Maintenance & Repairs - May 2007

we are renovating our house and building an extra storey on the back of our home, what is the cheapest exterior wall product? we live in australia, we are thinking of using vinyl cladding but were told brick could work out as cheap. Anyone who knows this stuff please reply... Thanks for your help!!!

2007-05-26 18:44:55 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

The power loss exists in 3 outlets and with 2 lights; we have checked the breakers; the outlets and the lights/fans. The breaker is fine, the outlets etc. are getting no juice. The circuit is broken somehwere i just can't find where. My next move will have to be to empty the attic and remove the plywood that has been up their for 9 years (ouch) and rundown wires. I have never called anyone into my home for repairs, I have fixed many a problem. I called in a handy-man and he couldn't find the problem either. He checked the voltage and none of the outlets where getting any juice so he confirmed my fears. The gfci's are good. My house alarm checked out fine. I have had one animal in my attic and that was 2 years ago, we have traps up in the attic now and closed how they got in. Any help is appreciated.

2007-05-26 16:01:28 · 11 answers · asked by Bruce F 1

It was working for the last 9 years - I probably have to get a new one I'm assuming. It just goes thru the cyle & the dial moves, but the water won't drain no more. Can anybody help please?

2007-05-26 15:26:09 · 7 answers · asked by yellow 2

It flushes a little bit. Poops go down, but if it's just pee, then it just swirls a bit and never actually flushes all the way. It use to be the best toilet bowl ever until I flushed the piece of paper towel down. We've use all sorts of septice tank cleaners, plungers and snakes. How can a paper towel still be stuck after 2 yrs?

2007-05-26 15:03:25 · 6 answers · asked by chinarain53 2

We had a storm with hurricane force winds and tons of rain. The windows in my living room started leaking from the top. I thought of resealing them on the outside, but is there a way to be sure I don't have any greater structural damage? I'm concerned there might be holes in the roof and/or water damage inside the wall.

2007-05-26 14:51:34 · 10 answers · asked by cucumberlarry1 6

In our vacant rental the previous occupants did not dust the ceiling fan blades and there is a huge build up of black dust on the ceiling. The reason the dust is black is because they burned candles all the time. We have tried dusting, vacuuming, using a brush and nothing has touch it yet. Any help will be appreciated.

2007-05-26 13:51:34 · 8 answers · asked by cdbggirl 1

We have window screens with a hole in them, which the ants are coming through. Any advice on how to repel them, preferably without the use of pesticides, would be appreciated.

2007-05-26 13:47:31 · 11 answers · asked by jacek.berka 1

I have central air in my new construction condo and while the heating works fine, I recently flipped the fuse switch that powers the air conditioning. However, I can't seem to get any cool air blowing out. I was wondering if it takes a couple of days for it to 'charge up' before I start to notice any difference.

2007-05-26 13:25:31 · 4 answers · asked by L C 2

i am a disable woman that need help fixing my trailer the porch is falling in .dont have no one to help me can you help idont get much money to help myself there are some people are willing to help but i dont know how to get in touch with them

thank

2007-05-26 12:45:49 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

they are outside obviously. shouldn't wearing a dust mask and keeping them wet do the trick? do i really need a special mask to remove them?

2007-05-26 12:32:43 · 7 answers · asked by erselius 3

This is a standard push mower with a Briggs and Stratton engine, not self-propelled or anything. It runs, then loses power for like two seconds, then runs for 15 seconds, etc. It doesn't slow down enough to keep it from cutting the grass, but I think it will eventually. Could it be a bad sparkplug? What else could it be?

2007-05-26 12:14:44 · 9 answers · asked by Steve C 1

ok I have three wires coming from my fan Blue Green and Brown...in the ceiling I have 2 4way connectors the first one has 4 positions, 2 earth symbols (one with a green/yellow wire from ceiling the other is empty) a br which is empty and L which is connected to a red wire from the ceiling. On the second 4way box I have N(with a black wire from ceiling) opposite it a BL (empty) a light symbol (empty) and an R oposite (empty) there is also a short green wire that is earthed to the metal fan bracket where should I put the green brown and blue wires from the fan ????p.s there is no light so I assume that I leave that one empty :)

2007-05-26 11:45:42 · 2 answers · asked by aklkoeb 2

The belt came off the fan pulley on the HydroStatic transmission. I got the belt back on and now it still drives but under a slight load it slips and goes slow. Is there an adjustment on the belt? There is nothing in the manual about the belt and according to the manual it's not the fluid level because it says it does not need to be changed but if you do it is a big hassle...??

2007-05-26 11:44:50 · 4 answers · asked by Mike 3

The fire is only coming out of the very middle of the grill, we even tryed getting new lava rocks, but nothing..

2007-05-26 10:42:28 · 3 answers · asked by Italian QT 312 2

2007-05-26 10:41:21 · 4 answers · asked by Angel Man 2

Hello, I am trying to replace an element on a electric water heater, it is the screw in type with one 1 1/2 inch bolt, i have it unbolted and disconnected but it wont pull out of the tank, it seems to catch, i cant turn it, and if I pull the element down i can work it out a liittle farther but not all the way, it seems as if there's an interior bracket or its attached to some sort of weight or something... any experience or info is greatly appreciated.

2007-05-26 09:00:49 · 3 answers · asked by Eric B 1

2007-05-26 08:22:13 · 4 answers · asked by mike t 1

2007-05-26 07:52:12 · 2 answers · asked by kbirr6458 1

I bought this stuff called JB KWIK made by JB WELD on the reccommendation of a friend. It comes in two tubes and you mix them together & put it on the area you want to patch up. The crack runs vertical along the entire housing for the pump and extends around to the top. The entire crack is about 16" long. The pressure is supposed to get up to 60 PSI. Is this stuff going to hold for the long haul or just be a quick fix and bust open in a few weeks??

If anyone has used this apoxy for similar usage please let me know the results. If anyone has had a problem like mine and used something else, I'd love to hear about that too.

2007-05-26 05:54:57 · 5 answers · asked by lovethatdirtywater 3

i'm the only one lives in this house. i tried to put some electric shock on my roof but it didnt work. what i did was i used the extension removed the end, i place the wire on the roof and i switch it on, it sparked for a sec. and power went off.
Can someone help me how to make it right?PLEASE... if it's not possible.. just reply

2007-05-26 05:54:24 · 10 answers · asked by the choosen1 2

There is an overhead tree that is beautiful but there is moss (maybe mold) growing on the roof. A power sprayer would be the obvious option, but we are worried about not being able to get the right angle with the washer on this sharp-pitched roof without damaging the shingles. Is there a product that will kill this growth?

2007-05-26 01:07:49 · 7 answers · asked by mongersmom 2

How can I make the water go down my drain that over flows with water? I have used every un-clogging product, even virgin lye and nothing works. I have noticed the shower lever continues to get harder to turn. I think it is a mechanical
problem rather than a clog. Someone please HELP!!!

2007-05-26 00:16:59 · 5 answers · asked by joe b 1

I have cleaned the brushes and contacts with no results. Do I need to buy another one or is it repairable?

2007-05-25 23:40:03 · 11 answers · asked by Tamart 6

I trying to find out about a property I'm thinking of buying, I'm told it has a steel structure the walls being about 4 inches wide
it has a slate tiled roof, I think the walls are some kind of pannelling with a small gap between sheeting on each side, inside the ceiling is about 6 feet high and it has wooden floors,

2007-05-25 23:02:18 · 4 answers · asked by ROGER S 1

The bamboo leaves are making a mess of my pool. I have tried talking to the facilities manager but it is useless, they are just not doing anything. Today I found a dead bat in the net between the condo & my house. Which government body can I complaint to. Please help

2007-05-25 22:40:09 · 2 answers · asked by Steve W 1

How much do u think it would cost to have a plumber to come out to look at it? there is a crack in the plastic tub is that the cause of the leak? I dont think so but my husband thinks so lol,I think there is a cracked pipe or some sort of leak ,I called my insurance butthole but they said they didnt cover the problem because it wasnt a busted pipe which made no sence to me.I want to burn this place down,not really but I am going crazy sine both of our showers are upsatairs and now my lower bathroom is about to have my tub from upstairs sitting init!

2007-05-25 21:51:33 · 4 answers · asked by miriam s 3

the toilet seems to be backing up into the tub is this something that i can just use a plunger on or am i going to have to call aplumber?

2007-05-25 20:59:30 · 5 answers · asked by insane illusions 3

Forgive the lack of classiness of this question, but can having an endeavor of the "intimate kind" damage a mattress? What about it damaging a Daybed Mattress and the thing that holds the mattress up?

2007-05-25 19:12:19 · 20 answers · asked by Elizabeth 2

I want to get rid of the wallpaper, but when I went to remove it, the glue has literally melted into the drywall. What is the best way to remove it without wrecking the drywall? Or can I just tile over the wallpaper?

2007-05-25 18:04:23 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have 2 little boys and a big boy, and clean my bathroom every day. I've cleaned the bathmat, scrubbed with a toothbrush, used Mr. Clean, dishsoap, even microfibre. I can't pinpoint where exactly on the toilet the smell is coming from, it is driving me crazy.

Other people have boys and their toilets don't stink, and I can't imagine anyone cleans their bathroom more than once a day. What do you use?

2007-05-25 17:05:30 · 7 answers · asked by missm 2