AboutBill Hutson Expertise Founder and President of Table Talk Foundation for Better Living Inc.
a non-profit organization aimed at making free home repairs for the elderly, the disabled and the disadvantaged.
I have extensive expertise pertaining to cost effective rehabilitation and repair in older homes as well as all phases of newer residential construction.
Experience Remodel and rehab contractor from 1979 to 1993 specializing in restaurant remodel and home restoration.
Jobsite troubleshooter assisting residential contractors through KA Components, Mid America Truss, and Kerkhoff Associates from 1993 until 2002. Contractors' consultant 1990 to present. Used as a construction expert in the local court system. Registered contractor with The Fedral Government, FEMA and several insurance companies. Master Carpenter at Table Talk Ministries a non-profit organization aimed at making free home repairs for those who could not ohterwise afford to have them done.
Organizations Table Talk Foundation for Better Living Inc.
www.tabletalkministries.org
Founder/President.
Publications Features have been published in
Fleet Owner's Magazine,
Trucker's News Magazine,
The Daily Clintonian Newspaper,
The Hoosier Topics Newspaper, and The Banner Graphic Newspaper several times.
We have also done features on WKJK and WREB radio stations.
WXIN 59 Indianapolis,
WTHI 10 Terre Haute
Education/Credentials Northwestern State University
Awards and Honors "Make a Difference Award" from
WTHI channel 10 in Terre Haute Indiana.
We have recently received the Fueling Good prize from Citgo where we won free gas for a year,
that will help us in our efforts to make homes warm, safe and dry for our elderly and disabled neighbors.
We were recently featured on WXIN 59 in Indianapolis on their "Paying it Forward" segment, mainly because I pay for 90% of the repairs that Table Talk makes from my own pocket.
Past/Present Clients We focus our attention to the elderly, the disabled and the disadvantaged.
We are receiving clients from 1 Federal and 5 State Agencies,
9 different public and private organizations plus multiple churches and hospitals.
Question We had a bathtub installed and now when we take a shower, the bathtub squeaks when we move in the shower. How can I get this to stop?
Answer Carrie,
Call the installer and tell them to come back and install it right.
2 things may be happening;
1. the tub sits on either some wood supports or a concrete bed.
the wood will squeak if not installed properly, that's why I like to use the concrete bed, it gives total support and never squeaks.
2. the tub is screwed to the wall through a lip at the top.
I always fill the tub before I screw into the lip, that way the tub has weight in it will you screw it to the wall, otherwise, the tub will sag a little when you get in or fill it up and you'll have a squeak.
Either way, I would revert back to my opening comment.
This tub was not installed properly.
Carrie,
Don't frown, this is how we all learned.
if it's a tub and not a surround, you can try just removing the screws in the lip, then fill it with water and replace the screws, but, use some just a little longer this time so they'll bite better, also, you'll want the tub full when you caulk it too.
