Homeowner Forum / Repair / July 2008

I'm putting polyethylene sheeting on the floor of a crawlspace.  My
plan is to run it up the walls (concrete block) and glue it to the
wall to seal and adhere it.  Can someone recommend a good adhesive for
this application?  Predictably, perhaps, water-based adhesives don't

We bought a generator (15000 watt portable Guardian 04582 Guardian
Ultra Source). The manual says to drain gas when storing the
generator. It does NOT say HOW to drain the gas and we cannot find a
dump valve anywhere.

I made a poor design choice and ordered an island/peninsula in my
kitchen with a 9" overhang for use as a breakfast bar.  Once the
quartz countertop was installed, it was obvious that 9" was too
shallow, and I should have gone for at least 12" or 13" to make it a

The main valve to my house needs replacing. Here's a pic
http://www.fileden.com/files/2008/3/11/1809238/valve.jpg
Any helpful tips I should be aware of first - other than shutting off
the water co. valve first obviously and opening up some faucets to

Everytime we are told to conserve energy, they tell us to insulate.
Everytime they tell us to insulate, I have insulated.
Now there is so much insulation in my house, I can barely get in the
door, and I cant even get to the furniture because it's all buried in

Hey there,
I am working on reserecting a homelite string trimmer that was
discarded.  Compression seems good, there is spark, and I have fresh
fuel,  but,  none seems to be getting into the carb.    Pumping  the

I have a GE 1/2hp motor (Lead-R-Line model 5KH47HR1086) used on an
evaporative cooler that has sealed bearings and a mounting "disk?" on
each end. Is there any way to remove the mounts and repack or replace
the bearings?

Looks like a good page but makes no distinction between chargeable and
rechargeable batteries.
http://earth911.org/
It also says Office Depot will accept televisions.   I have my doubts.

This is the worst I've ever seen.  They're just swarming everywhere,
and it's like driving through hail!
They're devouring some of our trees.
Anyone remember how long they live?

I'm getting ready to lay a laminate floor in my basement. The floor is
smooth enough, except for two places.
In one place, there was a 2'x4' when the floor was poured. This created a
raised area and a lip, as well as a depression where the 2'x4' was. I have

Hey folks
I'm in Michigan and have a well setup that for the last 3 years has
worked just fine.  recently though the pump seems to run at odd
times.  Like first thing in the morning when I wake up, even though no

Our rear doors are covered by a 112" W x ~86" H set of vertical
blinds.  I would like to keep everything BUT the fabric vanes.
NON STANDARD VANE-to-RAIL CONNECTOR
The issue is that the plastic piece that connects the fabric vanes to

I have read that an asphalt shingle roof should not be pressure washed,
but I have also read that it is ok at low pressure.
Using low pressure, a guy pressure washed my asphalt shingle roof. Now
there are some irregular areas that are lighter than the rest. The

Hi, I have a motion sensor switch in my new bathroom.  It's all up to code
and
inspected, but I need a dimmer switch in my bathroom, not a motion sensor
switch.  

I am pretty much convinced that I want to vent my stove in our new
kitchen, but we're designing in an over-the-stove microwave and the
cabinet above the microwave does not go all the way to the ceiling.  I
have been looking at how a clothes dryer vent works running up in the