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On: Pull Chain Broke on My Ceiling Fan
"Hi Brigitte!A grandmother with two twin grandsons! I can imagine you’ve got your hands full! Okay, now about your ceiling fan! Well, yanking out the pull chain is a common ..."

On: Pull Chain Broke on My Ceiling Fan
"Brigitte wrote:dear jane,i did it! your advice was just what i needed to tackle the job. it gave me a new sense of confidence. i am telling all my friends about your web-site.thank you..."

On: Leaky Outside Faucet
"Dear Gerry,Thank you for your question – and welcome to the Be Jane community!As for how to take care of your dripping outdoor faucet you’ll have to replace a washer to stop the le..."

On: Oil Paint vs. Latex Paint
"Dear Alice,Thank you for your question on oil vs. latex paints. It certainly sounds like you could use some help deciding what to do.In response to whether or not white-finished oil-ba..."

Recent Posts

Pull Chain Broke on My Ceiling Fan
"Brigitte wrote:Dear Jane,i found your website to be a heaven sent pool of information. i have considered myself a diy-er for practically all my life. growing-up, i was my dad's designated helper in all aspects of home repair, except for anything electrical.i am a widowed grandmother now, on a very limited budget, raising my twin..."

Leaky Outside Faucet
"Gerry wrote:COULD YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN HOW TO FIX AN OUTSIDE WATER FAUCETT. IT IS DRIPPING. COULD IT BE IT NEEDS A NEW WASHER? IF SO HOW DO I REPLACE IT AND DO I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE MAIN WATER SUPPLY. GERRY ..."

Oil Paint vs. Latex Paint
"Alice wrote:Dear Jane, I want to paint over the stained pine wood trim in my home. I've used oil based paint already on some of my trim in the past 5 years. Now a new painter is telling me I should use latex paint because oil based yellows quickly and the paint industry hasn't done anything to update/improve oil bases paint ..."

Attaching things to a mantle piece
"Edith wrote:I JUST RE-DID MY FIREPLACE MANTLE SHELF (I WAS REALLY UGLY COLOR WHEN I BOUGHT THE HOUSE) I AM DOING MY LIVING ROOM IN A SOUTHWESTERN/COWBOY DECOR. MY FRIEND MADE ME BEAUTIFUL DECORATED HORSESHOES THAT I WOULD LIKE TO PUT ON THE FRONT OF THE FIREPLACE SHELF. WHAT IS THE BEST BONDING AGENT/GLUE THAT I COULD USE AND THAT WOULD ALS..."