We recently had two trees cut down in the backyard: one cherry, one locust. Can I use this wood in our fireplace this year or do I need to wait for the wood to dry out? What would happen if I used the wood this year?

I am looking for a DVD that plays images of a wood burning fireplace and some other cool images for my plasma tv? I’ve seen a few things on ebay for around .00 but I was told that there are places that would have them for much cheaper. Thanks.

My old non-stick pots/pans are beginning to get scratched and need a replacement. I’d like to avoid teflon/non-stick due to the possible unproven risks. I also need cookware that is dishwasher safe, easy to handle and won’t cost me and arm and a leg..

What do you suggest? Stainless steel, Anodized Aluminum, Cast aluminum ( what is the difference bet. anodized and cast aluminum?), cast iron?…. Thanks.

I have a landlady who is not only ripping me off with rent, and then charging for water and lights on top of that, but now expects me to provide the Gas for the gas stove in my place as well. I was under the impression the Owner of the property (My Landlady), was to provide the gas at least.
Can anybody help me with my dillemma?

My friend is using her stove lately to heat her upstairs .She turns it on and opens the oven door. Its a gas stove. She also using a portable Mr.Heater propane or kerosene thing she bought. You click and light and a blue flame shoots out. On top of this a pellet stove. I told her I think this is all very dangerous but she doesnt listen. Is it or not ?

I thought if I could show her what others said maybe she would listen..
Serious answers only and I dont want this to be about money… Its about safety. Thanks.

We are going to put in a new heat system this year. Forced-air, ductwork is not an option.. we are leaning towards a gas fireplace install (about k) with possibly supplemental baseboard electric.

Live in Pac. Northwest – so not a lot of freezing cold, but damp cold. House is 100y.o.

One alternate option we are considering is radiators (salvage) with plastic flex-piping and a small efficient boiler.. any one installed a similar system? expensive? worth it?

we’ve been givin her this med but its not helping, and we sometimes brush her, what else can we do??? she’s a beagle bassest hound mix.
already have a furinator..doesn’t seem to help much, i use it like maybe 3 times a week lol..i’m guessin i need to do it daily?

i want to buy a new heating system to heat my house, i have gas now but its to expensive, so i think i will go with pellets, but some times i have cord wood i can burn and old pieces of 2×4 and stuff from my construction work, i wish there was a heating stove i could buy that could burn cord wood and pellets, or some thing similar, i hate to just through away the cord wood and old lumber scraps when i could use it for fuel, what should i do ? maybe install a wood stove in the back part of the house its a big house, but it still takes up room and i am on a budget

Earlier this year my husband and I were married. shortly after, an apartment building came up for sale or rent to own. My husband is german and we are in the process of his paperwork so he has no social security number. I am only 23 and was unable to obtain a loan large enough due to not having enough credit history. We decided to do the rent to own until we were able to finance the property. (Money isn’t the issue. I own another small, yet thriving business. My husband worked as a computer programmer in Germany and has a nice savings).
Now in a rent to own agreement what is the landlord allowed to do?
The agreement we have simply says how much well pay by the 7th of each month or there will be a fee it goes on to say that we may pay it off early with no penalty. It states the interest rate, price, and term. A couple weeks ago the landlord came angry because we didn’t pay the taxes. We informed him we did thought he would pay them (just like when you finance throw a bank-its included in the payment) and he had never told us anything about it nor had he given us a bill. He said if we did not pay the taxes by the 31st he would take the building back. We paid it however it left us short for our payment. We asked him if it would be ok if we pay the difference two weeks after the due date and we’d pay the late fee. (Due to the cost of the taxes we cashed in an investment however we didn’t receive the money by the 31st. It is to be here in a week, we asked for 2 wks so to guarantee we would have the check). He began screaming about how we aren’t paying the bills. (which we are I have all the receipts) he went on to say how i had my x-mas lights 24 hrs a day wasting electric and how we allow the upstairs apartment to have a window open (the one room becomes very large, we lived in that apartment a few wks and it does truly get extremely warm in that one room, to turn down the heat makes it too cold in the other rooms) I informed him that it is not his business. these are our bills and as long as their paid then what does it matter. He then basically called us pigs and asked if we knew how to clean. I had stones on my porch (it is next to the main road and is very difficult to keep clean) that he saw my porch and would hate to see the inside of my house! I am very insulted. He also is angry about any thing we want to do. He does not want us to bring in a landscaper. He says the building is fine, which it is not. He did not even have fire alarms in the apartments. He was angry and screaming at us in Walmart one day because we purchased fire alarms for all the units. There were two dead trees in the yard (one leaning into the building) we had cut down he said we were wasting money. He is constantly threatening to take this place back. Is he allowed to do that? We are within the contract. Our payment is always made on time. with the exception of this one but is still OK according to the agreement as long as its received by the first of the next month. We have an appointment to see our lawyer but I would just like to get some opinions for my peace of mind.
I thought a rent to own deal would be just like buying through a bank. They don’t care if you tear the place down as long as they get their money.