Homeowner Forum / General / November 2003

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Just bought a cottage that was built in the 1960's as a summer place.
BTW, it is in northern michigan.  Subsequent owners put on an addition
and made many improvements to the home.  The home is on a slab and
heat is supplied through to heat vents that must run through the

I have been living in an apartment for the last year and off and on I am
getting infested with termites. I told the landlord and he calls in a
professional who determined I do have them and sprays in my kitchen . This
results in them disappearing for 2-3 months and they are back ...

I am getting to replace my old windows, and I am very new and naive to this
process. My big question is, which is better: aluminum or vinyl clad
windows? Is there a certain brand preferred over any others? Any input would
help. Thanks.

I am considering refinishing my kitchen cabinets.  There are 12 doors,
five drawers, and one false front under the sink.  I believe they are
maple.  I would like to stain them to be lighter than they are now.  I
am looking for advice on the best way to remove the current stain and

On a home I recently purchased, the inspector found two spots where
there was the beginning of wood rot. Basically, there are two small
chunks of wood exposed near the entrace to the garage.  He recommended
these could be treated with a solution such as Copper Green and then

Instafi.com is defrauding 1000's of people in southern California.
I "locked in a low rate" with Instafi.com to refinance my home. We
went through the entire process of refinancing, we signed all the
papers with a notary, sent Instafi 4000$ of fees, escrow, and interest

I am looking at converting my wood fireplace to a gas one. However, I
noticed 3 styles.
1. Gas Insert - Too expensive for me
2. Vented Gas Logs

Anyone have experience with the GrandWood 2" Faux Wood Blinds from Home Depot?
Is it 100% foam vinyl and is it U.V.B stable?  Is it lead-free?

I am planning on trying to install a set of these that I have seen at
Home Depot.
It appears to be a fairly easy process:  measure and cut the track for
the bottom and top. Screw them in, drop in the door and adjust the

I have a problem getting heat upstairs in my house. I have hot water
baseboard heat and I think my Bell and Gosset pump may be getting weak
(about 10 years old) . I can bleed the 1st floor heaters until water
comes out of the bleeder valves, but when I bleed the upstairs valves

I have a water problem in the summer home I am in the process of
purchasing.  I have found your postings in the newsgroups to be quite
helpful.  Thanks.  I have determined the problem to be iron in the
water creating a sulphur smell.  Called a local company (pur

Looking for some advice on adding insulation to my South facing
colonial in NH.  the house is new construction (3yrs old) with a walk
up attic that has two dormered windows facing south.  The attic floor
already has R30.  We will eventually convert this to a living space.

We just put up nice curtains in our bay window in the kitchen.  Window is a
bump out with big window and two narrower windows on side, I am sure you
know.
We put up a bay window curtain set, valences and (24" high) tiers. It looks

I noticed a few of these bugs near my bed on the floor.
First some background, I sleep in the basement, and the floors have
carpet.
They are small, a little smaller than the  /   on your keyboard.