Maintenance & Repairs - February 2007

We recently installed a dimmer switch. When it' is "on" it makes a buzzzing sound. Is something wrong?

2007-02-21 01:25:39 · 4 answers · asked by wonder woman 2

It stains the ceiling tiles and spreads and sometimes drips down close to the wall. The happens on mobile homes as well? Any suggestions?

2007-02-21 01:13:58 · 4 answers · asked by Nicole 4

my water heater recently started tripping the reset button on it. no hot water, reset the button and the water gets hotter than it ever has this has happened several times in the past week is it the elements or is it something else?

2007-02-21 00:56:04 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

A guy made an offer to buy my house but says it looks like it has subsidence. He pointed out a 0.25 inch gap between the grouting on my tiles and my skirting board. I thought the grouting was just old (10 years) I have no trees near the house. There are no cracks in the walls at all and the skirting boards are flush. The house is about 10 years old and in an area where there are peat bogs? Could he be right?

2007-02-21 00:51:07 · 9 answers · asked by daisyday41 1

there's two broken steps -- it's a half flight leading to an unfinished basement, and it's the original (1928) steps.

2007-02-21 00:44:56 · 2 answers · asked by Richard L 1

2007-02-21 00:32:55 · 7 answers · asked by Miso Hot 2

We live in a council property and they took on a new repairs contractor, Inspace Partnerships in November 2006, 5 year contract. Since then, the work that has needed to be done has been a nightmare. To cut a long and painful story short, today when they reattached the radiator in the bathroom, they screwed straight through the wall, directly next to my 1 year olds cot, level with her head - SHE WAS IN THERE TRYING TO HAVE A NAP! The holes are 4 inch in diameter, they've left rubble everywhere. It was lucky that the screwdriver didn't kill or hurt her.
These contractors have proven they are consistantly incompetent, the only few decent workers being agency and I have very good reasons not to want them in my house. They cause more damage than they correct and the council aren't interested. "Teething problems" apparently. The management at Inspace only seem to be interested in brushing stuff under the carpet too. Is there anything I can legally do about it?

2007-02-21 00:01:41 · 6 answers · asked by keiraebony 3

what can be done to fix it or can it be fixed??? im in ireland so any companies that are around the southeast that u know of could help thanks!!!!!!!

2007-02-20 23:15:19 · 12 answers · asked by MissElection 4

I think it might be the water heater. Does anyone have any idea how to fix this?

2007-02-20 23:12:20 · 9 answers · asked by scwatkins 1

when i flush the toilet , the water rises, and it doesnt actually flush
i think something might be clogging it, like toilet paper or something.
how do i fix this without calling a plumber?
is there a product u could use to loosen up the clog or whatever it is.

2007-02-20 23:02:56 · 13 answers · asked by dukemaskot23 2

There are threee distinct different sounds that rip me from my sleep and continue to keep me awake, The first is a buch of dinging/kocking noises. Then once the radiator gets up to steam its the usual loud hissing of the periodic steam release. Then its this loud gurgling bubbling noise that comes from the actual valve stem... PLEASE any help to quiet these radiators!!! Thanks :)

2007-02-20 22:50:54 · 5 answers · asked by Lucky 1

2007-02-20 22:43:15 · 1 answers · asked by Derrick S 1

I went out to change our a/c filter over the weekend, and realized there had been a major a/c freezing up water leak. We live in FL, and haven't used the a/c in a few weeks because it finally got cold. All the water had dried, but now there is major black mildew. It happened since Christmas, when my husband was back in that corner of the garage putting away Christmas lights.
Anyway, I called an A/C repair guy. He looked at everything, says it all works fine, just very very dirty. (We haven't had it serviced in 5 years - big procrastinating mistake) Anyway he gave us an estimate to pressure wash outside unit to get the grime off, replace contactor, and remove and clean evoporator press/coils from the inside unit, total $650.
I'm just not sure about the last part, since you can't see them. That is the biggest cost (about $400). Can anyone advise me how to decide on this? Thanks.

2007-02-20 22:30:45 · 9 answers · asked by ElynnWQ 2

I'm in a rented house in the UK and my landlord says there is nothing that can be done. Is he right?

2007-02-20 20:46:16 · 4 answers · asked by good tree 6

We are renovating an old property which was originally a barn and converted to a house circa 1850. There does not appear to be a damp proof course anywhere and there are no floor membranes. One of the rooms has a brick floor as far as I can tell, they’ve been painted over and there is damp coming up through the it. We removed the pvc lino and there were pools of water under, which have dried out leaving use with damp. We would like to put some form of flooring but are worried it may make the problem worse. The walls are straw and earth as far as I can tell, and there are no air bricks. What can we do to stop the damp and what flooring could we use?

2007-02-20 20:25:19 · 7 answers · asked by pete m 4

Hello. I have a Troy-bilt Horse that was my Grandfather's. It had been stored outside for as long as I can remember, and seemed froze up. It was also leaking oil like crazy. After removing the belts, the engine turned over with decent compression. I replaced all the bearings and seals in the transmission, and did a tune-up on the Tecumseh and it now works great. My family has used it two seasons since. It is still leaking some oil at both the axles and the back of the tiller shaft. Is this normal or did I do something wrong? I cleaned the housings out with a nice white rag, then pressed the seals in; no silicone or anything. It doesn't leak as bad but it irritates me that I have to park it over cardboard. What did I miss?

2007-02-20 18:38:27 · 2 answers · asked by GTMCFARLAND 2

Should I take it in for repair? It is jammed.

2007-02-20 18:30:40 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I need to buy a set of cordless tools. My Costco carries both the Makita and the Dewalt. If price is not the issue since they cost around the same, which one would you pick?

2007-02-20 18:29:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a few crooked doors in my house. What is the best way to square them out with the floor and wall?

2007-02-20 17:30:59 · 4 answers · asked by keepingitvague 1

My husband and i have a LOT of repairs to do to the house.... Like an insane amount. I built a website to help comunicate what my husband and i want to do since we are currently in Iraq right now and we would really like this done while we are over here so when we get home its all about the kids.

My question is what is the best way to save on money with out cutting major corners. I can send the web addy if you IM me but i didnt want to post it up for the world to see.

It is a whole lot of work.... :(

2007-02-20 17:08:28 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

A week ago my boyfriend spilt red wine on my feature wall. It is a gold wall. And he got alot of area. Up, down, and on the mouldings.His opinion is," a little daub will do it". He thinks he can just paint everywhere the wine went,with the same color and I tried this theory of his. It didn't cover it up and even though I used the same color it looked darker and muddy. And what do I do about the shiny cream mouldings...stained in red wine? I feel the whole wall needs to be primed and repainted. He got alot of area with the wine and it looks terrible. Unfortunately, it is a very long wall and covers down the staircase. There's no way to stop in the middle. It might be costly(well actually was when painted a year ago) and I am ready to get estimates. What would you do? Also, this it not his first or second time spilling red wine and he hates white wine and he does not want to use a sippy cup/dripless. So, no wine in my home unless you do use a sippy cup and pay for the damage

2007-02-20 16:47:10 · 4 answers · asked by Veevee 3

Ok.. We are changing out out gas hot water heater to an electric one. What size wire would be better to run from the braker box to the hot water heater. (it is an outside braker box). water heater requires a 220 volt. And what size circuit braker would be better to use.

2007-02-20 16:34:32 · 7 answers · asked by mom of 2 beautiful girls 2

Ok here's the thing. We we are getting power to and outlet, But it is not enough power to actually run even a drill. What could be the cause of this. We even put a new outlet to see if something might have been wrong with the old one. Still doing the same thing.

2007-02-20 16:29:11 · 3 answers · asked by mom of 2 beautiful girls 2

I want to run a ground wire to my tv antenna on the roof. I have plenty of copper wire that is coated. Can I use this coated wire or does ground wire have to be bare.

2007-02-20 15:25:15 · 7 answers · asked by Jennifer 1

doesnt think anyone in my house has turned on the oven.....but have heard a few times already of it turning on and heating, isnt sure if it is possible or not

2007-02-20 15:20:31 · 6 answers · asked by barbaramistie 1

2007-02-20 14:58:28 · 5 answers · asked by reg 1

the stain is not getting off with soda , vinegar ,? really panicked , hubby is gonna be really upset , whole house smells burnt!!!!!!!!1

2007-02-20 13:59:13 · 5 answers · asked by Famous 1 1

solid glass french doors with rotton wooden frame and customer wants it replaced.

2007-02-20 13:44:31 · 10 answers · asked by Wendy C 1

Hello,

We have a house that was built in the mid-50s within which very few outlets are grounded. Also, the service panel was installed outside and has no master switch, and the box is very rusty. Before I consult some electricians, I would like to educate myselfa bit.

Is it possible to relocate the service panel in the basement and also upgrade it at the same time?

Thank you!

2007-02-20 13:39:52 · 7 answers · asked by DiNozzo 1

My back house( Outside motion lights & back porch) lights have won't work. ALL fuses on a circuit breaker, but was wondering if a fuse recipical in the fuse box could have blown?

2007-02-20 13:39:08 · 2 answers · asked by john d 1