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Hello, I'm hoping for some help diagnosing a problem with our gas dryer! Symptom 1: We first noticed the dryer not heating after doing multiple loads of laundry back to back...i.e. it would do fine with the first load and if we started another load it wouldn't heat for long. If we waited...

Hi all. Our furnace is doing this thing where it'll start up, run for 1 minute, then shut off. Then rinse and repeat. Sometimes it'll get up to the temp set on the stat, sometimes not. This is a forced air gas furnace, new in 2006. If I go downstairs and hit the electric kill switch on the...

Hi all. I'm covering a large section of old hardwood flooring in my 1960s house with carpet soon (kids and dogs need something softer to run around on). Beforehand though, I really want to take care of some of the nasty squeaks in the floor. Naturally, they're prominant in the areas that are...

Hi Everyone. We're remodeling our kitchen from the ground up, floor, appliances, cabinets, counters, backsplash, etc. Here's what we have so far: Appliances: black (all maytag) Cabinets: medium maple (see below for example) Floor: porcelain tile (see below) with dark grout matching color...

OK I'm just about to start the demo on my kitchen. My cabs are extremely old and have no back panels with screws attaching to the studs...they have no backs at all in fact. I looked for screws or nails and don't really see many...if at all. They have been painted like 8 times over so that may...

OK...finally starting on my kitchen remodel!! Here are the things we'll be doing: demo new cabinets/countertops porcelain tile floor moving gas line for range moving plumbing for sink moving electrical for disposal / microwave paint removing soffits/patchwork Since I'm playing...

Hello all, I have sort of a weird question about kitchen design... Right now I have a short wall (maybe 50") in my kitchen where there are wall cabinets installed but no base cabinets underneath. The reason for this is that my dishwasher opens along this wall...which kills the space along...

Planning to put in new flooring when my kitchen remodel goes down in a few months. I'm pretty set on using vinyl. To stay within budget it's a cost efficient choice. Plus with dogs and kids, I understand that it's a viable option in terms of durability. My question is...a full sheet (which I...

Hello, I'm wondering if it's worth the upgrade to pay for an all plywood cabinet (shelves, toe kick, etc) vs. the much cheaper upgrade for the plywood sides of the boxes only. It seems to me that the sides will support the granite and the other components aren't load-bearing...so would...

Hello all... Just starting planning for a kitchen remodel including new appliances, cabinets, floor, the whole sha-bang. Question is...we had a design made up at both Home Depot and Lowes...both designers came up with the exact same floor plan...so we're decently confident about our ideas and...

I'm looking for a low/moderately priced work bench for my basement work/storage area. A drawer or 2 and/or a pedestal with a cabinet or drawers would be ideal. I'm looking for something about 6 ft wide. I don't need something with a super high load capacity or anything like that. I'd love a...

Any way to remove stains on a concrete driveway left by power steering fluid leaks from a vehicle? My brother's truck is leaking all over my driveway and he's got no money to fix his car. I told him to lay something down under the cradle for now to stop the bleeding in terms of staining my...

OK...this is a follow-up to my last post. This time I have more detail after doing some research. I have some type of hollow baseboard waterproofing system in place in my basement currently, but I'm still getting water/moisture/seepage around the wall/floor joint. Anyone have an idea as to what...

Hi, Last night I noticed I had water leaking in around nearly every inch of my unfinished basement, along the very bottom corner where the wall meets the floor. We're talking about very little water here...dry in a few spots, just some light moisture in others, and in a couple of spots it's...

I just replaced a bunch of door knobs in the house...which I think were original from 1948. Someone told me these may be worth some money and I should try to sell them when I replace them....but I don't know that anyone would even want them. Does anyone think it would be worth it to post them...

Hello all, I recently noticed my furnace making a buzzing/humming noise (similar to a 60 Hz noise hum...) all the time. It does this even when off / not running. My fiancee says it's always done that, but I've never noticed it. It's loud enough that I can hear it upstairs (main floor)...

Hi all, We have a couple of different interior doors in the house that don't close properly. The edges on all sides of the door don't hit the frame, so the doors work great in that respect. However, the "depth" of the door is the problem. The doors I'm talking about have to be pushed in very...

Hi all, I'm debating on putting an accent wall in my home office...and need some advice on which wall to use and also some color ideas. First some background info: I have a bungalow style home, and the office is located off the back of the house, with an exterior door (white) out to the back...

Lately, the hinges on our bathroom door are squeaking when the door is more than half way closed. Any recommendations of what to put on there to quiet that down? Other than that...the door swings and closes nicely.

Hello, I'm going to call my gas company on this issue as well...but I want to do a little research first... December: Gas bill: $81 January: Gas bill: $179 February: Gas bill: $248 We have a gas stove, furnace, hot water heater. I know my house isn't insulated wonderfully, but I...