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Taking it outside and airing it out in the bright sunlight will kill that nasty mold/mildew and help to eliminate the smell. It may require seve...
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about 8 years by MistressEll
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clearance
You say your finished floor to ceiling height is supposed to be 9 foot, but the builder has a 2" bulkhead. If you mean a "sofit framed" I'd worry ...
about 8 years by MistressEll
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So cool of you to return and post Rox, sure hope TomH sees yr post!
Kudos and congrats on returning to post an update and continued solution of your former troubles Rox.... and special kudos to tomh for his caref...
about 8 years by MistressEll
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oops forgot to mention epoxy based fillers
I forgot to mention epoxy based fillers that you can mix with sawdust, but for a staining application they bear the same problems of not taking up ...
about 8 years by MistressEll
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assuming they're thumb tack holes
and not powderpost beetle exit points, or exidence of some other wood eating pest; it depends on if you're painting, staining or just filling thes...
about 8 years by MistressEll
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if its 70s or early 80s it may very well contain asbestos fiber, or the mastic may.
The only way to "tell" is to have samples of both the tile and its MASTIC (sometimes tile is asbestos free but mastic isn't) tested at an accredite...
about 8 years by MistressEll
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or is it this way
or are the 2x4's sitting on top of each other on the 4" side and strapped together simulating a 4x4 post? Like this ===== sub floor [___] firs...
about 8 years by MistressEll
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the lip to marry old/new subfloor seams
okay...these would be perpendicular in orientation to the joists...not secured to the joists between the joists. ..-------========----- ..........
about 8 years by MistressEll
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IF you're going to try this
I'd definately (using resp and eye protection) consider sanding up/roughing up the surface first before contact cementing new on-top of old formica...
about 8 years by MistressEll
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realtors part 2
forgot to mention/clarify that realtors' advice on cheap curb appeal and furniture arrangement, clearing clutter, showing off to best advantage ide...
about 8 years by MistressEll
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realtors' advice on structural issues
yeah realtors usually aren't in it for the long term solutions, just usualy cheap quick fixes to dump it on the next unsuspecting soul. I wouldn't...
about 8 years by MistressEll
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wood below grade
any interior approach regards to removing/replacing wood structural members below grade would only be a temporary solution at best as any wood belo...
about 8 years by MistressEll
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not really that unusual
regards tomh "unusual" its really not when its a "walk out" basement on the downside of the slope-type arrangement with a higher slope (home being ...
about 8 years by MistressEll
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after 18 years on a slope a thought
perhaps the drainage system for your foundation footings on the "up slope" side have been choked off (don't know if you have pvc or clay pipes fill...
about 8 years by MistressEll
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Mudjacking (ugh)
Mudjacking is where bore holes are cut into a concrete item that isn't footed, under pressure a slurry of mostly CLAY and lots of water and sometim...
about 8 years by MistressEll
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that leaky toliet
you mentioned some part of the toliet pipe/connection being cracked. not sure which part you mentioned was cracked...the flange on the bottom of...
about 8 years by MistressEll
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Sorry I am tardy in reply
I didn't mean to ignore you tally, somehow I missed an email from the board that you had re-posted. Okay, good news is that the floor under the ...
about 8 years by MistressEll
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EMT
well, I can't see your studs so I couldn't say. Don't know about Greenfield, where I'm Greenfield is discouraged, and limited to more than 2 feet ...
about 8 years by MistressEll
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Taa Daaa. Easy to understand instructions and diagrams
Here's a link to a free e-book for easy to understand diagrams and wiring for 3-way switch circuit: http://www.forteelectric.com/3WayBook.html ...
about 8 years by MistressEll
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detached or attached garage?
1)if the garage is detached you cannot return the circuit or any metal to the house, also many stringent rules about wiring of detached structures ...
about 8 years by MistressEll
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