Sunday, March 14, 2010

Kitchen AsktheBuilder News: End of Monster Checklist Sale, Exhaust-Fan Fires and More




March 14, 2010 Newsletter and Tips

Copyright 2010 - Tim Carter
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Cincinnati Home and Garden Show

In less than four hours I'll be on the stage again doing my last
seminar at the Cincinnati Home and Garden show. Several subscribers
stopped by to say Hello!, including Jim Mullaney my pharmacist,
Patrick Klever who works for the Corps of Engineers, and a
wonderful woman (I'm so embarrassed as I forgot your name - shame
on me!) who cut my hair one rainy night three years ago. Patrick
gets the award for distance traveled to get here. He came from
Bulgaria! Now that's dedication. Yes, there's more to that story as
you might suspect.

Blueprints

One of the attendees of the seminars brought blueprints of his
home. He's embarking on replacing a standard 3' 0" exterior door
with a 6' 0" sliding door. He was all worried about the structural
aspects of the job. Because he had saved his blueprints, I was able
to put him at ease within about ten seconds. The plans clearly
showed that he just needed a simple header and no concentrated
loads were over the new doorway.

If you're lucky enough to have the blueprints for your home, do
everything possible to preserve them.

Monster Checklist Sale Almost Over!

Five days ago I announced the crazy sale of most of my checklists.
It's been an overwhelming success. When I came up with the idea, I
was positive many would buy not one or two, but ten or twenty.
That's exactly what's been happening. Quite a few have bought each
and every checklist.

These checklists are designed to help you find the professional
contractor in your city or town. They contain secret videos in them
I taped showing you where to go to find them and exactly how to
spot them. The videos were shot on location at a real building
supply business. They are must-see!

This promotion ends in less than 48 hours - 8 a.m. ET on March 16th
to be exact. I've sold these checklists for over 15 years and have
NEVER had a sale like this with prices so low. How low? The
checklists usually sell for $17 each, but for the next few hours
you can get each one for $2. Yes, two bucks. Call me insane, but
it's true. You better hurry.

Bathroom Exhaust Fan Fires

Lola from Topeka, KS wrote to me overnight:

"I would like to know if bathroom exhaust fans start fires if left
on too long. And if so, how long is too long?"


Lola, you bet they can start fires. How common is it and what are
the real causes? Well, you'd have to scour the NFPA records
database for those answers. But I can tell you that about five
years ago a neighbor's house 100 feet from mine had a fire caused
by an exhaust fan.

Lint buildup, worn motors, years of vibration fraying wires, etc.
are all possible causes of an exhaust-fan fire.

I would always defer these questions to your local fire prevention
officer. Just about every fire department has one. Fire service
personnel are some of the most helpful government workers out
there. They don't want to carry you out of your home, and will
almost always do a no-cost inspection to keep you safe. Call them
ASAP to see if they'll look at your fan.
 
You should consider installing a digital timer for the fan switch. That's what I have in all my bathrooms. The longest the fan can run in my home is one hour.

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