wet and damp basement
Greetings houseproblem,You raise some good questions I can't help with (such as, do you really want to cover wet soil with plastic)--but I wonder, ...
Greetings houseproblem,You raise some good questions I can't help with (such as, do you really want to cover wet soil with plastic)--but I wonder, ...
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ViewsWelcome Leanne, In addition to Willie's comments (above), consider that a garage 'conversion' is pretty hard to execute well. For one thing, you h...
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ViewsWelcome supere,Just an idea....Years ago we dealt with old tack strips on a beautiful hardwood floor. The holes left by tackstrips were about 1" o...
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ViewsThanks much Dana, I figured it would be OK but still glad to see that I'm not the first to run into this!-k
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ViewsAir conditioners don't "generate" cold. They take heat from inside and exhaust it to the outside. Because warm air can hold more moisture than co...
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ViewsHowdy folks, I am doing a bit of remodeling and have to put a switch box and electrical outlet box (about 1 foot below the switch) in an area where...
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ViewsWelcome Lannie, Years ago I ran into the same problem. I rented a steamer and this worked great on ALMOST all of it, except one hideous wall that ...
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ViewsI've heard you can still use Roundup if you isolate the weed....I mean, protect it from overspray by protecting with a milk carton or something. K...
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ViewsI just happened to see a review on one of our local TV stations. Just for what it's worth... http://9news.com/storyfull-consumer.asp?id=15482
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ViewsWelcome CatherineAnn, What are the cabinets themselves like? If they're real cheesy, I don't think it would matter much if you painted them as a p...
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ViewsHmmmmm, interesting... I don't think I've ever seen a living room with a cement floor (at least not in the areas I've lived, which have generally ...
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ViewsGreetings miaclear, We had a gas line run OUTSIDE the house from furnace room downstairs--not a very long run. It took maybe 3-4 hours of a plumbe...
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ViewsHmmmm, haven't thought about that (ecological methods). Not sure how earth-friendly that product is, but typically you use so little--just a spray...
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ViewsHi, I've had better luck with 'molly bolts' than plastic anchors, but with a 45 pound mirror you probably want to hit studs, not rely on drywall. ...
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ViewsGreetings Amy, Added ventilation is frequently required when more insulation is added to an older home. So I'd guess an insulation company (or a h...
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ViewsWelcome jaylesh, I'm not a 'drainage expert' but it sounds to me like they did some rather important things....the french drain, and gutters to mov...
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ViewsGreetings... I agree with Piffin on re-facing. Also keep in mind that tiling is a lot of work (and can be quite costly as well)...and yes, will pr...
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ViewsGreetings MissJ, Try a product called De-Solv-it. Great on things like price stickers and other gluey things that won't come off. I think my wife...
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ViewsOh, and one more thing....You've probably heard this before--but anything you can do OUTSIDE of the house to slope water away from the house can on...
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ViewsI think sometimes those drains DON'T go very far. If I'm not mistaken, I think sometimes they're basically dug holes filled with stones to take "m...
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