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Restoring hardwood floors

I have recently moved into a 38 year old ranch home in serious need of remodeling. My grandmother lived here before me and allowed the house to bec...

about 14 years by SprungJo

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Electrical

I am building a 14 x16 barn located about 50ft from my home I would like to run a 220v service line from my exsisting 200a service in my ho...

about 14 years by TomR

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Pipes in the middle of the "Secret Place"

We recently bought a 45-year-old Cape Cod and as is typical, there are two bedrooms upstairs. In the back of each of the bedroom‚Äôs closets there...

about 14 years by TomR

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Cutting ceramic tile

Trying to cut hole in ceramic tile for around faucets.Have tried cutting through with starting with tiny hole made through glaze and then onto a ma...

about 14 years by mkuhl01

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filling gaps in wood floor

I am in the process of rehabing a 100 year old home. The one area I have no experience in is wood flooring. The floors are in fairly good shape f...

over 14 years by mkuhl01

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pre-pasted paper border

I painted my bathroom a few days ago. I followed the directions that came with my pre-pasted wallpaper border. It said to get wet for 30 seconds an...

over 14 years by BobF

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Watering St. Augustine grass

Just got the sprinkler system working, now how much water should I put on the St. augustine grass? It's a establish lawn, the original home had t...

over 14 years by Rob

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Crack in Plaster

On the outer walls of out 1940 Cape Code, we are having cracks on the walls and in the corners. These cracks only appear during the winter time. Wo...

over 14 years by Becky Malone

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popcorn ceiling?

I am purchasing a townhouse that has a stucco-like finish on the ceilings...I have been told that is known as a "popcorn ceiling" and is common. Pe...

over 14 years by freddie

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2 stage furnace?

I got three proposals for replacing furnaceand A/C. 2 of 4 bedrooms have poor heatingand cooling. First bid suggested to have fanswithin the ducts ...

over 14 years by DR HOME

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lady bugs

Any clue on how to get rid of a lady bug infestation in my home?? Must be coming in from the chimneys I have. 1 is functional, the other is not. ...

over 14 years by jimbo

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Painting Interior Brick

I have a chimney running through an atic room that I am trying to refinish into a storage/play room. The chimney runs from the boiler for the hot ...

over 14 years by Kevin

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paneling tips

im putting up new paneling and i would like to know how do i butt the seams to make them look nice and almost seamless

over 14 years by jb

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concrete cobblestone pavers

Recently saw a TV show that used a cobblestone driveway paver made from concrete. These were made in 3 sizes and laid randomly for that old cobbl...

over 14 years by ma_bloodhound

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ventilated drip edge

where can i find a roll formed drip edge that creates an overhang with vent holes undre it

over 14 years by bigmike

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attic ventilation

does anybody know where to find a drip edge for roofing with built in ventilation for old cape cod houses? these houses have 3 inch overhang of the...

over 14 years by bigmike

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vented drip edge

i need a sourse of theventilated drip edge used by riley on the cape with back ell project on the cape

over 14 years by bigmike

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vinyl soffit roof trim

Should the vinyl J-channel fit flat against the vinyl soffit trim along the roof line? Should we expect caulking to cover up holes in the vinyl tri...

over 14 years by gandfhol

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Masonery

My family just recently moved to a house thatwas not well maintained,The brick on the bottom has accumulated red mud.I've tried muriatic acid dilut...

over 14 years by Docbob

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