Homeowner Forum / Repair / November 2003

My land tank is a 87 Dodge, with the 8 engine, and has about 150K miles.
Running about 8 or 9 MPG.
Recently had the tune up parts. Cap, rotor, sparks, air filter, fuel filter.
What else might help improve mileage?

I recently purchased an unfinished Pella "Carbonite" (fiberglass)
entry door. Today I decided to apply the first coat of gel stain. I
bought a Minwax gel stain that was not part of a door staining kit.
The directions on the can said to apply the gel stain with a brush, so

I have an old farmhouse in Mass and want to insulate the joists in the
basement. Each bay is irregular and there is a snake pit of wires and pipes
everywhere.
What's the easiest way to do this? I was thinking some sort of material

Okay, I need some good advice from some experts here.
Here's some background:
The house I moved into 3 years ago was remodeled and maintained in
unimaginable ways.  The laundry list of problems, botch jobs, hack jobs,

I've got a 20+ year old home north of the Dallas Fort Worth airport with a
shower problem.  It is an all tile shower and the shower lining is leaking.
I've had trouble finding anybody that has experience with the these type
showers.  Can anybody recommend anyone in the area?

Bluesman:
B > I have a 100 year old colonial in the northeast with an oil burner and
B > fhw.  In the winter my kitchen gets very cold.  The heating design was
B > terrible, with only a small baseboard heater along an outside wall.

Redoing bathroom floor tile and tile baseboard.
I've been told that when laying the floor tile, I must leave a small
expansion gap between the tile and wall.  Can anyone confirm?:
Also, should the tile baseboard along the wall rest on the floor tile or

I now have tile floor in my bathroom that is in very good condition but am
tired of it and I want something different.
Can I put new tile over the old tile or is it a must that the old tile be
removed first

I've posted before and got great advice, thank you all so much.
Ok, there is a concrete driveway leading to the alley. The alley is just a
dirt path..
When the trash trucks come by, they're somehow pushing dirt up under the

I'm looking to replace screens for various sized Anderson windows that were
installed back in the early 80's. Does anyone have a source for purchasing
these screens? I've looked around and have come up empty handed.
Please email me with any info:

Please don't use this garage. they ripped me off.

Ok, I know the usual ways, but I have a situation
that defeats me.  I am planning to install a grab
bar over the tub.  There is a window in the wall,
above the installation point, so I can't find the

Trying to redo the floor in an old church basement kitchen: it is the old 9"
square asphalt tile & dark adhesive on concrete. Several tiles are coming
loose and a few are missing leaving the dark adhesive exposed. (Are we
looking at the "a" stuff?) We'd like to put an 18" peel & ...

Hi there....
 I was trying to assemble an old ceiling fan... but... I wasn't sure
where the capacitor goes..
 I am a technician, so I tried to figure out how it should go in

I recently moved and I have about a dozen good sized cardboard boxes that I
know will comes in handy down the road but I have limited storage space
indoors but plenty in a 10x10 shed in the back yard, but I heard somewhere
that cockroaches love cardboard, is that true? Is there a ...