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The previous owner of the house I bought covered the entire patio with fake grass, and her little dog used it for a bathroom for lord knows how long. The adhesive used is only haphazardly spot applied, and I bought a floor scraper to try to get it up, but it's still quite gummy and seriously...

I'm not new, but I tend to come and go with long periods in between. For some reason, I move, buy a house, and find things were not as they seemed and the inspector missed it. It wouldn't be so bad if I weren't an old broad, single income. I try to channel my daddy who was handyman personified...

I just had a new dishwasher delivered, and as the guys were setting it in the garage, I made the off-hand comment that now I just need someone to install it. They said they would for $100 and I let them. I noticed it didn't have a blanket when they put it in, and I just thought newer...

This question isn't so much for the house, but for an appliance in it. I accidentally broken off the grounding pin on the plug of my 7 c.f. chest freezer. I keep having to move it and I forgot to unplug it. I'd like to replace the power cord with a longer one, but wonder if there's a reason...

The townhouse I bought has solar screens, which I guess is a good thing since I'm in Southern Nevada. But I was wondering if they serve any purpose other than reducing the sun's intensity when it's directly on the windows. I mean, do they have any actual insulation properties? The reason I ask...

The former owner of my townhouse was told she didn't have to repair any nail holes, etc. Sadly, she did me the "favor" of doing so anyway--very badly--and painted her handywork with the custom paints she left me in mason jars. I actually consider myself one of the world's best hole repair...

I was wondering if the dishwasher air gap is just a quaint tradition or codified. I didn't have one in my Utah house, but in Southern Nevada I do. I just bought a new kitchen faucet and realized it conflicts with the stupid wart on my sink. Is that thing really necessary these days?

The house I bought has a very nice ~400sf covered patio with warm LED light circling the upper perimeter and a ceiling fan. I have a beautiful patio sofa set that makes the whole space so inviting. The problem is, the previous owners glued 4'x4' sections of fake grass with overlapping edges...

I just bought a two-story townhouse, and I am baffled about how to have a consistent temperature between floors. It is so warm up top while chilly down below. The temp spread isn't huge, but I need a cool room to be able to sleep. In that case, I have programmed my thermostat to stop heating...

I know this forum isn't about appliance repair, but I hope to hear from some of you who have knowledge on the subject of refrigerators and can help me sound less stupid and gullible when I call for repair. I bought my house with the fridge included and with a home warranty. The last two times...

I just bought a townhouse, and I think whoever wired it was drunk. Maybe it's just me, but whenever there have been two switches--one for the over sink light and one for the disposal--the one on closest to the sink operated the disposal. It's the reverse here and I keep hitting the wrong one...

This is hopefully an easy answer. I have one 15A GFCI duplex outlet (two sockets) in my garage on one wall, and a lonely single 20A outlet (one socket) on another wall with my little chest freezer plugged into it. That's it for garage power unless I climb up to plug into the door opener. Is...

Probably the wrong place to ask this question, but I'll give it a shot. Any appliance repair people out there? I have a Whirlpool dryer (WGD5000DW2), and the moisture sensor has lifted on one end, and stuff gets snagged in it. Since trying to press it back into place doesn't work, and I can't...

Does anyone have experience changing their traditional spray nozzles to the more efficient rotary nozzles? I have found too much information and not enough experience. Some say you need to replace the whole body and others just the nozzle in the popup. While I'm sure my system would benefit from...

Does anyone have experience changing their traditional spray nozzles to the more efficient rotary nozzles? I have found too much information and not enough experience. Some say you need to replace the whole body and others just the nozzle in the popup. While I'm sure my system would benefit...

Hi, kids! I haven't checked in for a while because I haven't had any stupid questions to ask or learned advice to give. But I have one now (stupid question, not advice). I'm trying to revamp my guest bath. I took out the bright brass showers doors, and now need to replace the bright...

I have a cinder block wall around my back that is a reddish terra cotta color. The bottom three rows were painted a matching color to hide staining from mildew. I was told that comes from the house behind me being a higher elevation. There are a few places where it looks like salts are...

If you don't want to read the story, scroll down to "Repair Question." I like telling my stories. :). The master shower drain leaks and stinks. I know it leaks, and probably has for a long time, because there is rust, etc., outside at the floor level where the drain would be. It stinks...

My question before about adding a dimmer to a 4-way configuration was helpful. As it turns out, I miscounted the switch locations and there are only three. Anyway, I finally got around to playing with switches again today, and was able to determine that the most-used location was a...

I'm sure this is a dumb question, but I'll ask it anyway. I can always be surprised. :) I received a single pole motion sensor switch that I planned to put in my laundry area. I decided against it because I'm pretty sure the switch is so close to the door that it will trigger walking by...