http://mobilehomerepair.com/phpbb/userpix/2151_149_1.jpg I got an electric fireplace for half price $189.00 at Home Depot in March '08 based on some cool photos Sylvia once posted. This is my first attempt at loading a photo. It's right after I put it together and fired it up. The dog moved in. I'v...

I just got the lawsuit info from a friend. They are still sending out postcards to some neighborhoods here that were built with hardboard. I looked at www.claimsourceone.com and I took it to mean that it is closed. The phone number they list is (888) 474-0775. I'm going to try calling next week. (It...

Is this your original siding? Hardiboard was not sold in the U.S. in 1989. You probably have HARDBOARD siding. It was a composit of sawdust and glue. It was made by several companies and it falls apart if not kept painted. Hardiboard and Hardiplank don't they are made of concrete. Hardboard gets spo...

I think the priming is so the border will strip off easily when you decide to remodel and to give "tooth" to the adhesive. I primed and put up border a while back. It stuck just fine and came off very easily when I decided to repaint. If your painted wall is clean and flat paint and you in...

I just did this last month! I bought this long-armed gizmo in Walmart in the RV department. It attaches to the hose and is a very soft brush. It cost about 20 dollars but you can also use it to wash your car and it should last years. I used a 5 gallon bucket and put in "vinyl siding wash" ...

The first ceiling fan I ever got, back in '82 was about 40 lbs and parts of the body were cast brass! It required a metal chandelier box and an additional hook into the ceiling joist. I had it in a 1908 house. It stayed there when I sold the house long ago. Good riddance. No way would I put up anyth...

It sounds like you should try flipping the reverse switch on your ceiling fan. When it's blowing hot air down it's on the winter setting.

It depends on your credit but they are offering 5.6% 30 year mortgages where I live. Personally my goal is to pay off my mortgage way before retirement. 15 0r 20 year mortgages will have even lower rates. If you are paying 10% now you should be able to get a lower rate even with borrowing 10k more. ...

Last night I was switching around and found a show that's new to me. "Mobile Home Disaster" is on CMT. It's supposed to be a reality TV show. They spend a lot of time making fun of MH's. They took a double wide and sided it with logs. It was very much like "Extreme Home Makeover"...

I just purchased OSB subfloor for 5.99 a sheet at Home Depot to make a repair.
I just saw some 400k+$ homes being built using OSB and it's a good bet the floors in them are intended to last at least 30 years!

Not sure what product "Fill" is but have you tried using either "Bondo" auto body filler or a two part (stinky) epoxy wood filler ? Also, are you using a power sander? A small finish sander is not very expensive and should produce a smooth surface.

Lane, The cabinets you saw on "Deserving Design" are most likely from Ikea. www.ikea.com I notice a ton of high design low price items on decorating shows seem to come from there. The hanging rail is the way most European cabinets are installed. In some European apartments the tenants take...

I would not go to all that trouble to install sliding closet doors! People who have them hate them because they shut off access to at least half the closet at all times. One easy solution would be to take down your broken doors and get an adjustable spring loaded shower rod ( $5.00 at Big Lots), cur...

If you are talking about the ones in Home Depot called "thin wall anchors" - I love them. They are made of grey colored pot metal and have a sharp, pointy end and you use a phillips screw driver to screw them into paneling. Then you screw a screw into them. I used the 60 lb rated ones abou...

Wow! The paint makes all the difference. Very peaceful. You must really love to paint!

I was looking at your photo album and I was wondering what type of floor you had in your old '75? Was that laminate or the Novalis vinyl? How did it hold up? It looks good.