Re: Damaged Ipe?

On another discussion board, the advice I got was to either let the boards weather back to their grey color or, if it's driving me nuts, to try a 2...

12 months by ntrainer

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Re: Damaged Ipe?

I agree a sealer would improve the looks (thanks, LarryG, for reassuring me I haven't damaged the ipe), but isn't ipe particularly resistant to eit...

about 1 year by ntrainer

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Re: Damaged Ipe?

For what it's worth, here's a photo of the deck. You can see the "unwashed" section to the left to see the difference the power washer has made.

about 1 year by ntrainer

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Damaged Ipe?

Yesterday I began the process of power-washing my front stoop, which hasn't been cleaned in 4 years... lots of grime on both the railing (which is ...

12 months by ntrainer

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How Long Must Caulk Cure?

So... I re-caulked around the entire perimeter (and bench... and door) of our master bathroom shower yesterday. Or, rather, because caulking is no...

about 2 years by Allison1888

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Insulating Masonry Walls

We're in the midst of a renovation on our 1959 brick rambler and have discovered that the original masonry walls had NO insulation whatsoever. (Thi...

about 5 years by Billhart

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One More Detail

Am I just being optimistic to think that the problem COULD have been caused by a single day without air conditioning? Our A/C condenser motor conk...

almost 7 years by ntrainer

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Basement Humidity

I think it's unlikely the problem is with moisture coming through the foundation, though your post reminds me that I definitely left out a few deta...

almost 7 years by ntrainer

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Moisture Leaking Through Wall?

So... we completely renovated our basement and the project seemed finished, but today we noticed mold growing on the back of a clock and warped pic...

almost 7 years by Billhart

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Soft Scrub

Tried the Soft Scrub last night... got the stain partially removed. Shall I simply try it again, letting it set for longer this time? Or is there...

almost 7 years by ntrainer

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Didn't Work

Soft Scrub didn't work; just tried it. The reason is that the stain is BELOW the water line, so any product's power is necessarily diluted. Perha...

almost 8 years by ntrainer

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Stain in Toilet AFTER Repair

So... my lovely Kohler toilet has finally been fixed, but after it was snaked by a local plumber, it has a black (grease?) stain at the bottom of t...

almost 7 years by Billhart

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Re-attaching Shutters to Masonry

My house, originally built in 1959, has a brick facade with (some impressively ugly) shutters on the side of our front and side windows. Eventuall...

over 7 years by ntrainer

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Ah, Now I Understand

Ah, now I think I understand. Whether or not it's fixable or not is another question... but thanks for the advice.

over 7 years by ntrainer

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Not the right answer

This has already been done... over and over again. We are completely unable to fix these squeaks by simply strengthening the connection between fl...

over 7 years by ntrainer

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Fix from Above?

Your suggestion seems to be that we need to fix our squeaky floor by screwing the floor into the subfloor (and joist) from ABOVE the floor, rather ...

over 7 years by ntrainer

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Unfixable Squeaky Wood Floors?

We've almost completed a wholesale renovation of the basement in our 1959 ranch/rambler. One of the issues we wanted to address was the squeaky oa...

over 7 years by ntrainer

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Radiant Heat on Perimeter Only

We're in the midst of a basement renovation and one of the huge problems with this basement (since we bought the house, anyway) has always been tha...

almost 8 years by ntrainer

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