Homeowner Forum / General / September 2004

What are the pros and cons of each? We will be using pneumatic
equpment. Which make/model of nailer/stapler do you recommend?
I am working with an experienced hardwood floor layer and will be
working on many new and old homes, he has only worked with a pneumatic

I'm wanting to write a rebuttal to an opinion in our local paper section
called _Voice of the People_.  Frankly I don't know how to work percentages
(sad I know)and also don't know if there is a cheat sheet for income tax
liability which can be accessed quickly to find out a truer ...

Howdy,
 I have a sump pump in an outdoor stairwell leading to my basement.
I would like  recommendations for a battery backup sump pump.  Any
thoughts?

Hi i wonder if anyone can help me. i have a whirlpool washer dryer
1000. it has a brown control panel and had a door which maches the
rest of my kitchen doors. i dont know where it was purchased as it was
already fitted when i moved into the house. my trouble is that with

Last month, I agreed to a 3-day interview with a production crew from
Country Music Television.  The focus, I was told, was on "real"
survivalists who "live off the societal grid" and are constantly
prepared for power and water outages, blizzards, and other natural

I put my house on the market last Friday.  Within two hours I had a full
price offer with only a structural contingency.  I was out of town and my
agent did not tell me that the offer was written to expire on Saturday.
While I verbally accepted the offer on Friday, Monday I found ...

I just saw something on TV that made me sick.  It was a slick
advertisement for these people:
http://www.inventorshelpline.com/
These people are almost certainly scammers and conmen.  The central

What the heck is the problem with this? My other house had a
dishwasher and they always dried completely. My new home has a fairly
new dishwasher and the dishes stay wet ,even on heat dry. Mold/mildew
even forms on the dishes if I do not take them out right away. What

I put my house on the market last Friday.  Within two hours I had a full
price offer with only a structural contingency.  I was out of town and my
agent did not tell me that the offer was written to expire on Saturday.
While I verbally accepted the offer on Friday, Monday I found ...

The shed of an old house smell of oil spills (maybe from a lawn
mower). How do you clean it?
Thanks
Mike

I have an elm tree out front of my place
It has one really low branch that is head height and a nuisance.
I saw it off but the dang thing just grows back even harder?
How can i cut this off and keep it from growing bacK?  

I'm in the market for a new riding mower/lawn tractor.  I mow about
3/4 acre of grass in a flat yard with few obstacles.   The only thing
that I will do with this mower is cut grass and pick up leaves in the
fall.  I may buy an airator in the future and possible a cart, but

Our dishwasher has been having intermittent flooding problems. Oh joy,
what fun! We get to wet-mop the kitchen floor thoroughly every single
time we run it. :0
Last night I went online to look up the number for GE customer service.

What are peoples' experiences with Decra Shake (stone covered metal
roofing)?
Here in the Northwest, natural roofing materials (like cedar shake)
look great, but just don't cut it for longevity.

I checked Google groups and this group to see if my questions have been
answered and didn't find what I was looking for.
I am in Southern Arizona, Tucson to be exact.  We're at about 2300 feet,
with temps ranging from around 20 degrees F to 110 degrees F.  We have a 2-3