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Legato carpet tiles

I have been doing a bit of research on the Legato carpet "squares". My conclusion, they are relatively easy to install and look pretty good if done right (assuri...

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updated about 5 hours ago by BV024905

Junction Box Confusion

Any ideas on what is going on here? There is no voltage yet all the switches and breakers are on.

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updated about 7 hours ago by BV024904

Discontinued tile - American Olean in Orleans

Please help! Our plumber just broke a couple of tiles in our tub surround. The only extras I have in the attic are square edge and I need bullnose. Of course, ...

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updated about 13 hours ago by BV024903

Chemical smell coming from concrete floors and walls

To the person who posted the chemical smell problem - I have it too! I am original owner of a 10 year old house, slab on grade (no basement) in South Carolina. Sm...

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updated about 20 hours ago by BV024885

Vintage St. Charles Cabinets for Sale

We have a collection of circa 1962 St. Charles kitchen cabinets (robin-egg blue bottom cabinet with a walnut faced upper cabinet) that appear to be in very good c...

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updated about 20 hours ago by BV024902

No power in all bathroom outlets

All bathroom outlets in the house don't have power in them. However, there is still light in the bathrooms. Other outlets are ok, just the ones in the bathrooms d...

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updated 1 day ago by BV024901

DIscontinued Marazzi Ceramic Tile

Trying to locate some discontinued Marazzi Ceramic Tile in the Explorer series - Explorer Voyager. I prefer the 12x12 tiles but would be interested in any size. ...

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updated 1 day ago by BV024900

Please help with hard-wired smoke detector issue...

We purchased a home about a year ago that had three hard-wired smoke detectors installed. All of them were BRK Electronics Model 2002RAC. All have a 9-volt ba...

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updated 1 day ago by BV024899

Ceramic tile with particle board underlayment

I am planning to install new ceramic tile in a bedroom converted to a bathroom (12 ft by 10ft). The 20-year old house is a pier and beam with 1/2" plywood subfloo...

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updated 1 day ago by BV024898

bad smell from one faucet

I live in a 10 year-old house. Just in the past week, my faucet in the master bath has a sour, metallic smell for the initial 3-5 seconds of turning it on. It's...

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updated 2 days ago by BV024897

Hessco Passport Ensemble jacuzzi power switch

I have a 22 year old Hessco Passport Ensemble jacuzzi whose on & off switch is not working. I have to trip the breaker to get it to turn off, it's stuck in th...

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updated 2 days ago by BV024896

Remove Plaster or Drywall Over It????

I am renovating a 1920's two-family home. Most rooms have the original horse hair plaster, and some have 1/4" drywall over the plaster, but only 8' up of the 12'...

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updated 2 days ago by BV024895

Bath tub faucet height

I am currently remodeling a bath in my house. I have eliminated all the 1970's Avocado green and harvest gold tile and fixtures. The new look will be cottage styl...

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updated 2 days ago by BV024894

Chipmunks eating tomatoes - help!

We're in zone 5 of Massachusetts and have been plagued with chipmunks eating 85% of our tomatoes for the past two years. We've tried everything we could think of...

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updated 2 days ago by BV024892

insulating a pocket door

Does anyone have any thoughts on how to make a pocket door act as an exterior door in the winter? Outbuilding is divided in half between a screened-in porch and ...

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updated 2 days ago by BV024890

Concrete block home foundation question

I have a home over a crawl space (encapsulated) with hollow foundation blocks. I have just found out I have termites on one load bearing wall. Exterior of this ...

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updated 2 days ago by BV024889

15 amp outlets in a 20 amp circuit

The outlets in my basement are on a circuit with a 20 amp circuit breaker and 12/2 sheathed electrical cable wiring. However the outlets themselves are 15 amp an...

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updated 3 days ago by BV024888