Donald Cameron lives across the pond in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. He's got an interesting question about periodic gravel driveway maintenance. "Hi Tim, I have a gravel driveway, shared with my immediate neighbour. We have typical traffic - two 4x4s, two saloons, LPG delivery lorry 8 times a year etc. The service piping for LPG gas, septic […]
Happy St. Patrick's Day! Luck of the Irish to you! Kathy has lots of Irish heritage in her lineage. But today, we all get to be Irish I believe! This is a somewhat strange newsletter issue. It's a blend of warnings and tips. Let's get started. Sponsored Posts and Content Late last week, I received […]
Lee Eismann lives in Upper Marlboro, MD and had to tangle with some hair, gunk and a sink stopper control rod in his wife's vanity sink. I'm thinking of starting a betting pool on how long his marriage is going to continue. Here's why: Hi Tim! OK, I searched for this question/topic per your instructions, and […]
Steven JP has a wretched toilet smell from his new toilet in his China home. Let him describe the situation. "Hey Tim! my new toilet has three connection points in the base. See the attached picture. I can't figure out why. This is a fancy new technology toilet that I bought here in China. It's an Arrow […]
"While you can do many things no matter how the bar will be oriented, I feel it's very important for you to consider who'll be the bartender." Wet Bar Ideas Checklist hot and cold water and a real drain what direction bartender faces the height of working bar and serving bar critical ample storage for […]
She Who Must Be Obeyed (Kathy) just informed me I FORGOT to tell you something about the Stain Solver Spring Sale!!!!! If you ADD to your order one of the SMALL 0.4 Sample Size Bottles, you get a SPECIAL small card in it with a SECRET promo code for 15% off your NEXT order. You […]
It's the Ides of March! Woo Hoo! That means Spring is just around the corner. There's still snow here in NH, but it's melting fast as the sun climbs higher each day in the sky. Thanks so much for taking the time to fill out the simple Spring Project Survey. What? You didn't do it? […]
Nadine has a problem with a sagging roof in Atlanta, Michigan. Here's her full report: "My roof is sagging. I never realized my rafters are 27 and one-half inches on center. The roofing material is is made from metal squares. What can I do to make the roof flat? Look at the photo of the underside […]
This is actually Tuesday's issue. I was hammered earlier this week, but you'll see why on Sunday! There's a BIG GAME that's going to be in the Sunday newsletter and you don't want to miss this one - especially if you don't want stuff inside your house to get wet. Wait until you see the […]
Terry Shirley has a deadbolt lock in his Asheboro, NC home that's hard to turn. Here's his story and he's sticking to it: "I have a sticky deadbolt on my front door and I know it's not the catch plate, because it's sticky with the door open. I have tried WD-40 and graphite. Neither worked. I […]
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