[Maceman]

sounds like a well built house ... union labor, no doubt

Well, the pipes froze because yesterday our electronic garage door developed the amusing little tick of opening itself automatically after it closes, and my wife didn't notice it when she pulled into the garage for the night. So the garage was open to the frigid temperatures all night.

As for the sunroom, don't get me started. Seems our trusty building inspector missed a few problems when he checked out the house before we bought it a few years ago.

And of course, having flunked shop in 8th grade, I am not exactly what you'd call handy. Nothing more pathetic than a Jew with a hammer.

[Orange1998]

"So the garage was open to the frigid temperatures all night."

Don't mean to compare Texas to Boston but from where I come from the neighbor would have called to let me know.

[madison10]

Nothing more pathetic than a Jew with a hammer.

Hmmmm...THAT was quite a statement. LOL

Anyway, be nice to yourself and call the insurance people. They're supposed to pay for stuff like this. Right?

[paulat]

And of course, having flunked shop in 8th grade, I am not exactly what you'd call handy. Nothing more pathetic than a Jew with a hammer.

Norm Abram has made a fortune from it...

...and then there was this carpenter in Nazareth....

;)