OHW

You have to give your guests detailed instructions on how to flush the toilet.

yer goin' ta hell for that one...

HB, you raise valid points and I'm sorry for what you had to go through. I have the reverse rose-colored glasses since I have a great realtore that I'd refer to anyone. He showed us a zillion properties, did tax and map research, zoning, etc. He is actually - get ready - a professional. I agree that...

Personally, I think you are ok, and that you're doing everything right. The first thing is to contact a water company and ask if a chlorine shock would effect the nitrates level. It would effect bacteria and whatnot, but as far as I am aware, reverse osmosis is the only thing that will reliably redu...

You think so? What makes you say that? In Maryland, at least, that's considered a criminal and civil offense (fraud) on the part of the seller, and maybe their realtor, too. In any case, even though the nitrates aren't that high, they would have to disclose it to all future buyers. Again, the penalt...

I, too, find it hard to imagine what type of old house you're going to find without any wood framing. As Don pointed out, even solid stone homes have an awful lot of wood in those interior walls, windows, doors, joists, etc. not to mention the typically gigiantic wooden beams and posts in the baseme...

I'm curious - why all the wax? I use Wood Preen to clean and polish the floors very occasionally, but I've never seen a lot of value in waxing a floor that has varnish/poly - what good does it do? I do know a lot of the old floors that were unfinished or oiled were frequently done w/Butcher's Wax, b...

Sounds like you know what you're doing. Let us know how it turns out. Best of luck.

I don't think so - they're owned by California Products Group, which is not owned by Benjamin Moore.

Oddly enough, they are headquartered in Andover, MA.

You guys are killing me. johnb, I don't know what your excuse is, but Gingerbread Man, you'd batter seek some professional help. 'Course that could run into some dough...oh god, it's contagious.