Homeowner Forum / Repair / February 2008

Recently I've noticed that about 20-30 minutes after flushing, the water
level in the toilet bowl drops about a half an inch and will maintain its
newly reduced level.  There is no leak from the tank, and no more is
entering the bowl.  I'm on the 2nd floor directly above another ...

The size is 12' x 6' and i just don't like the look of laminated floor
in the kitchen. A HAndyman recommended that I cover it with self
sticking vinyl by Armstrong for budget reasons. He said the floor is
solid, so all I need is  to cover it myself. he refused to take the

I'm 8-12 months away from replacing some windows. But in the meantime, I
need to replace the window coverings in one room. Whatever style I get,
they'll be mounted to the wall outside of the molding. "Pocket replacement"
is the way I'll go with these windows. For purposes of ...

I have a newish gas forced hot water heating system that is talking
hours to move the temp in the house  a few degrees. The house it
small, 1000 sf, and tight and it is only 30 degrees out.
My heating system has one Taco cartridge circulator 007-F5 and the

I have an Ariens snow blower that has oil dripping out of the rubber
breather tube.  I believe that that is what the purpose is for - let
oil out.  But it seems to be a significant amount.  Any idea what
would cause this?  Oddly enough I checked the oil level and it is

s this some weed? How do i get rid of this? I live in  SoutheastTexas
and i have St. Augustine grass. It is growing in patches sparsely
throughout my front and back yard. Thanks.
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I am having a hard time trying to remember where I saw a project
involving garage storage.  The main thing I remember about the
project
was that the shelf supports consisted of two boards (2x4 perhaps)

Ok everyone.  Now that the hype has started, partially due to
infomercials, let me tell you the horror of MagicJack.  I just
installed mine on a Gateway with Windows XP and because I had
musicmatch it would not load.  After 3 yes 3 hours typing with a tech

I want to replace my vinyl flooring in my kitchen. It is one sheet of
rolled out vinyl, not tile. however, it was installed before the
cabinets were put in place.
Would I have to take out the cabinets, stove, etc, and take up the old

I have Satellite Pieces Falling in my Yard.  One smashed a window in
my house after ripping off my rain gutter.  Another put a large dent
in the roof of my car.  I think there's one stuck in my roof too.
They did not say the pieces would damage our property after they blew

I am in the middle of the whole house remodeling and my electrician
who is doing wiring for me told me I should have him wire for smoke
alarms for all the rooms while he is at it.
Is this worth the effort?  I was planning on just using battery

I want to paint the interior walls of my garage.
The garage is under the house, has concrete block about half way up, and
the rest is drywalled. Originally, the builder rolled/sprayed on a thin
coat of mix, and dragged a roller through it.

Darn termites!
I need to replace 40' of sill plate from the 7' basement of a two-
story house.  Replacing it from the outside is out of the question
because of brick veneer and a solid-pour concrete porch.

Has anyone ever figured out how these dome doghouses leak? Maybe
condensation? They are worthless.

My GE Disposall hums but the spinning part doesn't budge.
I can't see any junk in there that would stop the spinning.
I couldn't get it going with a broomstick -- the broomstick can't even
rotate the thing either.