Maintenance & Repairs - June 2007

Okay I live in Canada and in our winters we put road salt down on the roads to melt the ice and snow for better traction, and this salt gets on the tires of our vehicles. And this salt has been eating away at the pavement in our garage where we park the car, I was just wondering if anyone knew of a good sealer that we can put on to the garage floor to protect the cement from further erosion. Any help would be muchly apprechiated.

2007-06-25 09:45:58 · 5 answers · asked by black_lightning 3

2007-06-25 09:44:36 · 3 answers · asked by reza m 1

We have been having terrible problems with our central air conditioning unit. Our house is about 8 years old and we have a zone system (separate heating and cooling thermostats for upstairs and downstairs). For the past 2 years the unit is not cooling the house properly (heating works fine). We had the dampers replaced 2 years ago and I know the dampers are fine. We have had several repair technicians look at the unit. They always recharge the unit with more Freon (3 times in 1 summer) after claiming to fix a leak. This past weekend again a repair person claimed that we had an internal leak in the unit. He said that he had plugged the leak and then he charged the unit with Freon. Not only did this not work (our house continued to get hotter from 73F to 85F while AC was running all day) the pipe coming from the unit outside our house was all frozen over with ice (all the way to where the insulation started).
Any suggestions or help will be appreciated. Thank you.

2007-06-25 09:38:07 · 6 answers · asked by mshah68 1

I have weeping tile for drainage. The area near the drainage holes stays wet, my plumber told me to leave a fan or dehumidifire on, what would be the best option? What kind of fan or dehumidifire is best? or any other thoughts to make dry this area? That area looks very ugly due to white spots on the cement and cement is coming off, can I paint this area or any other suggestion?
Thanks in advance

2007-06-25 09:30:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm doing an exterior job and have came to the last side of the house. i have found the paint is coming off in large (very large) strips. rezembling vinyl stickers. they can stretch the length of the clapboards. it's peeling to the wood, primer and all. my first thought is vapor failure. needing to prime the inside with vapor barrier (B>I>N). does this sound right? how should i handle the outside? completely remove? or stop and deal with the inside?
maybe it's a whole different problem... primed on very wet wood? this house hasn't been painted in 7-8 years and started to peel within 2 years last time
any thoughts would be greatly appriciated.
thank you
lj

2007-06-25 08:51:13 · 3 answers · asked by lj 2

How do you fix a steamer that is emitting less steam?

2007-06-25 08:33:41 · 1 answers · asked by rememberme0247 4

2007-06-25 08:32:37 · 4 answers · asked by Lili K 2

Just moved into a house and the previous owners have not left alarm code. Removed the fuse to turn off, put how do i reprogram my own code ?

2007-06-25 08:32:29 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-25 08:07:41 · 20 answers · asked by daisy 2

His corpse is starting to smell a bit now, should i send up another street urchin to drag him down or let the crows finish him off?

2007-06-25 07:26:21 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous

i need to find someone who can replace my kitchen floor, i am on a fixed income and i can not pay alot,,but i will get the supplies....

2007-06-25 07:25:41 · 3 answers · asked by dbest914 1

For the past month everything water is touching has slowly been turning rust colored. Clothes are coming out with rust stains, the washing machine, toilets, sinks and dishwasher are turning that orange rust color. I am on a well and do have a water softener. What could be causing it-something in the water? Something with the water softener or water heater? I don't know if I need to call a water softener person, a plumber or if there is something I can try on my own. Please help!!

2007-06-25 06:55:41 · 4 answers · asked by mrk21000 2

i want to build an extension on my house. i have a driveway that i want my extension to extend over. so that it is kinda on stilts off the driveway, the driveway is not wide enough to take a full width garage and i would prefer it to be like a car port. to access this extension a door would be placed at the top of the stairs at the site of an existing window anyhow my question is,

is there any legal reasons in both planning and construction law to prevent the building of such a structure?

also. how much, without electrical and plumbing? "i can do that"

2007-06-25 05:41:47 · 5 answers · asked by sparky 3

2007-06-25 04:57:21 · 6 answers · asked by DoItMyselfMama 1

2007-06-25 04:43:03 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is this called "end rot"?

2007-06-25 04:37:43 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-25 04:23:44 · 4 answers · asked by thedragonflylover 1

Is there a strong enough sandpaper or specific file for it? Because I have a harmonica that has very sharp edges on its mouthpiece, and I want to smooth them out. I don't know if there exists a sandpaper for that, and I think if I used a file that I would make the edges very rough and jagged, which would be worse.

2007-06-25 04:15:28 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-25 04:14:30 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous

I was told that covering it in order to protect it from the rain can have the oppersite effect. Told it would make it sweat then warp !! . Should I just leave it out in all conditions but take it in during the winter !!any ideas please

2007-06-25 04:10:57 · 3 answers · asked by lee c 1

One tank we have used for years with no problem. The other one we bought brand new and had it filled and after one use we are unable to turn the valve to open.

2007-06-25 03:59:32 · 3 answers · asked by coventrylakehouse 1

I work in a pool retail store, and I would like to know the average IQ of a customer that walks in and doesn't know the size or even what chemicals they use in their pool, Baquacil or Chlorine?

2007-06-25 03:47:33 · 9 answers · asked by Dcaryll 2

2007-06-25 03:27:27 · 4 answers · asked by BRK 1

I have a Bissell vacuum cleaner, but I think it's just like any vacuum cleaner. I didnt notice the bag was full and of course I kept using it and it caused a clog in the hose. Does anyone know how to removed the clog? I dont know if it matters but it's mostly clogged with dog hair. I've tried taking a wire coat hanger and pusing it into the hose. I put a curve in the end but all that happened was I pulled out a straight hanger, no hair.

2007-06-25 03:10:22 · 14 answers · asked by rdnkchic2003 4

I went on the roof to do a routine inspection, and found that there was a small hole (about 3/4 inch to an inch) going through 2 (overlapped) shingles, and I believe it went through the roof. I'm not sure of the best way to attack this. Is there some repair kit at the home depot or something that I can pick up? Thank you.

2007-06-25 03:09:46 · 5 answers · asked by mercutio545 2

don't use plastic bags.
make smoke free air.

2007-06-25 02:47:53 · 7 answers · asked by narayana_lakshmi 1

2007-06-25 02:20:45 · 6 answers · asked by baby_luv 5

it is just cloudy now. What causes it? Can it be fixed. I know I need to go to the pool professionals ,but they don't open for 3 more ours. So has this happened to anyone? New pool owners, as you can tell we are. I had not shocked for 9 days, then I shocked last night and you know, the water looks clean....just cloudy as all can get! Thanks for the answer.

2007-06-25 01:52:38 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I bought an existing home. They put a bathroom in by the laundry room. Toilet only, no sink. I'd like to remove the toilet and open this whole room up as additional pantry space. What will I need to do to cover the floor drain? And is this reality? I know to turn off the water supply and I'd be ok...but, I'm more worried about the floor part and where the toilet sits....

2007-06-25 01:06:54 · 5 answers · asked by jeffandteneka 1

2007-06-25 00:49:11 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous