 05:29:00 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-08 05:04:04 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am currently replacing my kitchen faucet and turned the water off with no problem. Now I am trying to loosen the nut to remove the faucet and it WON'T BUDGE. I even bought a special wrench to try and get up there, but it's a tad too small. Any tips to loosen it or any special tools?? Thank you!!

2006-11-08 04:25:05 · 12 answers · asked by Chuckles 1

2006-11-08 04:16:07 · 6 answers · asked by rick_mason47807 1

i got a screw thats loose on a door handle, i want to retighten it, what do i use and how do i go about it? any suggestions?

2006-11-08 03:50:36 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-08 03:29:36 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

....Stannah Stair lift, what should I do?

We live in a tree house, rather predictably in Brazil, (which will give me another angle to work on in a minute, so bare with me) and my wife wants me to go down town more often.

I have an issue with this as the local area has overgrown with bush, being in the rain forest, and I don't enjoy organic dental floss.

How can I get her to go permanently Brazillian, clear the bush, so I can go down town whenever either of us wants anything from the shops or local bar, like a Screaming Orgasm etc. etc.

I also need advice on cleaning Hot Fish Yoghurt from the foliage as a Danone delivery aircraft spilled it's load here recently?

Can you help?

2006-11-08 03:23:45 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous

its like a "screech!" sound. I don't want to pay someone $100 bucks to fix this. I would love to open it up, and change the belt? or what ever you guys think it is. please help. It's a stackable unit.

2006-11-08 03:19:40 · 3 answers · asked by SmartPerson 1

2006-11-08 02:43:07 · 9 answers · asked by NIcole 1

I had a company in to clean my sofa and he spilt 1 litre of water onto my laminate flooring - causing it to bubble beyond repair.
I have agreed to pay £90 towards the cost of the laminate (as it has wear and tear) and he is to pay the rest plus get it fitted professionally and remove the old flooring.

Do you think this is an acceptable deal or am I being taken for a ride??

2006-11-08 02:35:49 · 11 answers · asked by schmushe 6

I am replacing a shower head. Simple. Just unscrew the old one and screw in the new one. Except......the old one, which has been in place for 40+ years, won't budge. What can I do short of breaking the pipe?

2006-11-08 02:06:21 · 10 answers · asked by quilter 1

Hi,

My water tank has a pump attached. With the pump switched off the pressure is awful - the water trickles out of the taps (hot and cold). (except kitchen cold water tap which i assume comes straight from the mains?). With the pump on everything is fine, except a couple of things which concern me:

1. the pump continually activates for about 10 seconds every few minutes - whether or not i'm using any water. Is this right?

2. i get loads of air locks. after having a shower the sink tap splutters for a while, and the toilet re-filling often makes horrible spluttering noises. Is this ok or should I do something about it?

3. Is it worth me turning off the pump when I go out/at night etc to save money and wear and tear? This comes back to point 1 - i'm not sure it should be activating so much... but is turning the pump on and off contributing to the air locks?

Any guidance would be much appreciated!

2006-11-08 01:19:59 · 9 answers · asked by Rob W 1

I have a problem with a teapot that wont pour right.When you tip it over to pour a dribble comes out, and then when you increase
the angle it trundles out under the lid all over the place there is a strong danger of tea falling on Nether regions causing much pain
on ones manhood. Do I cut notch in top of spout. I have another
teapot which does not cause this problem but it holds a gallon of tea and is enormous it is like handed down from the Army
Catering Corps totally impractical. I forgot to mention Teapot is
Steel. All suggestions would be Gratfully appreciated.

2006-11-08 00:59:13 · 4 answers · asked by janus 6

2006-11-08 00:43:20 · 10 answers · asked by willwork4u2000 3

I usually use Mr Muscle drain cleaner but I wondered if there was a less environmentally and pipe damaging way to unblock the sink

2006-11-08 00:40:09 · 24 answers · asked by K J J 2

2006-11-08 00:28:07 · 4 answers · asked by gdg 1

Would a kitten on the end of a pole do the job?

2006-11-07 23:28:27 · 11 answers · asked by Ms. Roxie 2

2006-11-07 23:18:47 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have this waste pipe to the back of the house which carries away the toilet waste. However, today I noticed there is small water trickle eminating from the top of the pipe (remember the actual waste pipe from the toilet is connected half way down this big pipe). I cannot seem to figure out where this leak is originating from. It can't be from the toilet waste as that pipe is connected further down. There is nothing else that is going into this pipe from the top. Could it be that the water is pushing its way up the pipe somehow and then leaking out from the top somewhere? Just doesn't make any sense?! Cheers!

2006-11-07 23:13:53 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-07 22:47:56 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

100watt bulb blown in outdoor security light

2006-11-07 22:35:07 · 7 answers · asked by george_r_125 2

2006-11-07 22:06:04 · 4 answers · asked by George A 1

i bought a leather couch from a company that has now gone bankrupt and its been taken over, my couch is damaged,who can i see about getting it repaired is the new company liable what do i do my couch is not 2 yrs old

2006-11-07 21:25:27 · 7 answers · asked by s_hinard 1