Maintenance & Repairs - February 2007

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2007-02-06 04:10:19 · 21 answers · asked by landgirl60 4

When it rains the back wall of my garage is letting in water. It is getting so bad that the floor of the garage is a big puddle. I can't put anything in there as everything goes either mouldy or rusty. Is there something I can use to sort it that would be quick and easy, or am I looking at geting a builder in to sort it.

2007-02-06 04:01:35 · 14 answers · asked by unicorn867 3

to start him out. We just got married, and he is always borrowing other peoples' tools to fix something. I want to get this for him for Valentine's Day. I know - sooo unromantic. Any handymen out there who know what needs to be in the toolbox? I want to spend about $200. Thanks!

2007-02-06 04:00:30 · 8 answers · asked by Drea 1

2007-02-06 03:58:18 · 10 answers · asked by babsandbugs29 1

This winter we have noticed the house is dry and every thing is static cling including the poor animals. Is there anything I can do to reduce the static?

2007-02-06 03:55:58 · 8 answers · asked by jumps62 3

WE ARE SICK OF THIS HOUSE. HELP, HELP.
Concrete molded home with steel i beems thoughout.
Concrete floors.HOT in the summer....COLD in the winter.

Problem: Winter time
The water builds up on the outter walls...condensation yes. And lots of it. The house is all open space, so gets lots of air flow.
We have painted the walls.

We have bought a $300.00 dehumidifier, fans, wipe walls down daily with towels. That helps to a certain extent. We use them for hours to dry one area at a time.

The water runs down the walls into GFI outlets and burns them out constantly. Always replacing them, can not caulk wet walls.

The water also causes mold.....we bleach the walls down with a special stuff from the store 2 times or more a month. It still comes back.

Walls are dry in the spring and summer. But still molds.

We do not have the money to seal the walls up. Can anyone give any other advice for us to try? We are trying to move, but it's not happening yet.

2007-02-06 03:47:47 · 4 answers · asked by P A 1

I think my room is insulated pretty well but my room is just as cold as every other room in the house. please help!!!

2007-02-06 03:33:09 · 9 answers · asked by stillcole 2

all i get is a little trickle when i turn on the hot faucet in the tub, but the cold water works fine, this has been going on for 3 days, help

2007-02-06 03:27:42 · 6 answers · asked by honestgirl 1

2007-02-06 03:14:17 · 4 answers · asked by mamamia 2

we recently replaced our water heater and started to hear this thumping. it only happens with hot water and it is only for a few thumps until the pipes are warm. it goes thump, thump, thump for 5 or so times until the water is hot.

Does anyone know what is going on or have any ideas on how to fix this? Is this a major problem or is it common in the winter?

I appreciate any feedback/ideas on this issue.

Thanks,

Jon

2007-02-06 03:11:00 · 9 answers · asked by jonnyfats 1

Ok so its the coldest its been here in 8 years. COld!!! I just bought my house last may so its my first winter here. I had used the foam press on stuff on all my windows in november, which gave the windows a tighter fit when closed. However I have a few windows which have air leaks which are fairly bad around the area where the base of the window sill, and the window itself meets. The two have gotten so cold there was about 2-3 inches high of a thin ice formed on the inside of the window.
I was wondering if I should use some clear caulk to seal up the small cracks where the air is coming in.
Please help, I wanna get this sealed up.
Thanks
RYan

2007-02-06 03:09:45 · 3 answers · asked by Deftoner_01 2

My lights have been flickering alot the last couple of weeks, ( I thought it was because of the fridgid weather) and in the shower this morning I went to turn the knob for more hot water and got shocked. This I discovered only happened when the lights were dimmed. What could be the problem? Is it serious?

2007-02-06 02:59:19 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

great pressure downstairs (basement) upstairs nothing pipes are warm but no pressure.

2007-02-06 02:58:01 · 1 answers · asked by joshua h 1

and stranger yet cold water coming out of facet on second floor, just kitchen.

2007-02-06 02:41:44 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

We have an old AO Smith gas furnace (Hydronic Boiler) with hot water radiators. Lately the furnace occaisonally starts making a low-frequency whistling sound (like a train) after it has been running for some time. The sound will stop if I shut the furnace off for a few minutes and then back on again. Furthermore, I have noticed that this sound will stop when the the burner shuts off. The gas burner will cycle off periodically (for a minute or so) while the the water pump continues to run. During this time when the burner is off, the sound goes away but starts up again when the burner restarts. This tells me that the noice is not coming from the water circulation system, but from the gas. Any help would be appreciated.

2007-02-06 02:20:13 · 5 answers · asked by Yosuf 1

It is a round top table made of ash veneer and solid birch. It has a deep espresso stain with a clear lacquer finish.

2007-02-06 02:02:20 · 1 answers · asked by Surfpoet 1

2007-02-06 01:31:35 · 4 answers · asked by fatjohn8 1

Anyone know if the vent from an extractor fan can go into the loft above a bathroom???

2007-02-06 01:18:41 · 12 answers · asked by Tooly 3

I always do laundry every Monday at the same time. This last monday at 6:00 i went to do my laundry and went to my room. one hour later i went back to the laundy room and the pipes were frozen, so the water wasn't draining. I couldn't take the cothes out because well, where would I put them ( being that there wet). It was late so i decicded to wait until tommorow. However, i ive in CT and temperatures dropped during the night to 10 degrees. There's no heat in the laundry room. When i woke up i went to see my cothes but they are complete frozen. The water is frozen! i don't know waht to do! help!

2007-02-06 00:33:24 · 9 answers · asked by k_renina12 1

I have a boiler that burns oil. The only way I can turn on the boiler is by Pressing the red botton by the blower.but it doesnot spark. I cannot see the spark and the flash of the flame that is made to heat up the water to send steam around the house.I recently hired a plumber to put on water heaters around the basement.His work looks alright, but the return of the water goes back into the same pipe that comes out of the boiler to the circulating pump?should it be like that?

2007-02-06 00:28:20 · 2 answers · asked by Carmen Z 1

I am thinking about buying a snowblower and I've come across the terms single stage and two stage snowblowers. What is the difference?

I have a driveway that is two cars long and two cars wide and we get a fair amount of wet, heavy snow. Will I need a two stage on that basis?

All responses are appreciated. Thanks.

2007-02-05 23:59:00 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I feel like an idiot asking this..but we just moved (just across town) out of a duplex three weeks ago, but have not been able to rent out the duplex...I left the heat on in the duplex because it is winter and cold out...I went over to check on the heat because we have been having -30 windchills yesterday morning and everything felt great, temp was just above 70 degrees. Then last night I got a call from my landlord who said the neighbor called him and he was now at our duplex, the one he owns, and it was flooded from the upstairs bathroom bathtub pipe bursting. The whole living room ceiling and a bunch of drywall had to be removed and a cleaning crew had to come in and professionally clean it. My question is, generally is he responsible or am I?

2007-02-05 23:45:34 · 8 answers · asked by Paul B 2

I'm remodeling my bathrooms and want to replace the shower/tub faucet & control. I currently have Delta with pressure balance. If I wanted to change that to a Moen, do I have to change the pressure valve as well or can I use the existing one?

2007-02-05 23:41:46 · 3 answers · asked by Jim C 5

The thermostat valve or the normal flow valve?

2007-02-05 23:40:56 · 8 answers · asked by joyboy63 1

2007-02-05 23:34:49 · 1 answers · asked by Andrew G 1

I have an oil fired hot water system. There are 2 seperate circulators. Both circulators are working. One zone gets nice and warm, the other doesn't. With the ciculator running the radiators only feel slightly warm and the house remains cold. The thermostat seems to be working properly. This just started recently. Any suggestions?

2007-02-05 22:53:31 · 2 answers · asked by roundt2it 1

i bath my baby in bath and would like to use a shower hose to wash her that attaches to hot & cold water taps as they are seperate-am renting and dont wish to change taps to mixer taps

2007-02-05 22:48:36 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a huge ice cicle foraming below my horizontal furnace vent. Is this normal?

2007-02-05 22:17:15 · 3 answers · asked by woof359 2

I have a pre-cast concrete garage,and want to replace the asbestos roof.It is approx 19'x10',and has a shallow pitch of about 15".It has three trusses inside,all narrow angle iron,about 55" apart.Apart from removing the asbestos,any idea how to go about re-roofing,and the best/easiest materials to use?

2007-02-05 22:14:40 · 19 answers · asked by pobbles 2

This happened 12 days ago and since then i have had no heating or hot water. We have been told by the council that they will contact us to arrange some one to come out and fix the problem however we have heard nothing from no one. What can we do? its freezing and the council keep telling us to wait on hearing from the contractor, they won't even give us a contact number for them!

2007-02-05 21:50:44 · 11 answers · asked by Chris 2