As we will probably end up buying a house in a sun-drenched corner of the San Francisco Bay Area, I'd like to learn more about solar panels. [more inside]
posted by the cake is a pie at at 12:54 PM - 6 answers

I can't afford the perfect apartment. In what areas should I compromise to get something halfway decent? [more inside]
posted by JoannaC at at 11:28 AM - 24 answers

How do you remove a stain....if you don't know what the stain is? [more inside]
posted by EmpressCallipygos at at 10:25 AM - 5 answers

Laundry Filter: Help me get our yellow pillowcase white again (without bleach). [more inside]
posted by gchucky at at 9:13 AM - 19 answers

What is the name and designer of this fabric? [more inside]
posted by J Parker at at 9:28 PM - 4 answers

Please recommend how I can get rid of trash in Pasadena, CA. [more inside]
posted by onich at at 7:08 PM - 10 answers

Misting the AC compressor to increase efficiency? [more inside]
posted by BrooksCooper at at 11:55 AM - 5 answers

Buying a house has been a nightmare. How do we deal with this latest situation? [more inside]
posted by anonymous at at 6:57 AM - 13 answers

How do I put casters on the bottom of this bookshelf? The bottom looks like this. The bookshelf itself is of some kind of MDF or high density particleboard, i.e. not pure wood. I want to put casters on the bottom of the bookshelf, but the strip of wood that touches the floor is too narrow for a plate caster like this. Can I somehow put a screw into the end of the particle board to fit a caster like this? How? Details inside. [more inside]
posted by barnone at at 8:47 PM - 20 answers

Am considering buying a house both on a bus route/busyish street and a few houses down from a school. What should I be aware of before I make this purchase? [more inside]
posted by evadery at at 8:31 AM - 26 answers

Help me identify this weird plant growing in our garden. [more inside]
posted by christinetheslp at at 5:21 PM - 8 answers

Which vacuum storage brand is best? I've seen "Space Bag", "Storage Kaddy", and "Honey-can-do" on amazon. The reviews seem fairly mixed or sparse on all of them. Do you have any personal experience with different bags?
posted by blueyellow at at 1:27 PM - 16 answers

Can someone tell me if MiGo still makes this screwtop travel mug (which doesn't leak and can be put into a backpack) with a rubber gasket top? [more inside]
posted by mccn at at 10:43 AM - 12 answers

How does a terrible negotiator go about renegotiating lower rent in Los Angeles? [more inside]
posted by Thin Lizzy at at 10:12 AM - 14 answers

How do I grow food and be more sustainable in a shady city apartment? [more inside]
posted by Lord_Pall at at 8:03 AM - 16 answers

I can't repair our icemaker because nothing seems to be wrong with it, with the glaring exception that it does not make any ice. [more inside]
posted by odinsdream at at 6:55 AM - 4 answers

My spouse works at Dartmouth College in Hanover NH, since April. We are therefore going to be moving from coastal Maine to the Upper Valley and we're having a hard time finding affordable housing that's within walking distance of a decent town, one with at least one good coffee shop, a number of useful stores, public library, banks, pub, and ways to meet other people like bookgroups, classes, informal gatherings. Being near good public transit (to Boston, e.g.) would be nice, too. ... [more inside]
posted by mmw at at 6:50 PM - 7 answers

Our appliances are dropping like flies. Is this because of hard water, or is it something more sinister? [more inside]
posted by missuswayne at at 5:26 PM - 15 answers

What is this ornately-leafed vine we found in our yard? It was growing on the east side of our south-facing house, mostly shaded, slinking across the sidewalk rather than climbing the house. We are in central Indiana.
posted by headspace at at 1:36 PM - 9 answers

Mites - is moving only option? Will we take them with us? [more inside]
posted by curiositykilledthelemur at at 12:11 PM - 5 answers