Homeowner Forum / General / June 2005

HVAC guy is here now, has put in new board on the zone system but air
handler will not stop even when boards and thermostats are
disconnected. Any ideas?

In a few years my dad and I will be owning our house, (we paying on it
right now).
Peace,
Amanda

I have an old oak parquet floor. Unfortunately some baby er...  urine
was deposited on it and left for a few hours. The consequence was that
it penetrated the varnish and the wood and it left some dark stains in
it.

I had a contrator put in a BBQ area and pergola for me. A couple of weeks
ago the lights stopped working. The contractor sent the electrician who did
the original electrical installation to fix it. He pressed the GFCI button
and the lights work again. I asked him what the cause of ...

Our garage door decided it was time to fall apart, so I obtained an
estimate from a local Wayne Dalton dealer. 16' x 7' door opening, 9100
series insulated steel door (no lights) with torquemaster tension
spring unit, new rails, re-installing my existing door opener in a new

hello. i'm constructing a fence and have standing water (3-4" deep) in
the holes for my posts. anyone know if i can still continue work? i'm
thinking of mixing dry concrete mix with the water and continuing from
there. any suggestions? much appreciated.

I'm in Massachusetts, and I'm about to file homestead declaration using
the form I downloaded from my county register.  My lawyer wants to
charge $65 ($35 for self-filing), and trying to save a few bucks.  My
family lives in a typical single family with a mortgage.

I have a side door on my garage that I don't use very often and I would
like to find brackets so that I can slide a 2x4 or 4x4 in front of the
door to provide an extra measure of security.
I've seen backets like this in various places, but I can't seem to find

For any of you who have the stainless steel refrigerators--do you like
them or are they a high maintenance fingerprint magnet?
Stephanie

I just had the worst experience I've had with a contracting company.
I've never posted anything negative about a company before, so for me
to do so now it has to be bad.  I am trying to get two rooms painted in
my house on short notice.  I called McCleary's Painting in Newmarket,

I'm thinking aabout replacing the carpet in the hallways with laminate
floors or tile to handle high traffic.
Without the carepet and pad, I can tell the the bathroom and and bedroom
doors will have a large gap underneath.

i'm getting ready to install ceramic tile in my basement and just finished
the chapter in my home depot book about what's involved with this. it said i
should be using backer board to keep the tiles from flexing. as i say, this
is going in my basement, which has a concrete ...

I've just installed a new toilet, and I have to hold the handle down to
complete the flush.
Is there some adjustment that I have to make? It seems like the flapper
is closing too soon.

I just received the Chicago Electric 1800 PSI pressure washer I
purchased from Harbor Freight.  After reading the manual I learn it
can only handle mild detergents.  Is that normal?
I bought it to clean my house siding.  My understanding is that

How much should it cost for an electrician to add an electrical outlet
about 2 feet away from the electical panel in my basement.
When I called to ask how much it was initially I could have sworn they
said about $90.  Then I receive a bill for $160.