blackening on walls
Since we have finished our home about three years ago, we have noticed a black discoloring forming on the walls on the interior. The black discolor...
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about 9 years by 5slb6
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muriatic acid
i need info on how to use muriatic acid to remove mortor and mortor stains from bricks. any info is appreciated.
about 9 years by homebild
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hole in brick
A few years ago at a job site i work at they extended the builing to add staircases onto the next builing which is brick wall.And on that brick wal...
about 9 years by notorioussam1
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musty smell through out house
For about the past month or so we have been noticing a musty smell through out the house. Our house was built around 1940. We moved in a year ago &...
about 9 years by devons
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patio set in concrete or stone dust
I'm having a paver patio built in addition to a brick/block landing and set of stairs. I'd like to have one contractor do the entire job to help m...
about 9 years by Anonymous
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Help! I have mice
Okay, so I live in this house for 6 years and now... we have room mates. We know where they are coming in at, they dug a hole outside our house. Ho...
about 9 years by ACD
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Asian Lady bugs
I just bought a new house in the country, and last fall we had an enslaught of the Asian ladybugs. I am still finding some in the basement today, b...
about 9 years by ACD
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this one's for k2
I added a "latest 200 posts" section. The link is at the bottom of the topics/categories list page. If anything isn't working right reply or emai...
about 9 years by k2
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Window Boxes on Masonry
Hi Experts, I would like to put a window box below a couple of windows on my brick home. Actually, the area right below the window is cement tri...
about 9 years by kellyO
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answers691
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Gluing A Handle on A Stein
I have a ceramic stein that the handle broke off, and I want to glue it back on, but am undecided on what type of glue or adhesive will work. It's ...
about 9 years by plumber Tom
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year of paneleing
hi, im getting ready to remodel my kitchen in the houe we just bought two years ago and while removing the wallpaper in the kitchen i find this u...
about 9 years by mistyshewolf
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Dry-wall and paint
I moved in a hold house who was built around 1932.I took off the wall-paper in my daughter's room to find out that the dry-wall was put up-side dow...
about 9 years by makyla
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stopping erosion
In regaurd to the message that I posted about the creek eroting the bank that my mobile home sits on. Flood insurance is expensive and our insuranc...
about 9 years by bull1234
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answers1006
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Brick Face Lift
My wife and I recently purchased a brick home that was build in the early 1970's. The brick is a light tan color, mixed with various other colors ...
about 9 years by ccaton
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STEEP DRIVEWAY
i am moving to a new place in the country and it has an incredibly steep driveway. i plan on parking at the top of it and walking down, but need s...
about 9 years by devildog
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cement pad for shed
I'm currently in the process of getting a 12x16 shed. I would like any ideas on how to put down a cement pad for it. The area is at the lowest ...
about 9 years by Piffin
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tiles in yard
My backyard is on a very steep slope and somewhat dangerous to walk around in because its very easy to lose your footing and fall. I bought some d...
about 9 years by geo12the
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fresh stucco with problems
i recently hired someone to stucco the exterior of my house and it did not come out properly. he put one layer of tar paper, then wire and then th...
about 9 years by Glenn Good
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Used or New Screw needed!
Hi! I'm looking for a Whirlpool dishwasher Model DU3000XR-O screw that holds the inside door panel on. The Whirlpool folks said that "the manufactu...
about 9 years by seagemlisa
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stopping erosion
We own a mobile home that sits on the bank of a creek and the water is eating away the bank. There is only a few more feet left until the bank is ...
about 9 years by k2
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