Maintenance & Repairs - February 2007

Two fencing panels blew down in the recent storm in UK along with the central post. It is on the left of my home (rear). My Landlord (Housing Association) says it is not on the deeds for this house and said it belonged to next door. They say no and have provided written evidence of such. Now my Landlord (Lady on reception to be precise) is saying that it is tenants responsibility. Where do I stand?

2007-02-05 20:58:51 · 21 answers · asked by breezinabout 3

someone suggested caulking? silicone? can i add color to either and will this work?

2007-02-05 20:38:09 · 9 answers · asked by Kim C 2

in how it works, it should hav somthin to do with a rubber washer, then, why does the faucet drip, and then how to fix it
need it in 7 hours!!!, thank you xoxo

2007-02-05 19:41:34 · 3 answers · asked by music 3

2 years ago I bought new windows. They are wood on the inside, and vinyl on the outside. They have the thick insulated glass and needless to say cost me a fortune. Last year they seemed ok. But this year a lot of air is coming through them and I would like to know why. It is now about -5 degrees outside as I am sure you have seen on the news that we in the northwest are in a cold freeze right now. I mentioned this issue to a friend who said to take a flame and hold it in front of the perimeter of the window. I did that and I was amazed at the result. The flame could not even stand up straight, it was constantly at a 90 degree angle all the way around the window. WHY WHY WHY is this happening? Did I get ripped off on windows, or did they not install them correctly?

2007-02-05 18:19:17 · 7 answers · asked by nic43201 1

Full spectrum 65w bulb

2007-02-05 18:15:13 · 8 answers · asked by Scranzle M 2

i used to remove dust by swiping it with a wet cloth but it didnt satisfy me.. pls help.. tnx.

2007-02-05 17:52:50 · 13 answers · asked by i_am_hu_i_am 1

I'm throwing a party next week and I have trance and hip hop music and a strobe light. I'm inviting about 80 people.
I have a three-floored house. The living room is a carpeted 13'5"x15'5" room that's on the middle floor and takes up two floors (the second floor is open to below). My house was built in 1999, we bought it new and it's made of wood (British Columbia). Right underneath the room, the basement is unfinished and I have an unfinished toilet and an unfinished bedroom. The ceiling isn't done and all you can see is wood beams and flat wood. The wall for the toilet goes right in the middle of the area beneath my basement and it's unfinished also but it might be holding up that area of the house up?
Here is my question: With fourty odd teenagers dancing in my living room, what am I looking at here in terms of my living room floor caving it to the basement?
I just need to see if its actually plausible.

2007-02-05 17:28:54 · 7 answers · asked by SM 3

My door to my trailer is frozen shut...i cant get out & all i got is cornpops.

2007-02-05 16:51:10 · 3 answers · asked by makaveli0979 2

I was given the safe & the combination. The door is open & the plunger is out so the door will not close. The safe sat around at the last owners place & they can't quite remember the sequence to operate it. The lock itself is a sargent.

2007-02-05 16:30:43 · 2 answers · asked by westerntony 2

Everything I read about ceiling fans in the winter are for homes with the registers up towards the ceiling. What about in homes where the registers are closer to the floor?

2007-02-05 16:19:45 · 14 answers · asked by maccathi 1

2007-02-05 16:14:50 · 7 answers · asked by Catalyst 1

We thought it was faulty hoses where the water lines hook up to the washer,so we bought new ones,but these are leaking too.Am i doing something wrong,or is there something i have to do to the hoses before i put them on?Like tighten them.Im so over this.We have so much water damage right now it is unreal.Please if you have been in this situation or know something about washers please help.

2007-02-05 15:32:12 · 8 answers · asked by **BLu Tinkerbell** 4

I would like to make some simple solar-powered light fixtures for my front porch. Anyone have experience with this?

2007-02-05 15:27:38 · 5 answers · asked by gamesandtheory 2

I want to buy my husband a cordless drill. Ive been looking at the Dewalt brand and they have a cordless drill and a cordless hammer drill. Well I found out he wants to switch to Milwaukee and ive been looking around and all I see for that brand is a hammer drill. So whats the difference?

2007-02-05 15:15:16 · 10 answers · asked by crissy 2

It's easy to find 24-hour box timers that plug into a wall outlet. However, I want one for a space in my home which is exposed to the eye, and a big box with a dial will be pretty ugly. Isn't there a wall outlet / receptable out there which can be mounted in-wall (replacing the existing plug outlet) which incorporates a 24-hour timer? There are plenty of light switches out there which have timers now, but I can't find an in-wall outlet. Can anyone else find one for sale?

2007-02-05 15:06:13 · 3 answers · asked by scarabrain 2

I was cooking something in the kitchen just a bit ago, when I heard a loud explosion. I looked in the kitchen and it was on fire. I ran to my computer as it spread quickly into my living room. I wasn't sure what I should do, so I went on here to get some help.

Help?

2007-02-05 15:02:03 · 12 answers · asked by The Crook 1

My Gas water heater looks and acts like it's working just fine although when it comes to taking a shower the water is only hot or even warm for only about 3 min. then the water get's colder but never as cold as water from the cold tap. The owner has had someone over twice to look at it and they say it's working just fine. I've seen the tank and it's a full size. Even a smaller tank should provide more then 5 min. of hot water out of the facete or the shower head.
Has anyone ever had anything like this happen and what should I tell the landloard to get them to take care of this problem?

Still taking cold showers,
Thanks.

2007-02-05 14:44:06 · 5 answers · asked by Allen Elow 2

2007-02-05 14:40:18 · 5 answers · asked by lahtilaps68 1

do renter suppost to remove snow

2007-02-05 14:39:30 · 9 answers · asked by lee smile 1

This morning I found that for some reason my toilet tank isnt filling any longer with water and that also my kitchen sink is no longer letting out hot water. For the bathroom its weird because all the other faucets are working(bathtub,sink). And also in the kitchen the cold water in the sink is working. I thought it might be a frozen pipe, but that doesnt explain why the cold water in the kitchen is still working. Same goes for the bathroom. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks.

2007-02-05 14:30:37 · 7 answers · asked by robbversion10 1

the furnance is set on 80 but is blowing cool air, put new filter in

2007-02-05 14:20:07 · 10 answers · asked by netty 1

I'm looking for a ballpark figure of what an architect might charge in the Orlando area for an addition. The existing house is a single story, about 2200 square feet, and we want to add the same amount of square feet to add a second story. Do they charge per square foot? I'm just trying to figure out about how much I'd need to get started.

2007-02-05 14:06:28 · 4 answers · asked by Sarah T 1

5 lights installed with 60-watt bulbs. Power source comes from a fixture that has a light with 2 on off switches. I assume 1 switch was for use with a fan. Light was connected to a red wire so I connected the red wire again. Was I supposed to connect the black wire? Black is currently not connected to anything.

2007-02-05 13:57:14 · 4 answers · asked by Mauricio V 1

This is a continuation of a question that I recently asked. In regards to the trentch going across the basement floor, why would this particular trentch be uncovered. It looks like the person drilled around it. The actual trentch or pipe is exposed. As stated before, the house isn't finished being renovated, would this be something that can be covered?

2007-02-05 13:36:04 · 2 answers · asked by ljoc421 3

2007-02-05 13:27:19 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

We have hot water everywhere else in the house, and the cold water works in the sink. However, the hot water isn't going into the dishwasher either. Any ideas? We are having really cold temperatures right now, but I really don't think the line is frozen. Help!

2007-02-05 13:18:11 · 4 answers · asked by Y-Knot 3

My shower simply stopped. We used it Sunday morning and now I tried to turn it on and I get noyhing.We did have temps at 11 below all weekend but the thing is, is I have A sink and washer in the same room and they work fine. I thought maybe the line was frozen but everthing else is running.So can anyone help to give me an idea??Thanks

2007-02-05 13:09:39 · 6 answers · asked by alexismikeapril 2

2007-02-05 13:05:05 · 5 answers · asked by november 1

My buddy is going to use the Dune like sand that he excavates from the footing to mix his concrete. How well will this work? He is going to build a 1 foot high ( two course) wall.

2007-02-05 12:59:36 · 6 answers · asked by Dan V 2

It looks to me that a celinoid should trigger that door to open. Any tech's out there?

2007-02-05 12:42:20 · 4 answers · asked by us citizen 5