Recent content by Northwest_Homeowner

I just bought an led lamp at Walgreen's. It cost $3.99 plus tax, it puts out 450 lumens, and it uses about 8 watts. I would have liked to get one with around 800 lumens, but I did not see any.

I was concerned because I wondered what it would take to release the mercury. I figured if the cover broke off, there is a good chance the glass inside would break.

I have a question about compact florescent bulbs. Some of them have a plastic cover shaped like an incandescent bulb. How tough are those covers? How much of a whack would it take to knock it off the base? How much of a blow would it take to break the cover itself?

Last month there was a power failure at my house. In order to get the car out of the garage, I disconnected the metal bar that connects the garage door to the opener. I did that at the upper end of the bar, where it attaches to the chain drive gizmo. After the power came back on, I connected...

Here are some pictures showing the metal roof and the wet ceiling underneath. I felt those dark areas with my fingers. It feels like it's wet. How is that water getting there?

They are standing-seam. I don't recall what type of underlayment they used. The slope of the roof is very shallow.

I live in the rainy region of western Washington. I own a 4-bedroom rambler that I bought in 2002. It has a two-car garage. The pitch of the roof is really low, like about six-to-one. A roofing company replaced the roof in 2006, with a standing-seam metal roof. They installed new...