Buying a house built in the 1890's
Hi. My family and I are considering purchasing a home that was built in the 1890's. It is a beautiful old home but needs a lot of work. Most of the work my husba...
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Buying a company car
Hi, I'm thinking about starting a small construction company, and I'm thinking of buying a company car. I there is a Ford dealer near my place and I wonder if For...
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Damage from 2 hurricane strikes/ pier and
Hoping for advice, after Hurricane Laura was hoping for just a partial gut, but I Hurricen Delta had other ideas. The house was built in the early 70's, by a fa...
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Radon Testing
I'm thinking of buying a home, can I ask for an earlier test result from the seller or ask the seller for a new test to be conducted by a qualified radon tester.
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Radon Testing
I’m thinking of buying a home, Do I need to ask the seller for a new test to be conducted by a professional radon tester?
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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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Types of Plumbing Pipe by Bob Vila
Re: your article describing types of plastic pipe. https://www.bobvila.com/articles/types-of-plumbing-pipe/ Just to be clear, despite the claims to the cont...
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answersupdated about 20 hours ago by BV023649
thinking-outside SmartShed deluxe parts
Can anyone assist me in finding extra parts for the SmartShed deluxe. I tried contacting thinking-outside and they must've gone out of business. Due to a very win...
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26" wide double oven
I need to replace a double wall oven that is 26" wide. It is in a cabinet so I cannot go larger and I really would not like to go smaller. I have an old Hotpoin...
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Craftsman Learn Button
My learn button glows continuously. This is preventing me from adding a new remote.
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Drywall for 9' ceiling
When hanging drywall for a 9' ceiling, is there an accepted industry practice for where the 1' strip goes? On the bottom, in the middle or on top? I've seen som...
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Help: Electrical shock from plumbing pipe
I am having a electrical/plumbing problem with our summer cabin. Last fall when I went to dissconnect some of the pipes underneath our cabin so they wouldn't free...
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Another hot water heater problem
Believe it or not I am now smelling natural gas coming from behind the controls of our new hot water heater. We have had the gas company out and our plumber twic...
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answersupdated 1 day ago by BV023643
Multiple dead outlets, breaker not tripped.
Hi, Recently lost any function in a number of outlets on one circuit in the kitchen. I was only running the coffee pot when it happened and the breaker did not t...
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answersupdated 1 day ago by BV023642
New Trane gas furnace noise
When the blower shuts off at the end of every cycle, I hear a loud boom sound coming from the top section of the furnace. I do not think that is where the blower...
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answersupdated 2 days ago by BV023641
septic smell in bathroom
In january we had our septic tank pumped out, and ever since then we have occasionally battled septic smell, but in only the master bathroom. It doesn't seem to ...
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Two doorbells on one transformer?
I just recently replaced my upstairs doorbell with a cheap $15 16v doorbell/transformer kit from a home improvement store. My problem is its a little hard to...
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answersupdated 2 days ago by BV023638
Polyurethane over chalk paint
So my husband built a beautiful farmhouse table and benches for our kitchen. We stained the table then I used farmhouse white chalk paint on the legs and sides. ...
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answersupdated 2 days ago by BV023637
plumbing moans when the water is turned off
The plubming in our two story house has, in the last couple of days, began making a brief "moaning" noise when you turn the water off. It doesn't seem to make a ...
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answersupdated 3 days ago by BV023636
Rust Stains on Hard wood floors-How do I remove them?
I have a round circle (from a plant) of a rust stain on a light colored hardwood floor. There are even some black marks in the circle. How do I safely remove th...
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