spider infestation
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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painting stained redwood
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...
over 13 years by tomh
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Insulbrick
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...
over 13 years by tomh
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crawl space spill
The smell is most likely from biological breakdown of organic matter in the wastewater or soil. Smells like this usually originate from reduced sul...
over 13 years by tomh
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house tilting
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...
over 13 years by tomh
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gravel coverage
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...
over 13 years by tomh
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basement wall leaks
" 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 ...
over 13 years by tomh
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(Pi*r^2)/2
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...
over 13 years by tomh
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seasonal high water - septic
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, ...
over 13 years by tomh
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turning outlet over
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...
over 13 years by tomh
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powderpost beetle
Never had to deal with these, but thought I would point you in the direction of bugspray.com. http://www.bugspray.com/articles98/powderpostbeetles....
over 13 years by tomh
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water pressure
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...
over 13 years by tomh
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I'm impressed
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...
over 13 years by tomh
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removing structural walls
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...
over 13 years by tomh
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hot and cold water mixing
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...
over 13 years by tomh
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Septic tanks maintentance and malfunctions
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...
over 13 years by tomh
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roof emergency
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...
over 13 years by tomh
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Tyvek vs building paper
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...
over 13 years by tomh
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tile sizes and boxes
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...
over 13 years by tomh
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Real Estate value
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 ...
over 13 years by tomh
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