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should we have an inspector come out and give the house a thorough inspection before we sign any contracts?

Ayuh.

Respectfully submit....

Where does the damn butler sleep????

It's just me, lrkrgrrl, back again to pester you all. Finally got me some high test interweb. Hope you are all well and wild in the cyber 'hood.

And I hope you all find where your wild things are....

"depending on the source, 'latex' or water based paint were first introduced in the 1940's and 1950's" (jade m) Respectfully submit that water based paints predate latex (rubber) matrix. Milk and blood proteins were the earliest carriers, and are most certainly water based. O I forgot egg. But that ...

A well trained yet completly irresponsible orthopedic surgeon may be able to rectify the situation without recourse to carpentry.

Oh, wait, I didn't mean that.

Damn this dial up...oh wait...when my house was built... thank goodness for a telegraph line. And a mail service. Any way.....I just want to say merry, merry, and happy happy and how the #^&$%*%$ did they get that refridgerator in, since I have to have it out by 8 AM monday and it doesn't fit throug...

No.
I also don't suggest putting in a wood stove without a stove pipe.

But hey, we all know I'm a little parano...I mean careful.

A translation of the works that got a certain former Soviet sent to the gulag....and started a re-read of a classic tale of a challenging cruise of the Mediterranian. Mostly lucky if I get through today's comics and the local weekly rag. And maybe a New Yorker every week or two. Just want to jump in...

(Let me duck) Vinyl can exacerbate any number of problems. I know of "self-cleaning" vinyl siding...and strongly suspect that the "chalking" is that very substance we all love to hate. However, once upon a time, I watched a company that specialized in "historic" vinyl match nearly perfectly the orig...

My mama's house had an old-school clock timer for years....and since someone talked her into replacing it they've been through several. That said, I love my 5/2 double set back thermostats. Between those and the two-stage super-efficent furnaces...I've reduced fuel consumption significantly...withou...