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on to a certain level. What can we do to eliminate this problem? A. Yours must be the type of faucet with a washer instead of the newer car- tridge type. The washer may be loose and is made to vibrate when a certain volume of water runs by it. The stem should be removed and the washer tightened. Sun dial Q. My bronze/brass pedestal sun dial, thought to be about 100 years old, has badly weathered over time. Although I don't want a bright finish, I would like to clean some of the scale the new may be installed directly over the old or an approved underlayment put over the old as a base for the new. You have not asked how to remove the carpeting and any remaining adhesive. Perhaps you have that under control. But if not, boiling water will do it; work two square feet at a time. Q. There is a vibration in the hot water tap in our kitchen when it is turned (Continued from page Eliminating vibration in kitchen tap ooo...........--..........-.-.-..........-'.-'..'..--.........'........... , " ' f - ,A _ _ _ FNT a t q V 'ss, m f I , _ 3 Ut -x h _lllh - 'uc-rg , I i ' "was. l . A j GdviiiidyiisiEN {AdN'miNv 338-9000 If , not!!! I FASHIONABLE FREEHOLD GLEN ABBEY - REDUCED $199,900. 2294 Yolanda Drive. Beautiful mature garden, 3 bdrms., fam. rm. w/FP, mint condition. $202,000. 251 i Lakeshore #306. Condo living at its "Best". 2 bdrm., 2 baths. Steps from lake! VIC YATES/CARMEN MONTMINY 338-9000. TEENAGERS NEEDED SUPER BOYS! RICHARD CAROL and oxidation that has built up in its high- ly ornate pedestal portion. What products and procedure would you recommend? A. Try Wright's Brass Cream first. If this is not enough to achieve the results you want, try Wright's Copper Cream, which is stronger. Both bronze and brass are alloys of copper with other metals. If you cannot find these products locally, call Wright's at 800-922-2625 for the name of the nearest source. Soap scum Q. The floor of my fibreglass shower stall has a pebbled finish. This collects soap scum which I haven't been able to clean with any of the products I have tried. The only success I have had is with my fingernails and I am not about to do the whole area that way. Any suggestion? A. Why not? It sounds like great exer- cise and it's hard to argue with success. However, a kind New Jersey reader has advised me that she has had great success sprinkling Borax on a dampened floor and letting it soak for a while. KEVIN STOKES 338-9000 - .' ,‘ F - ' i QM. lei, 'c', l, , g. 1E& ' ., WIN.- c.' a V _ m" I,f'rfl"ti's' .» " , SEE (EVIN New Comet Bathroom Cleaner claims to be the only cleaner of its type to be able to remove hard water stains and soap residue from fibreglass tubs. It comes in a spray bottle. Mr. Clean Bathroom also claims to remove soap scum better than some other leading cleaners. Stud Wall Q. I would like to build a 2x4 stud block Half of the block wall is exposed out- side and has one-inch styrofoam rigid insulation covered with cedar siding. The lower half, buried in the ground, is tarred and also has one-inch styrofoam against it. Do I need to install a vapor barrier and on which side of the stud wall? I have heard that insulating the inside of a block wall can cause the ground to freeze and damage the block wall. Will this happen? A. Your foundation wall is already insulated from the outside with a very insul : basement walls and p ation in the stud cavities 1lf of the block wall is l and has one-inch styr m the inside e ot one ot our concre walls and put fibregla oncrete lated or not. The major reasons tor this are: the absence or the clogging of a foundation drainage system; or improper backrtlling of the excavation trench with heavy native soil; or negative grading at the foundation which collects water instead of directing it away. If your house is several years old and has shown no signs of the typical hori- zontal cracks two to four courses below grade, you are probably safe by now. Painting over paneling Q. The walls of our old Victorian house are paneled. We would like to go back to paint and wallpaper. Do we have to take down the paneling and deal with effective insulation. Insulating fi inside, especially the part out ground, will add to it. Install a 6-n tic vapor retarder on the warm sid studs. (See 'You' page 26) Yes, many foundation walls have been :racked by the action of frost penetration md have buckled inward, whether insu- lated or not. The major reasons for this are: the absence or the clogging of a from the n of the mil Plas sf the