Homeowner Forum / Repair / December 2007

My back door is slightly warped at that very bottom of the seal with
the doorway enough to allow a breeze. I tried weatherstripping but
it's not thick enough and falls off if i layer it. I am thinking about
finding a way to shave down a piece of wood and attaching it either to

I have a new Tera-Stone vanity tom that I need to trim 1 inch off the width.
Anyone have tips for doing this?

I am going to insall a tin backsplash.. It looks easy enough.. cut the
tin sheets to size...
However, the kitchen walls are textured.. I don't know what it is--
whether a textured spray or stucco job.. It is kinda subtle in

It`s winter time and cold and as usual the tractor battery is almost
dead.                The regular charger and the trickle charger boils
out the water. A neighbor says he uses a " float charger".  Can someone
tell me what a float charger is amd what does it do?

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My old Carrier gas furnace heats just fine, but does something I don't
recall it doing in the past.  Whenever the thermostat has told the
system to turn on and provide heat, I hear the burner re-igniting
several times while the fan is still running.  I assume that since I

I was going to install my bathroom sink last week, but one of the wall
mounts has gone missing. It's a circa 1954 (that's the date stamped on
the back) Standard console sink. The type with the chrome legs. Here's
what the mount looks like:

What or how is the best way? I have a standard 10' high x 16' wide
rollup door that I would like to insulate somehow. Any ideas
appreciated! Thanks,    Earl

I just moved into a new house in IA.  We had our first bad ice storm
of the year, and one section of my gutters froze up and some water
backed up into the house.
Would gutter covers fix this problem, or should I install a heating

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I recently purchased a home with a whole house humidifier hooked into
the furnace.  It has a humidistat control, which I have set according
to the recommended humidity setting for the current outdoor temp.
There is also a dial on the humidifier unit itself with high/medium/

Live in zone 5 have 1900 square foot house, and boiler/hot water heat. I
have about 400' of 3/4 and 1 inch copper in basement and crawl space in this
system....Is it worth the effort to insulate these things? I checked Home
Depot and a little over $100.00 to do the job...Any Idea ...

Have a wooden front door that has warped with age.  Doesn't stay closed.
Have tried putting insulation strips to keep it shut.  Still swings open.
If I put too much insulation it is too difficult to close.
Can't seem to find the right balance of friction.  I know the door is most

I have a Rheem water heater, 50 gal, aprox 5 years old.  Within last
month I had to replace the thermocouple, worked fine until this week,
now I notice that the pilot light is about 3 inches hight and there is
flame coming from the bottom of the pilot burner from the air inlet.