Homeowner Forum / Repair / December 2007

next on my "to do" list is to replace/rebuild two shutoff valves serving
two outside spigots.  They don't shut off anymore, meaning that I hope
that I don't get any really cold weather prior to getting this fixed, as
I can't drain the pipe going through the cinder block basement ...

I have occasion to cut baseboard  flex moulding. It is urethane, dense
and just kills my saw blades. The maker states on the web a general
comment about using any saw blade. I called them and a got generic
answer. "we use a spatula", but any blade will work....

Yamaha PSR-12, has maybe 72 keys, around 24 voicings, flexible-speed
percussion, canned tunes, etc. About 20 years old.
I turn it on lately, it works fine for 2-10 min., then freezes.
The little light that is supposed to come on for beat 1 when

I am framing for an interior door in my basement.  Someone was telling
me that Ontario code says there has to be 2 top plates when
framing ?   I asked around and others didn't seem to think so.  It's
not a load bearing door at all.   Does anyone know for certain if an

My kids (2.5 boys), ride their trikes down the driveway (a small, safe
incline) and use my shed to stop the ride. Eventually, they are going
to damage the wooden door.
Any thoughts about what I could use to prolong the life of the shed

Well, it's the silly season. My local paper just ran a full-page ad
for the HEAT SURGE Roll-n-Glow Fireplace. It is an electric heater
disguised as a fireplace ("fireless flame") and sold wrapped in a
"real Amish fireplace mantel". Wow!

-Where in B.C. do i buy furnace relays at a reasonable
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Delivered via  http://thestuccocompany.com

I "inherited" this item from someone moving out of town.
unfortunately, (stupidly??) when I first got it I only tested the
clock and display when I plugged it in (assuming it worked ).
then I tucked it away awaiting a kitchen renovation to which this unit

I have an oak reducer molding that goes against my kitchen tile floor
and on  my oak floor in the dining room. When I tested the fit, there
were some small gaps between the tile and molding, anotherwords the
tiles are not lined up perfectly straight. Only like an 1/8" max in

Was at the plumbing store this PM picking up my new kitchen sink (don't
ask, a small repair got out of control) and asked for some new lines to
hook it up.  guy handed me a pair of hoses with stainless overbraid,
SWMBO looked at them and said "hey, those look just like those fuel ...

Anybody need a FlatShare or Roomshare ??

I have a 20 year old Kenmore electric dryer (essentially a Whirlpool).  It's
held up pretty good overall.  About 4 years ago the motor wouldn't turn, so
I replaced the motor along with the rollers, belt, and front and back
bearings.  Everything has been working fine since then ...

Is it beneficial to get the air ducts in your house cleaned?  Seems
the heat isn't distributing through our house all that great.   could
it need a duct cleaning or would this be something else?

I am in a desperate need for suggestions on an alternative to a
standard gutter system...
We had gutters installed on our home about 3 years ago. Behind our
house is a slight incline so a good Alabama summer rain made a pond

An advertisement where every instance of "squirrel" is replaced by "teen."
http://stcharlesjournal.stltoday.com/opinions/sj2tn20071208-1209stc_beck_1.ii1.txt