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We had new outdoor concrete stairs laid down in July. The stairs (6 stairs) go down into a 3 season room that is halfway underground. Ever since this project was...
We had new outdoor concrete stairs laid down in July. The stairs (6 stairs) go down into a 3 season room that is halfway underground. Ever since this project was...
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answersI just leveled the floor of an old addition. The floor has minor "give" (I stress, "minor"). I silicon caulked the plywood floor both top and bottom where it meet...
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answersBob, I cannot fit an eps rigid board into the portal to the crawl space, as it is only 16 x 30". So I was thinking of using rockwool to put in the horizontal per...
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answers6 weeks back, I have just moved to new house (20 year old). I have 1/2 HP sump pump and water backup sump pump in each pit. Since I moved, we had two major st...
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answers6 weeks back, I have just moved to new house (20 year old). I have 1/2 HP sump pump and water backup sump pump in each pit. Since I moved, we had two major st...
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answersI am about to finish off my basement and I am concerned that the sound of the water draining into my sump pump pit is going to become extremely annoying once I fi...
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answersHoping for advice, after Hurricane Laura was hoping for just a partial gut, but I Hurricen Delta had other ideas. The house was built in the early 70's, by a fa...
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answersHello - I am trying to figure out how best to remove my parents outdoor, covered concrete patio stains. These have been there since they did some remodeling work...
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answersthe whole house shakes when industrial trucks drive on road every 5 minutes 100 feet from house. also when the washer or dryer is on the whole house shakes like a...
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answersI have a pre-war house built in 1938 that uses exterior brick walls with raked mortar joints that are crumbling and loose. I plan to repoint the mortar but after...
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answersHi I am in the process of (carefully) pressure washing the concrete below my vinyl siding and also the porch, to remove stains and buildup. My question is whethe...
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answersin search of Pergo Laminate Alexandria Walnut Sku LF00463. this was disconnected july 2020. need some to finish project
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answersHi. Hope all's well. Now, I'd really appreciate your help ... I'm stumped. Greg V. of Bob Vila's site suggested I post this. Questions: Do humidity ...
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answersI accidentally over scrubbed my concrete garage floor with an auto scrubber,now there are certain spots that are very light in color, is there any way to repair t...
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answersMy husband and I want to install egress windows. Seems like a doable DIY project (he is very handy although hasn't done this before). Any suggestions on preferr...
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answersIt is terribly hot now and our attic fan is louder than we can bear with a new sound this season. It has a very loud continous squeaking. We purchased the small e...
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answersthe builder put in a raised sump pump about 12 inches high from the base of the pit.It worked for eight years and finally broke.The plumber replaced it but also p...
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answersI have a problem with water seeping into the corner of my detached, unheated garage and soaking the floor in Spring. It can occur anytime most common in Spring wi...
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answersFour years ago I brought my father house in southwest Virginia and started living in it which was built in 1955. The floors were solid but I notice the walls sta...
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answersA few months ago I decided to renovate my house from the outside, I live in a house that is more than 25 years old, I called one of the local companies to do a re...
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