Source of cold air
I'm down to my last straw. I cannot figure out why one room (well two) in my house will not remain higher than 58 degrees! We have a log home, with true logs on ...
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Faded finish exterior fixtures
I have light fixtures on the south side of the house which the finish has faded to an odd brick color. They are supposed to be a dark brown with a crackle aged l...
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answersupdated almost 12 years ago by KANIMALHOUSE
Simple?
I am probably not reading this right so forgive me if I am. Am I suppose to tear up 2 levels of walls to increase ducting, is what you're saying? The installer ...
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answersupdated about 12 years ago by KANIMALHOUSE
Duct booster thingy
My furnace is in the basement and my master bedroom and bath are two floors up on the opposite end of the house. Therefore, in the winter and summer, luke warm a...
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answersupdated almost 12 years ago by MistressEll
Brand new doors that leak
We built a house last year and the builder put in exterior doors he said were really good doors. I can see sunshine through the bottom corner, and ladybugs and s...
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answersupdated over 13 years ago by buildwithmark
Painting crown molding
I can't say I can offer you much advice other than to save you $80. Don't buy anything Wagner, especially the sprayer. I have never owned such a big piece of po...
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answersupdated over 13 years ago by KANIMALHOUSE
Paint over paneling
People paint over paneling all the time because it is such a pain to remove. You will need to make sure you dull the surface of the paneling so the paint will ad...
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answersupdated over 13 years ago by KANIMALHOUSE
Paint and popcorn mixed, how to remove
When we built our home 3 years ago, we saved money by applying a sprayed popcorn in some of the lower level rooms. The person who applied it mixed the paint and ...
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answersupdated over 13 years ago by KANIMALHOUSE
Foundation crack
We built our home in 2002, and about a year later we noticed a crack in the block on the side that is not backfilled (its a walkout and this side tapers down). A...
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answersupdated over 13 years ago by Glenn Good
Could you try this?
I am sure someone does make them, but could you maybe take a piece of wire screen or 1 cm square wire mesh and put over the pipe and put the cap you have on now s...
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answersupdated almost 14 years ago by KANIMALHOUSE
Trenching in water lines HELP!
Phew! got the estimate for running water/electricity from the house to the barn (50 feet +/-) $2500!!! I have electrical experience, my husband was a plumber fo...
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answersupdated almost 14 years ago by KANIMALHOUSE
Staining a steel door
I have a Marvin Steel entry door with a wood grain pattern already stamped into it. I was wondering if anyone has had any experience in staining these and could ...
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answersupdated about 12 years ago by weezie912
Laying a slab
I think I know the answer to these, but I want to make sure... I want to lay a slab in front of the garage. I need to put felt between the exposed concrete fl...
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answersupdated about 14 years ago by Piffin
Ceramic flooring removal
Is it possible to remove a ceramic tile floor (actually porcelain) without destroying the tile so I can give it to my Mom to retile her small entryway? I built t...
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answersupdated over 14 years ago by KANIMALHOUSE
Wood shelving options
I am converting a very small bedroom into a home office and want to make the closet my "built-in" bookshelf unit. The dimensions of the closet are 6x4, but it is...
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answersupdated over 14 years ago by david_wv
Please clarify...
I assume that you were unable to cut the tongue and groove around the hinges. I would use a rotozip if it were me. If straight lines are what you aren't good at...
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answersupdated over 14 years ago by KANIMALHOUSE
"woodening" a metal file cabinet
Does this sound doable to anyone? I have a beat up old 5 drawer file cabinet that works good. I have an office I am working but butt off to fix up so I also ha...
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answersupdated over 14 years ago by KANIMALHOUSE
Picture frame moulding
Does anyone know where to find unfinished picture frame moulding on the internet? I have tried searching and end up with stuff I wouldn't even put on a blackligh...
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answersupdated over 12 years ago by pbhmoulding
trim color
I agree with the white trim. My inlaws painted their cedar sided home yellow with green trim and it was horrible! It looked like a Ertl farm accident, a sad ren...
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answersupdated over 14 years ago by KANIMALHOUSE
Painting new steel insulated garage door
Can this be done? I built a new log home and the only option for my garage door color was this horrible chocolate brown. The flashing and roof are an aged gray br...
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