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I'm not talking about a full on hot water system, but the individually sold baseboards that come with water (oil?) sealed inside them to retain the heat after the electric part of the heatin unit has turned off, so you use less power overall... Does anyone have any links or info on how much...

If you are using the Energy Star flourescent lights, can you put in a light that is lower wattage than the max for your fixture, but is "equivalent" to a higher wattage in conventional bulbs? The two overhead fixtures we chose turned out to be not as bright as we expected, we are currently...

So it turns out the task that Aaron and I chose for last week - cleaning and painting the doors, so that we could re-hang them - may have been a complete waste. The doors are seriously warped and it appears the frames for the doors are also messed up. Unfortunately I forgot to take pics...

I was wondering how easy or hard it would be to replace things like the drain cover, or the spout (where it comes out if you want a bath instead), or drain switch in a one piece plastic tub? They are rusty and dingy, so I was hoping to get shiny new pieces. Also, what about replacing the...

Is there a way to take the top part off a toilet (I know it came in two parts, I saw them install it) so that I can reach behind the toilet and peel off old wallpaper, then repaint? Somehow the last owner got the wallpaper perfectly behind the toilet and I can't reach it well enough to...

How easy or hard is it to remove a vanity w/sink and replace it? Is it just a matter of turning off water and unhooked pipes? What about putting in a recessed/inserted type medicine cabinet? Just make the hole and put it in, screw in place?

Currently, the cold air return for our system is right next to the edge of our counter where the kitchen meets the dining room. It's really awkward and I can just see us dropping small items down the shaft by accident. So I want to move it to the other side of the dining room, just about 10...

Aaron and I are definitely going to pull up the old vinyl flooring in our kitchen.. it's original, so no multilayers. I was wondering what tools/materials we need to take it up and any troubleshooting tips you might have!

Aaron and I are replacing the insulation in the crawl space of our new home... when I pulled down on section of old insulation, we found this very funky looking spot. It's black/brown and shiny, but when Aaron touched it, it was dry.. I would almost think it was a flaw originally in the...

How hard would it be to unhook and replace the plugs in the walls - not the whole box, but the part you see through the cover? Our plugs may have once been white but are definitely yellowed looking and I want to replace all the outlet covers and actually plastic plugs so they'll match the...

As I may have mentioned, we pulled down all the trim in our house, including around the windows. Aaron has noticed some slight air leaks and wanted to fill them in with "Great Stuff" foam to make things more air tight. I was under the impression that you wouldn't actually want things to be...

Our laundry closet is just a small space off from the kitchen, the type where you just fit the W/D in with a little room to spare for doors, etc. Since the flooring in the kitchen needs to be replaced, I was wondering about doing something like rubber for just the section in the laundry...

I'm a little confused. My fiance and I had to purchase a new water heater for our fixer upper and we thought we picked one that qualified for the energy credit - it's a 50 gallon with an energy efficients rating of .95 - well on further reading, it looks like you only get that credit if it's...

My fiance and I are having a bit of a disagreement. Apparently whoever built this place didn't take into account the fact that trees grow and two huge pine trees are now snuggled right up to either end of our house. Aaron wants to just trim off the branches touching the house because the...

The interior doors of our house are what appear to be "molded" wood doors - they aren't the hollow kind, but instead of wood showing, they have a thin layer of white fake wood grain showing. They've gotten stained from various things (we aren't sure what - house is a foreclosure) and I was...

Hi, my name's Julia and my fiance Aaron and I just purchased our first home on Jan. 2nd. It's a cute little ranch that was foreclosed after some water damage. The damage is pretty minor all things considered, and since we've stripped the carpets and scrubbed the walls, we are moving on to...

Has anyone had experience installing prefinished hardwood flooring? My parents bought some about two years ago and it's a nightmare - it's totally scratched up and you have to be neurotic about not spilling liquids (it's in their kitchen and dining room!!) because the liquid will get between...