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I had my Moen shower valve replaced less than a year ago. The plumber had set my temp setting a little too low. A couple of weeks ago I adjusted the plastic settings to be a little hotter. Now I am noticing the handle does not turn as "freely" as it should. Especially towards the hotter side. It...

I just installed a new bathroom exhaust fan in my bathroom. Now left with a gap around two of the sides of the housing. What should I fill that gap with,to stop air leaks ?? Caulking ?? Spray foam?? And if I seal that gap will the fan work better?? Thanks Barry

Right now I have tile on the walls of my bathroom, all the way around, which goes up 50 in. I want to take down the tile and put up wooden tongue and groove planks in place of the tile. What is the easiest way to take down the tile? Due to my hot water baseboard, should I rip out the sheet rock...

I am looking at a Sterling/Kohler Emsemble tub and surround. (60x32) Has anybody have experience with these. Good, bad or otherwise? Thanks Barry

Chinmey chase There is a chase built around my chimney in the attic. The chimney goes straight up the middle of my house. Around the chase, it is only sealed half way around the chimney with flashing, on the floor side of the chimney. Hot air is coming up from the cellar and mixing with cold air...

We have ASB Firenze bath tub and surround. Which after 6 years is cracking in two places on the floor of tub. We are looking at replacement tubs. Would like 60x32, and at least 15 inches deep, right now ours is 16inches. We got a quote from a plumber which was a little high for a Americast tub...

About 6 years ago we replaced our tub with a ASB Firenze soaking tub, with surround. At the time we did not read any reviews and thought we were getting a good tub. Since then the first year we had cracks starting to form where you sit, it did not leak so I ignored it, but then that one started...

I just bought a new filter to pump hose, and the pool store gave me a new "union" connector to screw into my filter. I put some teflon tape on and threaded it in. It has a slow leak, probably a drop every 2 minutes or so. I took it out and put more teflon on., but still leaks. My question is...

My chimney goes up thru the middle of my ranch house. I have been having flaking and a yellow stain on the ceiling, right where it joins the chimney. I thought it was the warm air going thru a air leak and causing condensation with the cold air of the chimney. It was better in the summer, but it...

Right now my fuse panel is completely full, I believe it's a 200amp panel. There is not a open spot left. What I want to do is add another panel, so I can install a hot tub. The goal is to have the hot tub and a few other things in the second panel, like furnance and my frig. Could use some...

My supply line comes into our house into the finished room in the basement, Goes into the meter. Then it goes up vertically and then splits, one goes to an outside spigot, and the other goes to a house water filter and then to the house plumbing. If noticied lately that then is water dripping...

I am installing recess lighting in my finished cellar room, I have suspended ceilings. The gap between the bottom of the joist and the top of the ceiling tile is 2 1/2 inches, but the most my can light ajust to is 1 inch lower. So if I mount it to my joist ..it won't reach the top of the tile...

We are having new granite countertops put in with new stainless sink. We were thinking about putting in a soap dispenser into the sink, but heard if the pump breaks ..it's hard to find replacements??? Any suggestions??/ Thanks Barry

I have huge ant hills throughout my lawn, probably about 100-200 of them, some about 12inches wide. I can't use pesticides because of my little dog and kids. I tried boiling water, but that kills my lawn, I tried ground pepper bit that does not work. I tried instant grits, supposily, the...

I recently had my bathroom window taken out, cause it was in the shower, and leaking. Now it's a tub surround and wall. I know I have to go up on my CFM rating on my exhaust fan. But, meanwhile, when we take hot baths or showers we get condensation on the ceiling above the tub. So, much that it...

I have an Ariens 824 snowblower, that the drive gear doesn't seem to be acting right. I do not seem to be able to go thru snow like I use to. I've adjusted the cable, and we had some heavy snow yesterday and I've noticed that I had to push more than usual. And when I got done snowblowing, I...

I had a new tub placed, and it seems like they cut the linolium floor too much, they tried to use chaulking to hold the floor in place against the tub, but it's been three months and the edge is starting to rise. I had the floor guy come in to look, and he said that I could try a pice of...

My oil company is offering a new system, the "System 2000" If your income falls within there guideline and your system is over 20 years old it qualifies for a "oil heat efficiency program rebate". Bacically they will put in a new system for about $7,000, and I would qualify for about...

I have a Mannington linoleum floor in my bathroom and right where it joins my bathtub, it's starting to come up... ...what can i use as an adhesive to fix my problem Thanks Barry

I get Comcast on demand, last Wednesday, comcast was doing something on my poloe, then did something on the outside of my house. After that I did not get "on demand" programing. I called them out and after 4-5 days they sent someone out. He looked at the pole and said they put a "bullit" on...