Homeowner Forum / Repair / February 2004

Our house, built c1918, is missing several of the glass door knobs,
the square "axels" they mount to and some of the other bits. Where can
I buy these? My wife saw a place at a mall a few months ago, but the
prices are way too high. I checked the local places, no one had any of

I have a aluminum pan roof, that needs some help. This is on a summer porch,
where the underside of the pan roof is the ceiling below. The underside, which
has a white coating, is in bad shape. The color is gone in a lot (60%)  of
places, and the whole thing looks poor.

I'm attempting to install crown molding in several rooms.
The first room went fine.  Now in the bathroom and master
bedroom there are some ceiling areas that are lower than
others (lets say dips).  This is preventing the two ends

My unfinished large basement near Philly is cool in winter -- not
cold.  I have guests sleep there, sometimes they use a small electric
heater but its not bad.  And its cool in the summer.  I want to finish
the basement.  I have no water leakage even during heavy rains, but a

I have to replace my rotted porch-roof balustrade.  The google hits on
BAlustrade railing seem quite secretive re what is available.  Can
anyone suggest a source; I'm in Maryland and I need about 30 linear
feet.

I want to put a platform in a regular bed, instead of a boxspring. I read
somewhere that if I put in a simple board it might prevent my mattress from
breathing. Should I be concerned?
If so, where can I buy / construct a wooden platform? Any ideas / plans I

I don't know if this shower stall is precisely glass, but it is that muted
glass-looking product.    This  is an aluminum show stall glass enclosed
standup shower.
Anyhow, at the juncture at the bottom where the  glass and aluminum framing

I have a Lennox 80MGF furnace that is making loud noises from time to
time.
I first thought that the blower's ball bearings or something was bad
and that the motor action is what was producing the loud noises.