we have never had this problem with ours, the only issue is that its connected to the ventilation system for the whole building (its a gas heater) and if that somehow registers as not venting enoug...

i've never heard of the heat sink problem, there was a passive heater in the house i grew up in, and even in the summer with 100 degree heat it stayed cool enough inside to not need the a/c (it coo...

super! growing up my house had a solar hot water heater, not the fancy heat exchange kind but just the simple-run water in panels on roof- kind, which in Northern California works pretty well...

wood. and if they are really worried, slippers.

actually Katalase, you can do one better than that, I grew up in a neighborhood with garages/carports on the street and enclosed front yards, but open backyards. people still get the enclosed spac...

if he is allergic enough that you have to give up your cat then i would just give up the stuff too. (craigslist?) as a bonus then you have an excuse to go pick out new stuff together which wi...

eh, i think Castorama quality is much below IKEA.

ditto jeffro, i know companies who dont allow the use of the fingerprint scanner on the computer instead of the password because it isnt very safe.

these people must not have neighbors like mine. every time we tried to dry the clothes outside on the balcony they end up having to be washed all over again because they smell like smoke from all ...

im not sure if that comment was directed at me, but my point is not about being able to afford it but rather a general annoyance at a pricing policy that is so unbalanced (and it isnt a question of...

this sale has me annoyed! why only 10% off in the US?? The tulip table I want is already 60% more expensive in Europe than in the US (even though its made in Europe) and now they give the US even m...

wow, where i live it is the opposite, its basically impossible to get something more than a 1br if you dont have kids, they reserve "bigger" apartments for families only.

this is SO cool! but the californian in me shudders at the sight of all those books waiting to fall in on a sleeping child during an earthquake, seems safer to make the thing solid from the i...

i really love this idea! i think i might try it on our IKEA bed that looks similar. Can you provide some more details about how you used the spray paint, and how you got both sides of the pieces? ...

Wow, I'm surprised to see my question here! Thanks for the answers, I like the dasBETT, waiting to hear how much it is. I also hadn't seen those Habitat daybeds (I guess I was looking...

i see it was mentioned at the end of the post but I second Habitat. We have a sofa-bed from them and have been very happy with it. Modern and a bit nicer than the stuff at Fly or IKEA but still w...

yeah stressful, not to mention the huge environmental impact of flying cross country that often!