Homeowner Forum / General / June 2005

I was looking at buying an Arbor Home in Fishers Indiana.
Anybody has any experience dealing with them? Positive and negative
feedback welcome
Thanks

I have signed a contract to buy a single-family house in Pennsylvania
and am looking for home insurance. I am considering Travelers,
Nationwide, and Allstate. Is there any web site, book, or magazine that
rates insurers? I am not thinking mainly of financial strength but

My neighbor is letting his dog use my front yard as his personal toilet.
He leaves his bombs there all the time.  Even IF he picked them up
afterwards, I don't think I like the idea of him walking his dog across my
front yard.  What's wrong with his yard?

I need to replace a plastic washer under the knob handle of this
faucet. They are the round knob you pull up to turn on and turn left or
right to  change temp. On the center top of the knob is a small blak
round metal inset with a stylized cloverleaf/daisy logo(6 loops). They

Here's a way people can protest the hijacking of private property by
government thugs, greedy land developers and other land grabbers;
http://www.cafepress.com/privateproperty

HVAC guy has been here two days and connot fix our zone system.
Upstairs dampers would not work and whole system would freeze up. He
replaced thre damper whcih was warped but now the interior fan will not
go off and the upstairs will still not cool! He says the signal from

Question on fans... maybe someone here either has an idea or edumicated
guess :)
#1 - In the summer time is it better to have ceiling fans blowing up or
down.. and why?

Is there a good website that outlines the steps involved for completing
a fsbo? I am buying a condo fsbo and would like to know what I need to
do?
Do both buyer and seller need their own lawyer? What kind of lawyer

I just bought a lava lamp. Can I run it 24/7?
Do lava lamps have a shelf life?
The one I bought is...
http://www.googlestore.com/product.asp?catid=2&code=GO0153&orig=P

Our local Home Depot has signs all over telling customers to keep their
window air conditioners flat when transporting them or else they may
not work properly?  what's this all about?

I recently purchased a new Trane two-stage furnace and air conditioner.
I still have the old, non-electronic, non-programmable thermostat that
I have had for years (with my previous single-stage furnace).  The HVAC
contractor said that it would be wise (but not required) to get a

An easy way to make money and get rich quick?  I doubt it, but who
knows.  I have read this post over and over on many newsgroups and
never tried it.  I am financially and almost mindfully at my wits end.
I scraped up 6 bucks and did this today and invested my $6 bucks.

External foundation work has been done around my 1906 house to
eliminate the rivers in the basement after rains.  But the concrete
floor is still moist in lots of places.  The contractor wants to put
pressure treated 2x4s down with pressure treated plywood on top, and

I have a Eureka Boss Bagless Upright, the vac has stopped sucking so  I
took it apart  and cant find anything wrong with it. I first checked the
hose all the way into the cannister  which is clear. I then check all the
filters and took them out and tried it still no sucking. I then ...

A long time ago, Buckminister Fuller conceptualized a "fog gun shower"
in which 200 psi compressed air subsitituted for voluminous usage of
water to obtain bathshower rinsing power.  The alleged bathwater
consumption/shower was a pint or less. Certainly sounds promising.