Homeowner Forum / Repair / December 2007

I know some really poor folks with an old single wide mobile home.
It's leaking and I'm looking for a method of sealing it without going
the cool-seal route.  Maybe something like EPDM membrane or something
similar.

I've been offered a choice of two gifts for a prize I won at work. A
DeWALT Palm Grip Orbital Sander or a Skil Orbital Cut Scrolling
Jigsaw. Which one is more useful for a homeowner?

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hi my name is lynn.  my christmas wish this year is for my kids.  i am
going though a very bad time right now i worked for this company for

Our Admiral DWD1500 has stopped and won't start again.  
We opened the door mid-cycle.  Have done this many times, and it
always starts up again when the door is closed.   There are two LEDs
blinking on the front panel: "ON" and "CYCLE" (Normal).  We thought it

Since I only have one 220V entry, I would like to plug a clothes dryer
on my oven plug using a load miser 15A/40A.   An electrician told me
it's safe to do it.  Another told me fires occured due to abuses using
load miser.  I don't know what to think.

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Looks like it is time to paint the basement.  The walls are a 3/8-inch
plywood paneling with grooves over the entire surface.  Is there a
roller nap that will put an even coat of paint into the grooves
without leaving a texture from the roller?  I do not care to fill in

I have First Alert smoke detectors located throughout my house
(each bedroom, main hallways, and two non-bedrooms.) The whole
series are hardwired and I'm anal about changing the batteries
every 6 months.

I've had the hardest luck Googling this, because "dirty dishes" implies
that there are still bits of dirt on the dishes themselves.  My dishwasher
does usually get everything off--cheese is about the one thing it can't
handle.  The problem is that there will be flakes of dirt ...

This is going to be kind of hard to describe so bear with me. I'll
try
to post pics later.
I recently renovated my kitchen and I started to install the crown

I just bought a set of vintage Naugahyde furniture, and it smells
musty.  I've tried cleaning it with bleach, borax, vinegar and
spraying it with Febreeze and a new product called Concrobium (which
turns out to be mostly borax and water).  The odd thing is...it's the

I need to put in a couple of closet organizers for two reach-in closets.
.
Does anyone have any experience with the more expensive stuff from
easyclosets or some of the other direct-to-consumer custom designed kits?  I

I uploaded a bunch of photos taken as going along in the kitchen remodel project.  So far we have repaired the floor, framed a larger window, installed receptacle/switch boxes.
http://www.geocities.com/sammybinsnoozin/kitchen2.html
I would greatly appreciate any comments or ...

A large piece of my ice bin broke off, right under the auger.  It is a
17 year old Whirlpool with ice maker.  I think a large chunk of ice
got stuck in the auger and was pushed down to break out the hole.
I have previously repaired it with duct tape.  That works for a few

My wife and I are deciding on new flooring for a house we're buying.
After deciding on bamboo we were informed that bamboo may not work
well in our home without a humidifier due to the dry Colorado.  So now
we're looking at engineered flooring.  After basically deciding on