Maintenance & Repairs - July 2007

When I bought a hm recently the sellers never told me anything about the basement flooding. When the electrican came over and the power was off only at the outlet of the sump pump for an hour after a storm the basement started to receive water seepage. The sump pump has no known problems and the electrician made a direct route or power to the breaker box but is there anything else I can do to make sure this basement absolutely doesn't flood even in the case of an outage Please help.!!!!!!!!!!!!.

2007-07-15 16:29:28 · 7 answers · asked by JenniferE 3

And how i get rid of them? I live near Houston, TX. Thanks for your help!

2007-07-15 16:22:39 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

If you install vinyl siding on your house and several years later find some wood destroying pest, like powder post beetles, and need to have the house "tented" will that damage the siding?

2007-07-15 15:54:29 · 3 answers · asked by G. S. 2

The hot water is fine but the cold water from every faucet is running orange/brown. What does this mean? Help

2007-07-15 15:21:32 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-15 14:20:29 · 9 answers · asked by Rush 1

My husband and I are fixing up a house to sell, and the tub is yellow all around the drain and faucet. I tried CLR, but it is taking off the paint. What else can I do. Can I refinish or repaint the tub?

2007-07-15 14:10:11 · 6 answers · asked by LA 3

think existing pipes are metal causing rusty water that discolors toilet, shower and sink. after no use water can develope a odor. any suggestions? with use both problems appear to be less noticable. thanks.

2007-07-15 13:38:19 · 5 answers · asked by lake buff 1

When we use water in any sink or the washer,or toilet water only comes up in tub . What are some cause of this?

2007-07-15 13:21:53 · 8 answers · asked by ncgamma31 1

not more then 5 mins prior to it messing up it was fine causei ran a bucket of hot water ofr moppen the floor then i go back to run a sink of water for dishes and the water is not comming out in full force . so what could the problem be ?HELP please

2007-07-15 13:11:52 · 4 answers · asked by diezelmom303 2

We pressed the red button, but nothing happened.
These bathrooms are on different floors. Any ideas?

2007-07-15 12:53:00 · 10 answers · asked by ? 5

We are trying to figure out why the pipe for our basement drain has no trap in it. It is very old and we are replacing the pipe, but since it has no trap in it now, we're wondering if there could be a reason.

2007-07-15 12:43:08 · 8 answers · asked by jenni 5

2007-07-15 12:42:58 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

We are home owners. I am 76, hubby 81.He wants to stay in home forever & that sounds great, but no matter where I sit in the house or yard, I'm looking at something I should be doing. I am not able to do what I once could do.I feel we are neglecting more & more & its sad & depressing. I would appreciate any suggestions you may have. Thank you so much.~~~Jill

2007-07-15 12:25:57 · 13 answers · asked by Jill ❤'s U.S.A 7

My sofa is left in a holiday apartment that is shut up for 6-9 months at a time & although the flat is new, there is always a damp smell and a problem with mould growing on shoes and sometimes wood. The mould doesn't grow on everything but it really seems to like growing on leather. We have to empty the cupboards etc of clothes and wrap & seal them in plastic bags. For obvious reasons we can't leave windows open or leave a de-humidifier running. Can anyone help?

2007-07-15 11:38:16 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have an old fabric couch that is starting to smell. How do I fix this?

2007-07-15 11:02:10 · 22 answers · asked by Bat 1

A few months ago, my wife and I noticed a water stain which seemed to be caused by the guest bathroom directly above. We have a Home Warrenty, so we contacted them to have someone come and look at it. They removed a small portion of the ceiling where the stain had occurred and ran the tub faucet (not the shower faucet) for some time and no leaking was detected. Therefore, they just replaced the hole cut out in the ceiling. A few weeks later, a relative was in town to visit and used the shower, we noticed the stain reappeared. If leaking isn't coming from the tub, I can only assume it's coming from the pipe to the shower faucet. Any suggestions or ideas on how to determine where the leak is specifically coming from and how to fix it would be fantastic.

2007-07-15 10:56:42 · 7 answers · asked by Jeff A 1

My current stove has a pilot light whereas all previous stoves had electric ignition. Both pilot lights are burning but I still get pretty strong odors so there could be a leak elsewhere I suppose.

Is any and all odor bad?

2007-07-15 10:42:52 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-15 10:34:00 · 5 answers · asked by vtmemoli 1

thanks for answering.

2007-07-15 08:08:53 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

lennox brand ac, 35/5 mfd -370 round

2007-07-15 08:05:05 · 5 answers · asked by Laura S 1

Wanted to see rough price for adding plumbing for dishwasher , there are hot and cold pipes and a drain pipe right below in basement about 5 feet from dishwasher and can this plumbing come up behind the dishwasher?

2007-07-15 07:16:52 · 4 answers · asked by brndnh721 3

is a kenmore heavy duty model. I have removed back panel and have no clue where to go next

2007-07-15 07:10:50 · 2 answers · asked by Ricky 1

i have recently changed bag belt and still it makes noise when it is on floor mode and when working

2007-07-15 06:47:25 · 3 answers · asked by aksgeh 2

I am a girl and mice scare me silly. I have mousetraps but am too afraid to set them. How did they get into an upstairs room? I am terrified! How am I going to go to the loo or have a shower? I have to go to work tomorow!

2007-07-15 06:10:22 · 14 answers · asked by Miss Behavin 5

2007-07-15 06:07:02 · 7 answers · asked by edward_mfft 1

2007-07-15 05:41:31 · 13 answers · asked by robert j 1

I bought a townhome in Atlanta GA a couple years back and the developer is now putting the final touches on the subdivision. The problem is that the concrete curbing adjacent to quite a few driveways have cracks and chunks knocked out of them because they were installed prior to the houses being built. The curbing really looks unsightly. The developer (Pulte homes) is having guys come around and just fill some of the cracks with a thin layer of concrete. It was my experience with my own driveway here that this method doesn't work to well. After a few months the concrete cracked and the new filling just popped off the curbing. I don't think that our subdivision should settle for this type of patchwork. I have heard that new concrete doesn't bond to old concrete.......is this true and should we accept this type of repair. Our developer (Pulte Homes) has constantly cut corners and been reluctant to make needed changes in the past, so I can't always trust what they do.

2007-07-15 04:50:05 · 2 answers · asked by Michael W 2

It is leaking everytime I turn it on, but the wierd thing is the leaking water is coming from under my house's siding. Do I need to turn my water off from in my crawl space to fix it? Thanks!

2007-07-15 04:37:32 · 4 answers · asked by TechmonsterJOSH 2

Some rocks in our walk way have sunk. If I use this concrete will it stay in place or break up over a period of years?

2007-07-15 04:09:52 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

It is a Hoover upright and after so long it cuts out...if you leave it it comes back on!!! I've checked the fault finder in the manual and it hasn't helped...I'm assuming it's overheating for some reason and I've lost my guarantee!!!

2007-07-15 03:51:19 · 12 answers · asked by secret_smile4u_only 3