Homeowner Forum / General / September 2004

Does someone know of any shop which sells Granite Dinettes...well more
of a Granite Tabletop with wrought iron or wooden base. Or do you know
anyone who would be able to make one in ATlanta Metro area?

I am wondering of anyone out there knows were to find a mortgage
calculator on the net that can do the following. The calculators that
I have found start the figuring at the beginning of the loan..Your
mortgage is xxxx at percent xxx if you add xxx per month then your

I live in NY and use Econnergy as my gas Esco.
They recently sent me a flier offering me two 'plans' to better
control my gas costs for the coming winter season.
They have a rate insurance plan which fluctuates with the market but

I have been watching the continuous coverage tonight on
The Weather Channel, MSNBC, CNN and FOX News. The hurricane
Jeanne has landed near Vero Beach, FL, and not as many people
have evacuated as they did in previous hurricanes this season.

I want to install a little wood stove in my foyer.  I can't find out if it
is legal in Maryland to do so.
Any ideas?

I found a couple water stains on the drywall area where the 1st floor
ceiling meet outwall after heavy rain. The house is only 7 year old
and has two stories.  And the wall outside is covered with vinyl
sidings.  Two stains look like below 2 upstair windows.  The 3rd one

 I live in a modern apartment building with a concrete slab for a
ceiling (of course). I stripped off all of the "popcorn" texture (just
add water, it falls off) that was on the ceiling and painted the slab
with WeldCrete. I then laboriously applied four coats of joint

All,
Just purchased a new home and was hoping I could get some advice on window treatment.
The home is in Douglasville, GA
The house has the master-on-the-main and has a nice view of the wooded back yard which I would like to appreciate.

I'll soon be relocating to Flagstaff Arizona and I'm exploring housing
options.  In addition to the usual, houses, condos etc. I'm considering
purchasing some land and having a small home constructed.  The structure
need not be large, this will be a second home, and I'll be ...

I live near Pensacola, FL, and recently experienced Hurricane Ivan.
Fortunately my home had minor damage, but my yard which I had invested much
effort in landscaping these past few months has been decimated.
The biggest problem I face is figuring out the best way to handle the

My wife and I are just starting a first-time house hunt
in suburban Washington, DC. We plan to buy a small house
in an (expensive) inner suburb, rather than a larger house further out.
But we hope to expand the house as our income goes up.

I am looking into buying a manufactured home.  How do you determine the
price of a manufactured home?  The seller's price seems to be decent for
the area.  Then again, I don't know how much I should offer him below
his asking price.  What should I look for when I am buying a

Hi. On average how often do you need to replace wallpaper? I know that
the obvious answer is "whenever it starts looking tatty", but I need
to know a "typical" figure. Any hints?
Thanks in anticipation,

I am unable to pay off my entire credit card debt, caused mainly by
trying to start a business that didnt quite work out. My only major
asset is my home. If I am unable to pay off the card debt can the card
companies take it when I sell my house one day?

In one part of our county, the water table is high enough that no one builds
homes with basements in that area.  As I was driving by one of the many new
housing developments the other day I wondered, if I lived in a swampy area
like that, could I just dig a hole and put a pump down ...