Tub surround walls

Home Depot carries some inexpensive Travertine marble tile that is $3 a square foot. You will need to seal it every two years or so, but it looks ...

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Installing columns

It does not sound like it matters whether there is a header or not, because all you seem to need is a cosmetic column, not a supporting one. If so...

almost 12 years by Lawrence

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Carpet on concrete

Your question is not clear. Was mildew on the tackstrips you used, or did it form overnight, or did some flake off the wall/floor when you attache...

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plywood on cement floor

I think he meant to use the plywood as a subfloor on top of which he would nail the wood floor, not as the wood floor, itself. :-)You can either (...

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repairing pin holes and dimples before painting drywall

I would strongly recommend removing the wallpaper as Jay described and then painting. In part because the paint is heavier (and a different materi...

almost 12 years by Lawrence

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Behr/Ralph Lauren paints

I have used Ralph Lauren paints, and I had nothing but great experience with their ordinary paints. They do cover rather well in my experience and...

almost 12 years by Lawrence

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plaster walls need help

The same method is fine, but with a few changes. First, you should prep the area more carefully by scraping away all loose plaster, even down to t...

almost 12 years by Lawrence

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engineered hardwood flooring

The thicker top layer is more important, mostly for refinishing purposes. It will make the floor last longer because someone 30 years down the lin...

almost 12 years by Lawrence

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Removing carpet that is glued to floor

Usually, carpet glues can be removed safely with many different remover products available at Home Centers so as to preserve the wood floor underne...

almost 12 years by Lawrence

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Basement Flooring

It is not unheard of to not have any moisture problems even without a sump pump. Your house is probably located at or near the top of a hill or a ...

almost 12 years by Lawrence

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Wood Floors off the Internet

What do you mean by "ctc." them?I tend to agree with your sentiment, Jay, about buying only small things off the Internet: thus my reluctance. But...

almost 12 years by Lawrence

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Replace a load bearing wall

Jay is absolutely correct. The framing necessary depends entirely upon the size of the house, the materials used to contruct the house and roof (t...

almost 12 years by Lawrence

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tank to bowl interface leak

Rlpxpxhfqsx is correct. Use metal washers the same or just SLIGHTLY smaller in diameter than the diameter of the rubber washers. Put the metal wa...

almost 12 years by Lawrence

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Small crack around bath tub drain

The appropriate patch material depends in large part upon what material the tub is made of. Some tub materials cannot be patched reliably and are ...

almost 12 years by Lawrence

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Neon circuit tester help

Neon testers are unreliable for testing voltage or amperage. They mostly just tell you "yes" or "no" when testing whether the circuit is connected...

almost 12 years by Lawrence

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220V Outlets

It is always better to have a four-prong 220 volt plug so that the appliance has a true neutral and ground. Every book I have read that discusses ...

almost 12 years by Lawrence

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Cost to install outlet

This might be a frustrating answer, but it is impossible and misleading to speak in terms of an "average" price because each installation will diff...

almost 12 years by Lawrence

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