Homeowner Forum / Repair / October 2008

We have a ranch style house build about 50 years ago. The original ceiling
insulation was fiberglass bats. The paper has all deteriorated and the
fiberglass has all compressed. Now we have about an inch of stuff between
each ceiling joist.

If you don't know what you are doing, maybe best to call a pro...
There was a homeowner who had a low wattage water heater which worked fine
on a 240V 15 amp breaker. Then one day a heating element went out...
The homeowner replaced the heating element, except purchased a higher

The 90 year-old wooden door frame to my cellar had been damaged by
termites over the years. I finally got around to removing the frame
and would like to replace it with steel. The old frame was not load
bearing, but I would like to use steel in case the rough masonry walls

I have a newer model Toro push-mower with a Briggs and Stratton engine
that has generally been working great. A month or so ago, I somehow
overfilled the oil, and the next time I started it, the oil seeped out
of the air filter area and onto the top of the deck. It was a mess.

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Five or so years my wife had a new kitchen put in
(same room, but redone).
For beauty, backsplash was wood.
I suggested waterproof paint.  Both she and the builder (known

I've owned two Kitchenaide (upscale Whirlpool) over range microwaves,
purchased many years apart. Both had a problem with one of the two
underneath night lights burning out prematurely. I figure it's a design
flaw. Has anyone had the same problem with whirlpools? (or any other ...

Can anyone recommend a glue that would permit me to cover a plastic
laminate countertop by SLIDING a section of new laminate into position
over it?
I can't use contact cement because the layout of the countertop and

About a year ago, I noticed that the inside of my late 80's Hotpoint
refrigerator was sweating a lot and it seemed that it was running warm
in the refrigerator section. Freezer was fine, I had pulled the back
panel and checked the freezer coils, no ice on them. I got a new

Can anyone give me suggestions on the simplest and most precise way to
cut Formica plastic laminate into a round piece 42" in diameter out of
a 4x4 sheet?
Thanks...

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Its that time of the year again, our food bank and ministry funds are
running extremely low.
We are in need of help to get us through these difficult Winter
months. Food and Rental  prices have risen, and so has hunger, both

Tearing up some old carpet upstairs. Anybody need any sand? Thinking theres
enough fo a small sandbox!!

Just what are you all doing?  I want to see if I missed anything.
In offer for your time, one of mine (needed here) is to spider spray the
heck out of every opening, windows, doors, etc. As it cools outside, the
recent crop all try to find a warm spot to winter over.  Can get ...

Comcast decided to take this opportunity to shed services without price.
They are using the "they did it" excuse.  So my newsgroup service is going
bye bye.  The greed never stops.
To be fair, I would dump their a.s for another company if I could.  I guess