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I have a house built in 1900. The main bathroom has a in floor trap for both the sink and the tub. It has easy enough access through the floor. My question is...
I have a house built in 1900. The main bathroom has a in floor trap for both the sink and the tub. It has easy enough access through the floor. My question is...
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answersWe have had a drought and we do not have enough water in the house to take more than 4-10 minute showers and only one clothing wash or dishwasher per day and than...
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answersI am painting my old bedroom set that had previously been varnished. I have prepared the area by sanding the surfaces. I then applied the primer, to no avail as...
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answersMy home office is in an old building with an awkward security system. Visitors (such as clients and important deliveries) have to be instructed to enter a special...
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answersI am purchasing an older Victorian home that I am sure has lead paint in it. I also have a 3 month old child and want to minimize any possible exposure of lead p...
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answersHello - I recently moved and in need of help in how to clean grout between the tiles of the floor near our shower. It appears that there are mildew stains. I have...
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answersI need some advice on preparing an as-built drawing (plans and elevations, maybe section?) for a small two-story craftsman. Do I need special tools to determine ...
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answersI have a living room/dining room combination separated only by a partial wall. I want to install a floor-to-ceiling column at the edge of the partial wall. I do...
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answersDoes anybody have any experience with a product called Spray On Siding? (They have a Web site: sprayonsiding.com) The company name is Alvis, I think. Is this st...
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answersPlease help...Subject: Bathroom ventilation.I live in an apartment building--"single/studio" unit-- where the bathroom has no windows or exhaust-port capabilities...
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answersI purchased a condo that has some old wallpaper in it. Now when I am removing the paper,some of the texture comes off around the seams. Also this problem is event...
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answersI can't afford Corian for the walls around my tub, so I've been looking at "Topstone" and "Swanstone." Any comments on those, or suggestions for other materials? ...
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answersI am installing carpet over conrete. I installed tackstrips along the walls and noticed mold/mildew on the tackstrips. Otherwise, the slab is dry. Before I ins...
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answersI just noticed condensation under the plastic covering our insulation. On the floor were small wet spots-I assume these were spots created from the condensation ...
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answersI have double hung windows that in the winter are icing up where the 2 panes meet in the middle and at the window sill. What is causing this and how can I fix or...
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answerscan some one tell me why i am having excessive moisture on my new double pane argon filled replacement windows, this problem is on all the windows and i just inst...
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answersCan anyone out there please tell me how to dry a wall-to-wall carpet? I've tried newspaper, a dehumidifier and a shop-vac, but nothing has worked. If you have an ...
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answersMy husband and I are trying to make the cellar/basement of our house livable. We need to dig about 10inches down, exposing more foundation, because right now th...
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answersIs there a corrolation between skylights and A/C vent condensation??? Our new manufactured home has condensation on all the a/c vents that are located in rooms w...
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answersI have scraped the popcorn off my ceilings and used a putty knife to peel off the paint on my walls. (the paint on the walls came off in big sheets like wallpape...
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