Homeowner Forum / Repair / November 2004

I know this may be more of a personal choice or philosophical question
with no right answer, but wanted to get people's opinions here:
When painting rooms with good quality decorative trim & moldings, do
you *prefer* to paint the trim the same color as the walls or use a

Is Fin-All roofing much more expensive that asphalt roofing? I am building a
new house and the total estimate for asphalt is 5000.00 for materials and
labour, what would I expect the Fin-All to cost. The roof is about 38
square.

My wife and I are looking into do-it-yourself (Pre-fab) kitchen cabinets
that you install yourself.  Any tips / advice / comments / suggestions?
Howie

Chuck:
C > Anyone have experience with the new type concrete mix you pour in post
C > hole dry, then add water?  Results?  I have one post to reset which
C > the walk through gate attaches to.  Not having to premix would be nice

My forced air (gas) home furnace has a hammock-style air filter.
I use these fiberglass Trim-To-Fit filters made by a company called Duststop.
<http://www.duststopfilters.com/>
Their instructions say to place the "tinted" side facing the air exit.

I am interested in whether elastomeric paints commonly used on exterior
stucco would make a good interior covering for a 150 year old stone
basement.  There are decades of flaking mortar, plaster patching, and white
washings that I would love to seal behind a thick polymer ...

I'm thinking about buying a projector. I see the head suspended above the glass plate
can be at least of two varieties. One seems like a simple mirror and the other seems
like a headlight enclosure (called a closed head). Can anyone give me some idea what
that's about? For ...

if you drilled  a hole completely through the  earth then dropped a ball down
the hole , what would the ball do ?

Either online or in the Southern California area, for old, used, rusty
corrugated steel panels??  Any suggestions where to ask or look for??  
As always, TIA!!

two different apts..
one we are told to remove the dishwasher. It drains through the disposal. Is
there a rubber cap that goes over the disposal where the knock out plug was?
If so what is it called.

Jeffrey:
JJ> We live in the Northeast and have an approximately 8x4ft 1st bathroom
JJ> with one outside exposure on the first floor of our house.
JJ>

Has anyone experienced the following:  I installed a "Kohler" Rialto Lite
siphon jet toilet (approx 10 years ago). This is a toilet that uses air and
water pressure to get rid of the waste.  Inside the tank there is an air
tank with regulator, backflow valve etc.  Early Fri. morning ...

I just mounted my bedroom TV on the wall with a tv bracket. Looks great!
Last night I snaked a line from the basement, through the wall and out right
behind the TV.
2 questions:

I live in Canada, Toronto and this year I decided to take care of snow in
driveway myself, instead of hiring company to do that.
My driveway is 2 cars wide and about 3 cars in length. Would you recommend
electric snowblower for such driveway? I have power outlet nearby, just not

The soil pipe for my toilet has a joint where the lavatory connects.
I guess this was common before.  Well, the joint at the toilet bend
and lavatory has started leaking.  The floor of the bathroom is tile
and about 3 inches of concrete, which the lavatory drain pipe is