Connie Ruffennach lives in Arlington, Texas. As we all know, Texas can have some wild weather. Guess what happened to her attic ventilator turbine vent? Let her give you the details: "We had a sleet storm this morning. My attic ventilator is spinning crazily and is making a knocking sound. What could be causing this?" Connie, […]
Maggie Scofield is suffering from cold air that's coming down through her kitchen exhaust fan in Raleigh, NC. Allow her to give you a full report: "It's been frigid here in NC yesterday, and expected to get down to 0 degrees over the next few days. I never noticed before, but there is a very cold […]
Joseph Gulaskey has to wait and wait for hot water to show up in his faucets in the winter. He lives in North Huntingdon, PA where it can get quite cold. Here's what Joe sent me: "During the winter months and having an unheated cellar, I have my hot water lines covered with polyfoam insulation. With […]
Joanna Davis seems to have hired a contractor that has a suspect plumber who goofed up her pot filler faucet. This happened in Greenville, South Carolina. Let her tell you the facts: "Each time I turn on my pot filler, I have to empty the first two pots of water as they smell like oil and […]
I've got a couple of things for you today. Actually more than a couple. The first is a reminder about ads you see at AsktheBuilder.com. I made some sweeping changes yesterday at my website in an effort to help save you time and money. I've done just about everything possible to make sure that ads […]
I took the following photos on February 21, 2015, at the top of my drive. I live in Meredith, NH which is in the geographic center of the state. Before we go any further, realize I was born and raised in Cincinnati, OH living there for 55 years. The snow is deeper south of me […]
My wife Kathy and I love Amazon.com. We've come to TRUST them as a great company. We buy lots of stuff from Amazon.com. We know our UPS driver on a first name basis he's here so often! This was so important, that it was mentioned in the February 22, 2015 AsktheBuilder Weekend Alert Newsletter. We […]
Theresa Jordan lives up in a suburb of Chicago, Arlington Heights, IL. But she's got a very big problem with backflow valves in her sewer line that are now creating backups in her home. She can tell the story much better than I can. Here it is: "Where I live, we have combined storm and sanitary […]
I've never driven a snowmobile on flat land much less up a steep mountain. What do you think the average snowmobile weighs? It's got to be 500 pounds or more. What you're going to see in the video below will blow your mind. My guess is the angle of the chute in that mountain is […]
Susan Coyle wants to dress up her home in Atascadero, CA, with some nice extruded fiberglass window boxes. Here's what she asked: "Is there a specific brand of extruded fiberglass window box that you recommend?" Susan, I don't know that there are any standout brands. I have about ten wonderful extruded fiberglass window boxes here at […]
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