| Show AID to the AILIN G by roger C whitman QUESTION there Is a little crack directly over my iny sink where it forms a joint with the plaster w wall L the white plaster used lor for f tilling M i n g the crack always comes out what can bs be done ANSWER before the war it was possible to get a neat flexible metal that was made for a crack such as yours or to cover the crack at the top of a bathtub it you cannot find any ot of this fill the crack with a light colored caulking compound corn this resembles putty but never becomes hard or brittle after forcing it into the crack run your finger along the surface to smooth it and after a low few days touch it up with enamel to match the wall QUE QUESTION STION Is there any way to remove the discoloration on my new caused by rain soaking through the sheathing and insulation ANSWER stains on the plaster from the rain have gone all the way through and cannot be removed after the plaster has dried out 0 u t you can paint the walls the a alternative Is to cut out the stained part of the plaster and QUESTION la Is the periodic use lisa of yeast helpful or detrimental to a septic tank what effect will the use of drain cleaners have on a septic tank Is there any specially designed product on the market to keep septic tanks in better working order ANSWER small quantities of a drain cleaner can be safely used but large larga quantities will stop bacterial action in such cases a large larga volumn of water should be run into the tank to carry off the chemicals bacterial action can then be restarted by dissolving six cakes of yeast in lukewarm water in a wash basin and flushing it into the tank |
