Homeowner Forum / Repair / October 2008

How often do you get your  furnace / AC maintained. I live in cold
climate with 2-3 months of hot.  I was recommended yearly for both.
Are the
extended  service plans worth the extra cost.

I started to remodel my small 870 square foot house in 1994.  I wanted
to slightly increase the size of the home to make it a about 1400 Sq
ft.  Replace the windows, doors, new siding, new wiring, new cabinets,
some flooring and painting.  The job was supposed to cost around

Gentlemen;
About a year ago I had a contractor install a new steel, prehung exterior
door.  Although I don't know the brand, this door was most likely obtained
at Home Depot.  There appears to be nothing wrong with the quality of the

I would not use bleach to get rid of mold, I found when you use mold
happens to come back. There is a few products out there one I did like
was the Safe Shield and Molderizer kit.. u can look on the web and
should be able to find them. I do not know the exact address.

I see some of houses has concrete cement and some of them are led pave
driveway.
which one is better, last longer ? How is the cost? Is concrete cement
cost more or led pave driveway?

We live in a manufactured home.  The ceiling is made out of this odd,
funky paneled looking stuff.  We dry-walled over it and we were quite
happy with the results.  This was 7 years ago.  Then a little while
ago we had a leak in the roof and as a result had to relocate a couple

I'm lookin to get an AC window unit in my 9x12 office.. not sure on
the btu i would need, but i have a lot of computer equipment forcing
the ambient temp in the room from about 78 to as high as 85 at times
(at mid height in the room)..

I have a Maytag PYG1000AWW Rev. 11 dryer.
I have two questions:
1. The drive belt is broken. How do it get to the pulleys, etc. to
replace the belt? I have removed the front panel, but I am not sure

Hey all,
Just happened upon a really simple way to get rid of a skunk that had
found residence under a low hanging bay window while my wife and I
were on a weeks vacation recently.

I am doing a painting project. When I put down my first coat of
cieling paint after priming, I noticed these little holes I didn't
notice before. So, I just did little dabs of joint compound and
smoothed them out to cover them before I put on a second coat. Do I

On David Letterman every night about 9 minutes into his show he has a
segment, Famous Persidentisal Speeches, its worth a watch as W Busch
is always the finalee

the aluminum stranded wires seem to be held in the 2 pole breakers
(under the screws) with BIGGER headed screws.
ARE those bigger-headed screws ONLY for use to hold in aluminum wire?
this image should make clear what I'm talking about (an extreme closeup)

When it rains our bilco doors let in a lot of water.
What is the best stuff to use to seal both the inside and outside of
the base around these doors ?
Any suggestions ?

I have an exterior door, well actually it's not an exterior door that
opens to the interior, but an exterior door that opens into a
courtyard, so basically it's exposed to the weather on both sides.
It is a custom wood door, odd size.  It is difficult to replace

I would like to know how much the cost of replacing a new garage door.
Would anyone give ma a general price,
no need to be exact. It is two car garage with one door, it is not two
door.