Homeowner Forum / Repair / February 2008

We are preparing to spruce up our laundry room.  The room has a tile
floor with several areas where the grout has broken up.  My assumption
is that this is due to the vibration from the washing machine and that
the issue will re-occur if I simply repair the situation with standard

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My "L"-shaped hallway has a light switch at the end of each leg, a
switch at the intersection of the legs and a ceiling-light the middle
of each leg.
Originally, the ceiling-lights could be turned on/off from each

One side of my pocket door came down.  The inside upper part of the
door has a post that goes into the rollers that run on the track.  The
post came out of the roller.  Does anyone have a solution other than
breaking the wall to install new hardware?  Has anyone had this

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Hi;
I have a pergo floor that was installed about ten years ago. It
squeaks pretty bad. I climbed under the crawl space and didnt see any
gaps or movement where the plywood attaches to the floor joists. Any

Mountain Dew soda can be easily made and better yet, it's FREE.
You can only make it in the winter, so stock up for your cool
refreshing summer drinks.  
Here is how.  Go outside and look for patches of yellow snow.  They

My water bills have been outrageous, for the past couple of months.
I had stayed home the other week, because I wasn't feeling well. I was
downstairs on the couch, when I kept hearing water run. I went upstairs,
and well, if you watch the video, you'll find out the problem.

I have a hot water leak in the shower which I am trying to fix.  I
have done the following:
1) replaced the valve seat,
2) replaced the valve stems (American Standard compression valve

A friend of mine asked me a question I didn't know the answer to, so I
told her I'd ask you guys.
She has a stove-oven/microwave combination. She is going to get a new
stove/oven and a microwave but the microwave will be separate. Currently

I have a woodstove.  In the front is a slider plate that I can regulate the
air with.  I have learned that this is the most important component in
getting the fire to burn warm and long rather than short and hot.
But about a foot up the pipe, there's a damper.  I have been reading ...

How is laminate nosing secured to the 3/4" plywood sub floor at the
top of a run of stairs?

Today I was messing around in the garage and decided to start the
riding mower. Well the battery was dead.               My neighbor says
he keeps a float charger on his all winter.
Can someone tell me what a float charger is and what does it do? Is it

Is there any problem running the dryer vent up the toilet vent pipe?

I've been using a 12", 32 tooth carbide blade in a DeWalt 12" miter saw
to cut thin aluminum sections (track lighting.)  I'm now the point where
I need a replacement blade.  Any suggestions?
Abrasive cutoff disk or another carbide tooth blade?