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I have a home with plaster and lathe walls and I want to replace the electric (knob and tube) and have new, smooth, crack-free walls. Do I go through the mess of...
I have a home with plaster and lathe walls and I want to replace the electric (knob and tube) and have new, smooth, crack-free walls. Do I go through the mess of...
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answersI have a 18 year old 2 story frame home with vinyl siding. It has 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, LR, DR, and deck. The home dimensions are 24x28 giving me 1344 sq feet. ...
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answersIn a house that was just aquired there is a fireplace that is Italian Marble, at sometime, in its life someone decided to put several coats of paint on it, I am n...
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answersArchitectural Salvage Business - Does anyone know the name and location of the business from which Bob purchased the outdoor iron fence in the Greystone Project (...
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answerswe are going to be putting in new flooring in our living room, dining room, kitchen and hallway. i want a very light wood floor. we have four dogs that can be p...
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answersI would like to do a Leather Faux Finish in the Library - and perhaps the Dining Room - one Red-ish - the other Hunter Green. Does anyone have any tips or any We...
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answersLooking for information on how to texture a ceiling with the take down look?
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answersMy 70 year old house has some slanting floors on the second story. The two original wooden basement support columns were replaced by a previous owner with steel ...
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answersI have weatherking rurnace and the blower continually runs I am forcedto manuaully switch on and off. Can any one tell me what the probelm is the fuernace is 13 y...
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answersI need to find out the best way to remove old "popcorn" paint from a ceiling. It is already starting to peel away from the light fixture in the center of the ceil...
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answersThe interior wall where the fireplace is located has is bricked. I want to replace the fireplace mantel along with this ugly wall. Considering that a new mantel i...
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answersHi - went to go turn on the boiler (it's getting chilly in the mornings!) - lit the pilot, switched the valve to "on", turned on the pumps and...nothing. No whoos...
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answersI am going to have my bathroom remodeled and was wondering if someone could tell me if contractors can get a better price on tubs, sinks and toilets than regular ...
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answersI'm interested in maybe adding the feature to homes beginning construction in Hawaii. Please provide list of sources. Anybody who has installed one, please shar...
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answersI am looking for a dumb-waiter for getting firewood from basement to 1st floor. Saw it on Bob Vila's show and need a place to contact.
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answersHi! I'm living in a 50 year old, war-time house that has cracks in the walls and does not fit evenly in the corners. I am seriously considering re-doing the wal...
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answersWe just bought a house that I call ranch style but my husband, the historical preservationist calls post-war bungalow. It was built around 1946. The kitchen has...
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answersI'm working a straw bale project 16'X 12'X10'what would be a good foundation for the bale.
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answersAnyone use any type of heat recovery systems?I wanted ways to save energy and had seen an idea for an AC h2O water heater. Or a heat pump water heater.
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