Homeowner Forum / General / March 2008

I live in a apartment.  The apt above mine has an identical floorplan.  
There is a wooden crawspace entrance in the ceiling over MY tub so that
if there is a problem with the tub upstairs, it can be accessed from
below.  

What do the numbers in electrical wiring stand for

I'm going to look around to buy a house (for the first time) here in Canada,
but don't know how to use realtors. Using one agent to have him/her help me
with everything is very convenient. But I wonder if there is any
disadvantage, say, if the seller's agent is not happy? If both ...

  We already own a home in Detroit and we moved out of MI on job
purposes. So we rented out our Detroit home for 2 years so should be
(hope fully) good until 2010 Feb. Now we are in process of paying off
our Home equaity line of credit as quickly as possible and if things

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Everybody knows about clamps that can be used to secure sliding glass
windows, and bars that can be placed in the window track.  But I am
looking for something better.
The problem with clamps & bars is that you need to secure the window

I have a vinyl coated table outside and some porous plastic chairs.
Now that it is spring I want to clean them up, however the dirt and
bird droppings are stubborn where bleach and water, and Simple Green
are not doing the job. I don't want the task of scrubbing them by

Went to the grocery store a few days ago and noticed that the usual
package of 64 Dixie 9 oz cold cups has been reduced to 54 cups per
package - an over 15% drop.  Why in heck would Dixie ( a Georgia
Pacific company) do this?  All is well labeled - the older package had

I am thinking of selling my house.
The carpets need to be changed and the fence replaced or repaired.
If I replace the old carpets with hard wood floors and replace the
fence, am I going to make a profit?

I've seen some number of homes in my area (Northeastern Massachusetts) with
rased mounds with plantings on them as a landscaping feature.  I'm not
talking raised beds.  These that I see don't have wood or stone retaininers
around them.  They are little hills that just sort of ...

I'm interested in buying a home in IL, first time home buyer.
There is a home came out as fair condition and is priced $195000.
My realtor said it is 'a bit under priced' didn't exactly mention how
much.

Getting that bill can make one sick sometimes. How they do their price
structuring gives me the tits. Not to mension all that mistakes they
make with your invoice. Enough is enough let us raise opur voice to
stop them cell phone companies ripping us of. Greenpease do you have

We have a crack in the floor of our garage leaking fluid. It's new
construction, in floor heating and the plumber says four pipes froze
and broke open. We've had problems with the boiler since the fall
(leaking in the furnace room). Builder now says that was condensation

Unit is 3.5 yrs old.  Discovered leak yesterday and cannot quite
determine the the source.  The thermostat and lower element are about
12 inches above the bottom of the unit, and when my husband removed
the access panel, water spilled out there.  We know it was pooled up