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Comments (9)Actually, the Personal PAce are simpler mechanically than the old 3 speeds. They are a simple single speed gear box. The actuation of the handle controls the belt tension -really in the same way that lifting the drive bail did. Brilliantly simple. Belts last practically forever on them too. On casters, I personally find them awkward. Others may beg to differ. Maybe after you are used to them you don't get them caught on things as much. I have a real neat feature on my LAwnboy that you step on a lever that releases the handle assembly so it tips forward and out of the way when it is time to remove the bag. Also, the bag has no door on it like the Toro Super Recyclers did. A thing or two to think about. WHo knows, maybe this years models are all differant....See MoreTips for decorating the cheap and architecturally lacking house?
Comments (61)I've been skimming quickly, and have a few comments based on my quick read. First, everyone's work on their ranches - fabulous! However, and apologies if I've misread or misinterpreted, but cathleen has or will have a relatively limited budget and is not a DIYer. pirula's gorgeous reno looks like one that had a nice-sized budget, and joanneemb, you've said you and your DH did all the work yourselves. mtnr is 100% correct IMO that if cathleen has the budget to do all that kind of thing herself, she also the budget to get a nicer house from the start. "Built ins, higher baseboards, solid wood doors, new windows, custom moulding, new kitchen and bathrooms...... All of that is very expensive, especially if you are not DIY, and if you were you probably wouldn't be asking us. It kind of begs the question, if you can afford to do all of the above, you can afford a nicer house to begin with (especially since, often, all of the above are cash expenses and a nicer house you pay for over 30 years)." That list above - baseboards, wood doors, and so on - those are just the things you can see. Sometimes (not always, of course, but it could happen), there is basic work you have to do first, or you may have to do it in order to make the changes you envision. We had to have lots of electrical work done before we even got to the good stuff. Our electrician is great, a true artist if you will, and reasonable, compulsively careful and concientious. He told us that for what he had to charge to do the work on our house, he could have rewired an entire new house. We did everything we had to for safety plus some things we wanted to do - and there is still work we decided not to do because of the cost. We were so lucky to have found an excellent, very reasonable contractor. By our calculations, had we gone with anyone else, our total reno costs would easily be two-thirds higher than they've been. We would not have been able to do this work; it simply would have broken the budget, so badly damaged as it is anyway. That leads to: if you are not a DIYer but will want to make many changes to a house to transform its look and style, you will need to be confident of your ability to hire the right people. Our contractor has great taste and an aesthetic sense, as well as technical skills, and he has worked on many old houses. The guy before him, let's just say the work was perfectly competent, but he would have done only and exactly what we told him to do. That means we would have had to have been thoroughly informed and completely educated before starting anything. Through word of mouth, including our contractor's own recommendations, we now have competent, trustworthy people to work on every conceivable part of our house if necessary. The last find - finally - a great plumber. We just paid him ~$400 to fix a kludged-together mess with the kitchen plumbing.... That leads to another thing: cathleen, even after you've bought what you hope will be your perfect house and have budgeted for molding, wood doors and all the rest, you will still need to have plenty of funds available for fixes and problems that could pop up over time, things you might have failed to account for in the beginning. "If anyone knows where to find detailed cost breakdowns, please let me know. I have not been able to find this information." Can anyone steer cathleen to some websites or other places where this info is available?...See MoreDoor Bell Not Working
Comments (1)Take the button out and touch the two wires together, this is low voltage and will not hurt you. If you here a sound then it is the button..easy fix..if you do not here a sound then check the door chime and make sure that one or both of the plungers inside is not frozen or stuck..this will cause the chime to not work and in some cases burn up the transformer..if the plungers look good then you will have to check transformer with a volt meter to see if you havet he right voltage 12- 16 or whatever comming out of the T.F. if not you will need to replace it. Sometimes the transformers are tough to find..JD out....See MoreTransforming used cabinets
Comments (25)Oh, big hiccup here... I had everything measured, the kitchen absent of all previous cupboards; I had drawn up a layout to include a 36" fridge, 30" free-standing range, 24" DW and 36" sink cabinet. And I counted and measured the cabinets I bought. Guess what? I cannot fit A into B! Right now, I'm considering trying to use them in a self-contained apartment that's part of my house and has solid wood cabs from the '50's. However, in the interest of using them in the reno house, I could use your creative ideas. I'm thinking of looking for fillers at ReStore or Stardust - or anywhere - but it will likely be impossible to find the same doors. Would you try to be creative with different doors, take the doors off and leave the uppers open, try to find replacement doors or shop for a whole new set of doors. (The ReStore closest to the house is running over with cabinet doors.) Money (lack of it) is a big issue, so I have to see this project through. All ideas welcome. (And you can wag your finger if you want to; I obviously made a mistake.)...See Morespencer_electrician
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