Showing posts with label ADVICE. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ADVICE. Show all posts

Monday, May 25, 2009

Stove / range

So I am wondering if anyone has ever seen an electric stove or range with this type of burner? They look like 45 rpm records: circular with ridges. I haven't been able to look too closely at the back of the stove so I can't even tell you want the brand is. It looks to be 1970s vintage and the only words I can read are "Special Edition" on the backsplash. Not even sure how to clean it...

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What kind of stove is this and how do you clean it?


Friday, May 22, 2009

Cottage Living site

Cottage Living was a really cool magazine that was around for about 4 years. I purchased a copy that had info on refurbishing cabins and modernizing them. I'm glad I did, because the magazine isn't around anymore.

One thing I really wanted to look up on their site was info on crawlspaces (aka dirt basements, dugout foundation etc.) I have always had either no basement or a full basement (finished or unfinished). This will be my first time living with a crawl space and I'm interested to know what I'm suppose to do. Also, there are cracks in the foundation that are allowing leakage. Is there any way to patch this without replacing the entire foundation?

ADVICE REQUESTED:

What should I do about cracks in the foundation? Anything? Currently they are filled with GreatStuff.