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Any advice on putting 4 1/4 tile in the shower I just installed in the basement. 32x48 base. The model house display used greenboard. So what to do. I bought a ta...
Any advice on putting 4 1/4 tile in the shower I just installed in the basement. 32x48 base. The model house display used greenboard. So what to do. I bought a ta...
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answersHello I have a marble foyer that looks very dingy. Is there anything I can use to clean it up and seal?
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answersHow do I determine if I have a left or right handed interior door?
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answersHi,The stairway in my basement has several problems--splitting treads, inconsistent rises, worn wood in the stringers, etc. I'd like to re-build them, but a narr...
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answersHow do I go about constructing a tile showerwall that is a half-circular shape? Please help! I can draw what I want but,I'm not sure how to frame it.
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answersI have a wood veneer finish bookshelf that I would like to make into a shoe/boot shelf. I would like to paint it a different color and need to come up with a way ...
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answersWe bought a rehab 4 months ago which 4 feet of the kitchen is over a crawl space. Needless to say, the builder cut corners by not enclosing the space to get heat...
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answersI just moved into a home in east Texas and the heat pump remains on until I turn it off manually when the temperature outside seems to be around 40-45 degrees or ...
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answersIn my sealed crawl space, I want to install a ventilation fan that is controlled by a humidistat. Where can I find a reasonably priced mechanical humidistat I ca...
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answersI'm buying a 2 bedroom house that was built 1949. we will be adding another bedroom in the future. We need to do inspections for closing. It has a septic system. ...
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answersI have two questions regarding the installation of the April-Aire model 600 humidifier. I underststand that it can be mounted on either the supply or return plenu...
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answersI'm remodeling my basement and several outlets are not working (weren't working before demolition). I recieved advice to run through it with a circuit tester to ...
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answersMy walls interior walls are concrete block and plaster. I have rough openings for closet doors that are, in some cases, much larger than the necessary opening fo...
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answersMy family is considering buying 19 windows for our 150 year old farm house. I have several concerns which are as follows...1) The construction of the home is on...
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answersis it possible to just sister a new floor joists to an existing one to support a second floor bathroom with a 2-3 in sag in center of joist
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answersWe just opened up a wall making an archway between 2 rooms (drywall, no trim). We plan to paint the 2 rooms different colors. What color do you paint the inside...
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answersCan anyone tell me how much a painter would charge per sq/ft for interior work? Is it different for one coat or two? Is it different for ceilings? How do they cha...
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answersThe outlets in my basement were working for the 6 months that I have been in my new house. But today I went to turn on the t.v. and nothing happened. All the outl...
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answersHi, I am having a problem with the zone valve sticking on my sprinkler. It has 3 zones and when the timer pauses the motor to change zones nothing happens. An...
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answersMy range has an existing vent above it, that just filters and recirculates the air. There is no vent to the attic.What are recommended types or models to replace...
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