Thisoldhouse.com / Top To Bottom Innovation Contest

https://youroldhouse.thisoldhouse.com/gmc/
submit your original 200-word-or-less essay in English detailing your home improvement/maintenance/repair problem. Entries must be submitted no later than 11:59pm EST on October 2, 2009. You may submit multiple entries provided that each essay refers to a unique home improvement/maintenance/repair situation.
PRIZES AND APPROXIMATE RETAIL VALUE: One Winner will be selected for an on-camera “House Call” by the ASK THIS OLD HOUSE television show. The ASK THIS OLD HOUSE television crew will provide the materials and labor (not to exceed $5,000 ARV) needed to solve the specific home improvement/repair/maintenance problem as submitted in Entrant’s winning essay. Winner must agree to work alongside the ASK THIS OLD HOUSE television crew and be filmed for the television show; filming to take place in November 2009. Segment to air in Spring 2010. (Approximate Retail Value: $5,000.00). Five (5) runners-up will receive a Stanley FatMax® Xtreme™ Truck Box including $750 worth of Stanley Tools (Approximate Retail Value: $1,000.00).