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Although pex is not designed for outdoor use you can always wrap in and insulation or bury a few inches down.

Yes that will also work, if you have a siphon spray gun with compressor Home depot has rustoleum in a quart size just thin it with laquer thinner just enough to spray it. This is an single stage paint for better than the spray can. Be sure to primer it first. If you have some cash powder coat...

Code these days are at least one every 6ft. And one at least 12 inches from the corner. There are more that you can't see.

You can apply many finishes such as orange peel fine or coarse, knockdown light or heavy, skip trowel, or heavy skip trowel. or just float out the bad areas and go with a smooth finish.

The only way to repair this is to remove the damaged siding and replace it with new. An option in this area is to paint the backside of the lower exposed portion or use jasco termin brown. JASCO 00900 Quart GREEN TERMIN 8 WOOD PRESERVATIVE - ePaintStore.com | Online Paint Store

I found no gutter cover that actually works. Gutters are a maintenance item you just need to stay on it.

You need to use a better primer and paint go to the automobile paint store. What is happening is the impurities in the or on the metal are affecting the primer. Great primer and great paint= Success

Try using a better quality roller pad with at 3/8 nap, also roll in a W pattern and cross hatch. This should do it. Let the roller do the work.

Depends on if it gets cold there. If so i would not reccomend using pvc you can use a product called pex. PEX Information This is the best product on the market, if you use this buy the crimper that uses stainless steel crimp rings. Available at home depot or lowes. If weather is not an...

That drain most likley goes to the sump pump crock beneath the concrete. Should be ok to drain there. In a basement you need to have a floor drain in case of flooding or abundance of water for some reason, washing machine, sink, Etc.

We have seen this before the cause is pouring when its too cold. What happens is concrete has water in it when temperatures drop below 32 degrees and freezes thats ok but the concern is when the concrete thaws the water needs room to expand. What happened to your concrete is called top pop...

Hello there it's not difficult the first calculation you need to make would be what would the total rise and run be. Cause you may not have the room to do this if inside. I will give u a link to a web site that will help explain with a video. How to Build Deck Stairs | Video | Decks | This Old House

Use a good primer Benjamin Moore & Co.

How is the soil in the area, the house will most likley not move. the only way to remedy the problem would be to pour concrete next to the footing all the way around the house using site built forms and rebar and 3/4 minus. Hope this will help

as far as level goes make sure the floor is level before you even start. Buttering the back of the tiles is a lot of work if you have lots of uneven floor, better to level first. The way to level woul be to use a laser level tool, a 4 ftlevel on a long 2x4 or a plate level even a 8 ft level...