Maintenance and Repair: April 2008 Monthly archive
In a follow up to finding an appliance repairman, here are some suggestions from OldHouseWeb.com for maximizing the effective life of your appliances as well as how best to work with your appliance technician when they are troubleshooting your equipment.
Tags: appliances, dishwasher, diy, dryer, oven, repair, washer
April 30, 2008 | Comments ()
Modern day appliances are a blessing but when they go bad they can cause nightmares at the most inopportune times. Contrary to how the majority of us treat our appliances, the moving parts in washers, dryers, and dishwashers do need regular maintenance to continue to happily run for years. Fortunately many of the American made appliances in the 70's and 80's were well built solid machines with parts widely available. As these machines retire at a rapid pace and have been replaced by high-tech appliances, the options for finding repairman to fix them is dwindling.
Tags: appliance repair, howto, oldhouseweb.com
April 29, 2008 | Comments ()
Well it seems I've shamed my family into replacing our 20 year old outdoor bbq grill. This week Dad picked up a Char-broil stainless stell unit for $179 from Big Lots with 3 burners and a side warmer. Our previous grill hooked right up to our natural gas outlet but discovered that this one wasn't going to go as easy.
Tags: bbq, conversion, grills, natural gas, propane
April 28, 2008 | Comments ()
The saying "An ounce of prevention..." is applicable when debating testing your home for radon contamination and then making the necessary modifications to your home to remedy the results of high levels of radon.
Tags: poison gases, radon, testing, wsj.com
April 25, 2008 | Comments ()
This houseblogger has uncovered a badly damaged wall after removing the stubborn wallpaper that also took the plaster with it.
Tags: drywall, foursquare, wallpaper, water damage
April 23, 2008 | Comments ()
With the warmer weather comes open windows at night and bugs right along with it. Now's the time to make sure your window screens are in working order with no tears allowing in pests.
April 22, 2008 | Comments ()
We've come across a great houseblog called Remodeling for Geeks. They've got instructive photos and step-by-steps for a number of different home improvement projects. One of our favorites is their solution for repairing roof dryrot that has effected their eaves.
Tags: eaves, houseblog, remodel, remodeling for geeks, repair
April 14, 2008 | Comments ()
Wing chairs are coming back in style, and should yours need a refresher (or any of your other furniture for that matter) there's always the option of reupholstering it. Professional reupholstery can run you hundreds of dollars, but we all know it's more fun to do it ourselves.
Tags: meredith clinton, upholster, wingback chair
April 10, 2008 | Comments ()
If the horizontal of your door is off don't bend the rungs but rather remove the door and shave a bit off the bottom.
Tags: door, techniques
April 7, 2008 | Comments ()
