Homeowner Forum / General / December 2003

I was just wondering if it was just me, or does anyone else have problems
with the neighbor(s)?
I used to be on friendly terms with this one neighbor, who in the summer,
would often invite me over for barbecues and PPVs with his other neighbors

Is it legal for the HOA to disperse all homeowners phone numbers whether
unlisted, unpublished or cellular, without the approval of the resident? Our
HOA dispersed everyone's number in a letter to the entire neighborhood.
Frankly, I'm pissed... because we paid the phone company to ...

My wife and I are getting ready to start sheetrocking our new addition
to our house.
Friends and our contractor have recommended using Ken Rock Drywall
supply instead of Home Depot.

In the house we are building, they are putting in standard 30"
cabinets with a foot above them open (8' main floor). We are putting
in a range hood in place of the standard microwave-hood combo. This
will be ducted to the ceiling and the duct will follow joists

I am buying a house which has a 4' tall and 150' long timber retaining
wall about 8' from the back of the house.  The wall makes one short
turn and spans two houses.
My question is... given that it is alreadly completed.  How can I

Robert J Rolleston brought up a good subject: Tankless water heaters..
I have had TWO good plumbers tell me that these were too "new" on the scene,
and that they were not recommended.
Anyone have any insight on these things? They seem like a great idea, but I

I just took ownership of my new home and it has these Nortron rotation
knbos sensor to control the heat in the rooms.
I have this problem that some of the sensors are not working properly
as even if I turn the knbo to 30c it still doesn't trigger the

I have metal frame windows where some (many) of philips head screws
are striped!  What can I do here?
Thanks,
Ed

I used the wrong grease to my garage opener and now it stops working.
Does anyone know how to remove/fix it?
Thanks,
John

I am interested in finding out how many of you out there stereo type a
person who frequents garage sales? What do you see them as? What tax
bracket do you put them in? What do they look like? What is their
demeanor? I want to know all! It seems in my experience that there is

I just want a decent upright vacuum that is light and will do a good job on
the floor (hard wood)  I will keep the heavy upright Hoover we have for the
carpet.
What is best for the hard wood, something light and can get around and also

We live in the greater Boston area and recently made an offer on a
house which was accepted.  The house is a one-story ranch with a
basement and is 48 years old.  Today we had a home-inspection where
vertical cracks running on both the front and rear foundation were

Just purchase a GE PDS22MCP Bottom Freezer Refrigerator.  The refrigerator
make a lot of noise.  When its on, I can hear it in the next room.
Any advise?  Is it working OK.  One of GEs selling point is how quiet it is.
Thanks

We found two Genie Excelerator screw drive models priced at $183 and
$230 at Lowe's. The model numbers are ISD990-2 and 9952WKM. I called
Genie company and I'm listing the differences below.
ISD990-2:  Lifetime warranty on motor, 5 year warranty on parts, no

I am a first-time homeowner with no prior experience dealing with
contractors. Looking for advice on how to handle this situation.
We needed to replace the old water pipe at our house. The city told us
we had to choose from a list of their bonded contractors. We secured