Archive for the ‘Maintenance & Repairs’ Category

When renting a house, should the landlord make deductions on labor?

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

dspellings70 asked: We are renting a house and the landlord is expecting us to tear out carpet and install tiling in the whole bottom level of a large 2 story house.house rental

Can you paint a house that has pressed-board siding with paint labeled specifically for masonry?

Sunday, December 20th, 2009

correrafan asked: I have 20 gallons of masonry paint that I was going to use to paint a house I ended up sellling. I still like the color, and I was wondering if I could paint my present house with it. This house has wooden window moldings, but ...

My parents house is cluttered almost to the level of danger. How do I convince them to clean house?

Saturday, April 18th, 2009

cutie pie asked: They just hold on to everything! There are newspapers from months past, soda bottles, shoes, clothes, boxes, anything you can imagine just exploding from each room in the house! I have already tried cleaning their house myself, but I don't get anywhere. I do the dishes, clean ...

How do I keep my house safe during this years hurricane season?

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

Leo S asked: We got hit by hurricane Rita almost 2 years ago and we still have a blue tarp on our roof. We are renting and the owner of the house didn't have insurance on the house so we stll have a blue tarp covering it. I'm ...

How often do you need your house wires that are inside your house checked by an electrician?

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

Jordin K asked: Our house is really old. We got our wires checked about 20 years ago. Lately I've been experiencing some power problems but Edison said it's occurring outside. I worry though that I end up with a faulty wire and the house ends up burning down or something. ...

Should we reconfigure our new house to make a great room?

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

May I Wish asked: We just bought a house and its pretty old.. currently you walk through a small hallway into a living room.. to the right is a master bedroom, and the left side is divided into a kitchen and bathroom on left side and 2 smaller bedrooms (one ...