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  1. J

    Installing insulation to existing wall

    All your suggestions would be totally useless. https://www.homedepot.com/c/ah/how-to-soundproof-a-room/9ba683603be9fa5395fab9089dadf23
  2. J

    Chainsaw oil

    Regular motor oil should never be used, it's not tacky enough and will just sling off and do nothing but make a mess.
  3. J

    Roof Leak at Flashing - one year old roof

    Going to need to see pictures from up on the roof, inside pictures are useless. That whole thing sounds odd.
  4. J

    How much would this cost?

    Your going to have to call around and get some local prices. Ball park prices will not do anyone any good.
  5. J

    colored spackle?

    If they used "spackle" to fill anything on the outside you got ripped off! Spackle is just for filling small nail holes inside! It's likely splitting because it was allowed to go to long between repaintings. Any filler used now is just going to fail from expantion and contraction. As mentioned...
  6. J

    Cutting Hardie Board

    Just a really bad idea! It would be cheaper and faster to just by a new table. The only time I've seen this work out is when the guy cut out a piece of 4 X 8 X 3/4" PVC to fit. It worked perfect, but looked like poop.
  7. J

    Mulching blade

    I've owned a lawn care company for over 15 years. I've tried the double blades, adding a mulching deck and blades to the mower and it always was a mess. Just cut the lawn at 4" and it will look better and choke out the weeds.
  8. J

    Deck 1 yr old - Stain company messed up

    Best that could be expected, except those grade marks that should have been sanded off before staining. Use a transparent or semi- transparent stain and every flaw will show through and will not last as long.
  9. J

    Cutting Hardie Board

    Unless this is going to be attached to 3/4 plywood, it's not going to work. Hardie board has 0 top loading strength.
  10. J

    Something is happening to my ceiling and I don't know what is causing it...

    Just looks like a really bad drywall job and someone did not apply a second coat of paint over the primer to me.
  11. J

    J Channel For Soffit On Stucco

    It get nailed to the rafter tails, not the stucco wall.
  12. J

    Vinyl plank flooring after a basement flood

    Simple answer is, yes there's a real danger that mold or fungus may grow under that flooring.
  13. J

    Stucco encases rotting siding that I’d like to replace

    #1, That's not stucco, It's panels that just look like stucco. #2, Where's the pictures of the rot? Your siding looks like Smart Side, the only time I've seen it fail is if it was installed to close to grade.
  14. J

    Deck reconstruction?

    Please post some pictures of the deck for better suggestions on how to do it.
  15. J

    Restoring Rusty Tow Chains

    Would have been easier to just replace them. If I had to do this I would have sprayed them with cold galv. paint...
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