Homeowner Forum / General / June 2006

Trying to match a Victorian post cap. Anyone know of a woodworker that
can provide this service?
many thanks,
Doug

I bought a relatively new electric range(Stove) to replace our broken
one. The "new" KitchenAid stove pig-tail has four primes, while the
outlet on the wall has only three holes. What should I do?
I was thinking there is some kind of adapter that I can directly insert

I'm a new member looking for some good conversation about renovations
of old houses.
   A month ago, I bought a house built in 1910 for a decent price. At
this point, my carpenter has basically ripped it all out inside except

I am preparing to put my house for sale in the next two weeks -- and
have had some initial discussions with a real estate agent that I like
- and intend to sign a listing agreement with as soon as my federal
agency I work for provides me with my final/signed move package.   The

I am planning to buy both residential and commercial property for
for the first time. Being a self employed and carrying credit card
debt I am not sure what is the best route to take to get loans with
good rates. Appreciate any pointers from the people with experience.

We have a professional management company that handles the management
of the property. I wrote to them but they ignore my emails. I wrote to
the management company requesting to tell the garbage man to close the
lid of the garbage bins after pick up but the management company

Recently had a steel roof installed by Hy-Grade Steel Roofing Systems
Company based in Guelph Ontario, and would like to send a few words of
caution to all who are considering hiring Hy-Grade.

Does anyone have good experience with websites that preapprove you for
a mortgage over the internet? Id rather do it online, no time to meet
with people.
Thanks

Does anyone have any experience removing concrete backer board? I'm
remodeling a bathroom and my tub surround is ceramic tile on top of
concrete backer board, and the backer is attached to drywall. I can't
seem to get the tiles off of the concrete, so I'm wondering what the

Computers, printers, air conditioners, TVs, VCRs, DVD and CD players,
fax machines, blow dryers, microwaves... We're more "plugged in" than
ever before. By 2015, consumer electronics and small appliances will
account for almost 30% of all household electricity use.

Would anyone know if this type of easement would apply to a city
alleyway?  We are trying to sell a home that has a shed built in the
city alleyway.  It has been there for over 25 years and our a.shole
neighbor has decided that he wants it tore down.  This shed does not

New homeowner, so sorry for being ignorant...
We have central air inside our house, however when i went to turn it
on, air come out of the vents, but it's just air, not cold air.  When I
went outside to check the central air unit, i noticed that the fan was

I'd never seen or heard of these creatures until about a month ago.
We were replacing a flap on a pet door and having problems with it. So
we foolishly left the thing off allowing our cat as well as any creature
smaller than her to wander in and out at will.

Next month I'm going to do a refi. I have just remodeled a room into a
kitchen extension (small eating area where there was none to begin
with) and a closed-in bedroom. I think this has added value to my
place.

I just found out the shower in my 50-year-old house has been leaking
for a while; the shower is directly over an overhang so I found out
about the leak just recently when I saw water dripping from that
overhang outside.  So the plywood from the subfloor down to that