Homeowner Forum / General / October 2003

I have a 40 gallon "high efficiency" gas hot water heater that's about 4-5 years
old at this point.  EVER SINCE IT WAS INSTALLED I have felt that the amount of
hot water available was much less than expected.  For example, when taking a
shower using one of the current crop of shower ...

OK all you pro's out there I need your help.  I'm doing an interior
repaint on my home.  The walls are standard sheet rock and have been
repainted once before.
Here's my problem. Every spot I have spackled and sanded is

want to get a whole house water purifier (NOT softener) and need some guidance who to talk to.  at the home show talked to Life Source and AQAtotal.  Like the AQA unit better, but this is my first foray into this topic and so need more info.  

Here's a question that I've never been able to figure out.
Why when nailing ashfault shingles do you nail below the tar strip and not
above or in the tar strip?
It seems to me that if you nail below the strip then wind-driven rain can

Today while driving through the neighborhood I found another house in
exact same brick with fence in exact same stain. Is this going to help
us at all? I'm posting my earlier message below for those who don't
know the context.

Ok, I'm finally willing to spend the money for a great vacuum. Since I
have pets and pet hair, I need a really sucking machine. Dyson gets a
lot of good comments, as does Riccar. I have both rugs and hardwood
floors. Which is better?

I had someone come out and pressure test my showers as the vinyl pan liner
had been cut out as it was holding water a few months back and tile was
delayed.  He says that in one of the showers on a slab, there is seepage,
based on him pumping up the drain line between fittings using ...

I tried a Miele Pro at a local dealer and it seems solid and powerful
enough. I have a combination of hardwood floors and rugs, plus a small
flight of stairs. I also have three cats and a dog.
I'm willing to spend the money, but am interested in hearing from

Because of slow water flow problems, we had a plumber replace the
bathtub faucet , showerhead, and all the piping between it.  The
original faucet had two separated handles.  The new faucet has just
one handle with a big round 'splash shield' (for lack of a better

We had stopped using our fireplace for the usual reasons : the mess,
heat loss.
Now I would like to start having a fire again and was going to get new
fire screen, tools etc. My husband would like to convert it to gas

I found a new townhouse development (around 60 townhouses) in San
Francisco Bay Area that I'm interested in. I went there and got the
pre-requisites to make it in the preferred list, so I went ahead and
locked one of the townhouses. I don't have to leave any deposit until

WHY couldn't HItler have kept the OVENS on a little longer?
ROAST JEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I HATE JEWS

WHY couldn't HItler have kept the OVENS on a little longer?
ROAST JEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I HATE JEWS

I'm going to be moving from Berkeley, CA to Albuquerque, NM in a few
months, and I'm trying to decide whether to rent a U-Haul or go with City
to City. (I've ruled out traditional movers, e.g. Mayflower, because
they're expensive and I don't trust them.) My main reason for ...

Can I apply wood hardener (such as Minwax) to soft (pine, I think)
screen bead molding and then paint it? I have plain, flat kitchen
cabinet doors and I am planning to add "picture frame" molding to each
drawer and cabinet door using screen bead molding. The stuff is cheap