Home Disasters

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Strange 'fishy' smell Posted by: tarajen on Tue, May 23, 06 at 11:09 30 follow-ups, last one posted on Sun, Feb 7, 10 at 16:18 Latex over enamel paint Posted by: richardk on Sat, Aug 31, 02 at 18:43 6 follow-ups, last one posted on Sat, Feb 6, 10 at 23:31 Water Damage - how to pay for it? Posted by: flashingproblem on Sun, Jan 31, 10 at 15:35 4 follow-ups, last one posted on Fri, Feb 5, 10 at 7:10 Cat proof carpet? Posted by: sakura2006 on Tue, Dec 29, 09 at 23:01 24 follow-ups, last one posted on Fri, Jan 29, 10 at 22:29 Do it yourself carpet spot dye kits Posted by: analytical on Mon, Jun 26, 06 at 9:12 3 follow-ups, last one posted on Thu, Jan 28, 10 at 15:24 Odd smell when entering the house Posted by: sweet_home on Mon, Jan 11, 10 at 16:46 5 follow-ups, last one posted on Thu, Jan 28, 10 at 11:47 Minor Water Damage? Posted by: whistlerboy on Wed, Mar 25, 09 at 2:51 8 follow-ups, last one posted on Thu, Jan 28, 10 at 11:40 neighbor's killer-cats Posted by: Pomona on Thu, Jul 1, 04 at 8:39 102 follow-ups, last one posted on Thu, Jan 28, 10 at 11:36 Is dead rat smell harmful to health? Posted by: anjalid on Tue, Feb 20, 07 at 19:40 14 follow-ups, last one posted on Thu, Jan 28, 10 at 11:08 Ink in dryer Posted by: Betsy on Thu, Feb 8, 01 at 13:56 13 follow-ups, last one posted on Wed, Jan 27, 10 at 13:30 Hobo Spider Mitigation Posted by: lostinit on Wed, Dec 9, 09 at 15:01 3 follow-ups, last one posted on Tue, Jan 19, 10 at 14:02 How do I know if I have cloth moths? Posted by: mika80 on Thu, Jan 14, 10 at 10:23 5 follow-ups, last one posted on Mon, Jan 18, 10 at 20:41 Voles in basement Posted by: littleriverbb on Tue, Jan 12, 10 at 9:59 3 follow-ups, last one posted on Fri, Jan 15, 10 at 22:08 Bleach stains on bathtub Posted by: wishnwell on Fri, Jul 7, 06 at 23:16 13 follow-ups, last one posted on Wed, Jan 13, 10 at 15:44 Sweet Elderly Neighbor Not So Sweet Posted by: charro on Sat, Mar 22, 08 at 17:12 45 follow-ups, last one posted on Sun, Jan 10, 10 at 0:09 Ozone machine to get pet smells out of house? Posted by: erinb007 on Wed, Jan 6, 10 at 21:51 5 follow-ups, last one posted on Fri, Jan 8, 10 at 23:30 Cat threw up in washing machine Posted by: SAG1 on Thu, Oct 31, 02 at 19:35 94 follow-ups, last one posted on Fri, Jan 8, 10 at 12:10 French Drain or Dirty Water Submersible Pump? Posted by: chueh on Thu, Dec 31, 09 at 21:10 8 follow-ups, last one posted on Thu, Jan 7, 10 at 19:52 Mouse Infestation. Species? [PICS] Posted by: mlepage on Thu, Mar 28, 02 at 15:33 35 follow-ups, last one posted on Thu, Jan 7, 10 at 10:18 Mosquitos Breeding in the basement sump pump! Posted by: colorcrazy on Sat, Dec 26, 09 at 0:03 3 follow-ups, last one posted on Sun, Jan 3, 10 at 4:42 umderming=sewer pipes damamged Posted by: bluzip on Sun, Dec 27, 09 at 22:43 3 follow-ups, last one posted on Fri, Jan 1, 10 at 0:37 overrun by mice Posted by: julie_va on Sun, Sep 21, 08 at 16:53 18 follow-ups, last one posted on Tue, Dec 29, 09 at 23:47 Pipe broke in house I have under contract - question @ cleanup Posted by: frontier on Fri, Dec 25, 09 at 3:50 2 follow-ups, last one posted on Fri, Dec 25, 09 at 21:17 Is my house sick? Posted by: reneek on Thu, Dec 17, 09 at 9:44 10 follow-ups, last one posted on Tue, Dec 22, 09 at 12:26 Doors no longer fit! Posted by: longhall on Sat, Dec 5, 09 at 17:37 4 follow-ups, last one posted on Sun, Dec 6, 09 at 14:07 Fire Posted by: tracydr on Thu, Dec 3, 09 at 13:58 4 follow-ups, last one posted on Sun, Dec 6, 09 at 8:47 floor mismatch DIY stupid mistake Posted by: dollhouse2009 on Wed, Oct 21, 09 at 10:27 5 follow-ups, last one posted on Mon, Nov 30, 09 at 19:33 Bad builders are everywhere Posted by: garrakev on Tue, Oct 6, 09 at 18:55 6 follow-ups, last one posted on Sun, Nov 29, 09 at 10:03 Yellow Accent marker in carpeting . . . any suggestions? Posted by: hostagrams on Wed, Sep 16, 09 at 18:30 4 follow-ups, last one posted on Sun, Nov 22, 09 at 12:50 Squirrels, Squirrels, Squirrels and more Squirrels Posted by: bigdummy on Tue, May 7, 02 at 14:35 37 follow-ups, last one posted on Fri, Nov 20, 09 at 20:11 Next 30 messages...   |   Page: 1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   11   12   13   14   15   16   17   18   19   20   21   22   23   24

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