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Background Information

Mail slots have been a beautiful addition to the front doors of many homes and businesses in the United States since the mid nineteenth century when the post office determined it would be a more efficient means of delivering letters to residents when they were not home. Prior to this, a post man would need to wait until the home or business owner answered the door to receive their letters and this wasted (according to the post office) at least an hour and a half of time each day simply waiting. By installing a slot (or sometimes letter box) in the door, this allowed the post man to drop off letters any time of the day for residents to receive when they returned home. Although they are less common now, a solid brass mail slot is still a wonderful way to complete any front entryway set and is still used in many residential neighborhoods.

Choosing a Mail Slot

Mail slots are available in a variety of designs and finishes but a solid brass construction is an important feature because this ensures strength and durability over time. These slots typically have an exterior flap to protect against weather and an optional interior flap. If you are using a pre-existing hole in your door make sure that you choose a mail slot that will fit - not all mail slots are the same size so check the overall measurements and the measurement of the opening. They are available in a variety of finishes including Polished Brass, Antique Brass, Polished Chrome, Brushed Nickel and Oil Rubbed Bronze.

Whether you are installing a mail slot for the first time or replacing an older one, it is a great opportunity to update the overall appearance of your front door and create a new and exciting theme. Coordinate your mail slot with your existing hardware or replace your older door knob sets, doorbells and knockers with coordinating patterns. By using a common finish for all these items you can create a common theme without needing to use the same pattern and/or design. Accenting your new hardware with a dramatic lion door knocker or coordinating kick plate can complete completely change the look of your door without needing to replace it.

Where to Shop

LookInTheAttic & Company offers a wide selection of beautiful front door hardware including mail slots, knockers and kick plates and they offer free design assistance and help. Search for a solid brass construction and be sure to ask questions like what is the internal opening measurement or is this item available in any other finishes? The front door is the focal point of the exterior of your house and a great opportunity to reflect your unique personality.

Kohn Coleman born in Michigan - received his Ph.D. from Iowa State University in 2000. He is president of LookInTheAttic & Company online at http://www.LookInTheAttic.com and authors numerous articles and publications on historical architecture.

How To Fix A Dripping Tap At Home - Part 1 - The Cold Tap

A lot of dripping taps can be easily remedied just by the changing of a little rubber washer.

Which tap is dripping? The same basic repair procedure applies to loads of them, the routine just varies slightly depending if it is upstairs, downstairs, a hot or cold tap and either a sink, basin or bath tap. Lots of taps (Unless they are of the quarter turn Ceramic Disc type) have a 1/2" or 3/4" rubber washer fitted which is the cause of most drips.

Let's start with a bog standard cold water kitchen sink tap. First of all, turn OFF the cold water incoming main tap which is generally located in the kitchen sink base unit but it may be elsewhere. You will soon know if you have turned off the right tap when you turn ON the CW sink tap that you are doing a washer tap change on. If it runs water for a short while then stops, you have the right one. If it carries on discharging water, then there must be another isolation tap elsewhere which needs turning OFF. Assuming you now have no water coming out of the tap to be worked on, all would appear to be safe to carry on.

Let's start
First of all, most important, put the plug in the sink. We don't want to lose any screws down the plug hole and have to dismantle part of the waste to retrieve them. Just a simple tip but worth its weight in Gold. Right, you need to remove the tap head by generally (In the case of plastic or acrylic heads, just flick off the little centre cover possibly with the aid of a sharp blade on the top of the head) and undo the small internal screw. Some are crosshead and some are slotted, use the correct screwdriver! Crosshed taps normally have a little side screw securing the head to the shaft.The tap head can now be lifted off, You will now see a gland locking nut holding the spindle and a bigger locking nut towards the base of the tap. This is the one that needs undoing and taking out to reveal the washer setup. Have a spanner or adjustable spanner set to the big nut size ready to unscrew this and preferably some pump pliars (Adjustable large grips) to hold the tap body to stop it turning when you undo the nut we are removing.

It is always good practice to put some cloth or something around the base of the tap to stop the pump pliars biting into the Chrome and spoiling it. When this unit is removed, you will see the rubber washer which may be worn or deformed or might just even have a build up of limescale on it, or it might have hardened over the years. This may be held in place by a liitle nut or pressed over a little peg and can be easily lifted off. The assembly should be wiped or brushed clean, the inside of the tap base cleaned and inspected for signs of wear or damage and the new washer is merely put back in place of the other and it's job done. If for any reason you have been given the wrong replacement washer, simply turn the original over to effect a temporary repair. Re-assembly is the reverse of the above procedure and hopefully an end to the dripping tap. Changing a washer on a Hot tap is basically the same with a few differences and is explained in Dripping tap No 2.

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Better look on my car. Whats next?

I'm driving a 1997 Honda Accord EX.
On the car now:
-DEPO Euro Taillights (carbon fiber and chrome)
-Aftermarket spoiler
-Large chrome exhaust tip
-Silver painted spoke aftermarket rims
-Slotted and drilled brake disks on front and back

So whats the next step on the car? What are some other simple things I can do to improve the look of the car? I don't really have the money for a body kit or to get the entire car painted.

Thanks in advance!
I'm looking mostly for the exterior of the car. I'm starting with the exterior then the interior is next.

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