Homeowner Forum / General / October 2003

I have a marble floor in a bathroom and it has become very dull over the years.
Any way I can make it look good again?
Thanks.
Pat

My husband was crawling around under out house and discovered spots of
"stuff" growing on our house joists.  The substance was light brown/tan
in color, like unstained light wood.  It looked like a soft and fluffy
coating.  When touched, the substance smeared (did not flake, or ...

would someone please take a look at the photo on this page and tell me if
you can who makes this ceiling lighting system.
http://www.homecraftcabinets.com/index.html
TIA,

Noticed that new cast iron bathtub was set on a wall ledger and front ledge
and feet are shimmed on wood shims for level.  I thought that bathtubs are
generally set between concrete channels in case of earthquakes.  Does the
tub supported on ledgers on both sides and sitting on wood ...

I have a water softener that's probably 18 or so years old.  Its apparently one
of the early demand units - goes by water usage to recharge rather than time...
It USED to work fine for three of us, but lately, even though there are only two
of us living in the house,  it doesn't ...

Back in July we bought 15 Sylvania compact florescent bulbs at
H-E-B and Target, after deciding to thoroughly "re-bulb" our
house.  Later that month we needed an extra, so I picked one
up at Home Depot.  They had absolutely no brand-name bulbs,

I just spoke to a home contractor about a new roof. I was impressed
with the company and I felt that the guy justified the price pretty
well. However, he immediately offered several discounts and reduced
the price, but we had to make a decision right there and then. We

Hi, I found out there is a vertical crack on the foundation wall
(poured concrete) all the way from ceiling to floor. It is on the 40'
foundation wall, in the middle of garage, close to steel pieces in the
concrete, about 1/8" wide. The foundation is only 2 months old and the

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I am finishing a remodel and set up for tile. Had vinyl shower pans
installed in both showers several months ago. They held water, passed
inspection and so I cut out the drains to let the water out. So much has

I'm looking around SE Massachusetts currently.  The market has definately
slowed from all accounts in this area.  I'm currently looking at one home
that has been for sale for almost a year.  It's still listed at 10% more
than a house that sold two doors down that has unobstructed ...

Can anyone out there give me any ideas how to remove what looks like
two or three coats of paint from a Victorian house? Nothing readily
available appears to be able to shift it. Someone has mentioned a
place in the west country that does a specialist remover if you send

Please help us in our new 'situation'. Our HOA is giving us grief over
our fence color. We painted our fence a light oak color stain TWO AND
HALF years ago. The HOA sent us a notice yesterday saying the color is
unacceptable. Our brick color is gray. They said the color of the

I live and own property in New Hampshire, and I have a couple of
specific questions.
#1 In New Hampshire, you are supposed to Sign and Date both the
"Demand for Rent" and the "Notice to Quit" before delivery.  In both

I'm considering buying a home in Illinois that is covered on all sides
by Dryvit.  The home had a Dryvit inspection about 9 months ago with
some high moisture readings around windows and very high readings with
soft substrate under one window.

I have a J.C. Penney microwave that has served me very well for 19
years. There is one strange problem that it has that has puzzled me
for years.
When the weather gets cold, and I allow the house to get to 60-65