The thing about spiders is that if they are making a good living, it because they are regularly feeding on other pests. An exterminator is an obvi...
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If the stain is well weathered and no longer tacky or water repellant, a 100% acrylic primer with a stain sealer can be used. The final coat would...
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The material you describe is an asphalt felt impregnated with a mineral surface made to look like brick. Also known as Insulbrick. It is usually h...
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The smell is most likely from biological breakdown of organic matter in the wastewater or soil. Smells like this usually originate from reduced sul...
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From your description, this is a very unusual situation. It would be nearly impossible for significant settling to occur, and not see cracks in mas...
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How much square footage would 23 tons of crush and run cover? What is the recommended depth? At 1.4 tons per yard (16.4 yards), coverage at 4-in...
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" How do I get THIS OLD HOUSE to fix my basement for free?" LOL, that would be a first. As far as the basement is concerned, your problem, and ...
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Area of a circle = Pi x radius squared, or 3.14 times half the diameter squared. In your case the radius is the distance from the long flat wall...
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Seasonal high water tables caused by low infiltraion and runoff rates can result in a flooded leach field. This is not the same as field failure, ...
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Turn off power, remove the faceplate, remove teh two retaining screws and turn the socket 180 degrees. Reinstall screws and cover plate, turn on p...
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Never had to deal with these, but thought I would point you in the direction of bugspray.com. http://www.bugspray.com/articles98/powderpostbeetles....
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You may have either a water pressure or volume constriction problem. Can't tell from the information posted what problem you are trying to address...
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My motto when doing dirty work is "it can wait till tomorrow". Glad to see you got the job done in one day. I have 4 bathrooms so, I think if I l...
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It would be irresponsible for one of us to make a suggestion without more information, or even seeing the wall structure. What is below the wall t...
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Since you have hot water, either you have a tempering valve that is malfunctioned and admitting cold water, or you have a worn single handle faucet...
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You have had a recurring odor and seem to have moisture infiltration into the basement. Lets talk about how things work. Pumping the septic tanks...
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What kind of roof (composition, tile, shake, slate)? Do you have access to an attic? Are your ceilings drywall? How widespread is the leaking in...
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Your region may have sustained cool foggy weather and high moisture. Mold, algae and other growths can be found on any surface that provides a moi...
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Even though the tile size is different, we don't know how many tiles (i.e. square feet) are in each box. So 35 boxes of 12x12 tile may have the sa...
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Real estate values are very different from region to region, and locally. Your best bet is to contact several reputable real estate brokers for a ...
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