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DIY Home Repair Forum: Decks & Patios 06-18-2012, 09:20 PM
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Posted By skimmilk68
building paver patio and bad weather...

I just dug out the foundation for a 300 sq ft patio and ready to pour sand and lay the pavers.

I live in an area where it has afternoon t-storms almost every other day (although we had a 3-day...
DIY Home Repair Forum: Bricks, Masonry and Concrete 06-13-2012, 08:09 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 313
Posted By skimmilk68
will cinder blocks work? or any solid object for...

will cinder blocks work? or any solid object for that matter?
DIY Home Repair Forum: Bricks, Masonry and Concrete 06-10-2012, 01:21 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 313
Posted By skimmilk68
what can i use to take up space when pouring concrete

I'm building concrete stairs about 7 feet wide and going down 3 feet so about 3-4 steps. That would be a lot of concrete to pour so can I put bricks or cinderblocks in the form to take up the volume?...
DIY Home Repair Forum: Walls and Ceilings 05-29-2012, 12:18 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 539
Posted By skimmilk68
well the floor joists under that mini wall run...

well the floor joists under that mini wall run parallel so i assumed its not load bearing
DIY Home Repair Forum: Walls and Ceilings 05-29-2012, 12:35 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 539
Posted By skimmilk68
what's in this wall????

I would love to tear down this little wall. I know it's not structural but have no idea why the builders put it there. I was thinking perhaps plumbing ran down but it's just a bedroom directly above...
DIY Home Repair Forum: Plumbing Forum 05-27-2012, 10:13 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 426
Posted By skimmilk68
I would like to really avoid having to drill a...

I would like to really avoid having to drill a hole in my foundation... that's so much extra work and tools

perhaps I should just run perhaps i should just run a good french drain system ?
DIY Home Repair Forum: Plumbing Forum 05-27-2012, 05:19 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 426
Posted By skimmilk68
Connect 2 smaller sump pump to 1 large sump pump?

My crawl basement currently has one submersible sump pump and a smaller, hose connected pedestal sump pump.
I'm having flooding issues in parts of the basement that are far away from those pumps so...
DIY Home Repair Forum: General Home Improvement Discussion 04-13-2012, 11:39 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 617
Posted By skimmilk68
Home value question: Keep small room or open up space?

It's a 4br 2.5 bath, 2 story house. Everything is upstairs except for the guest bathroom and a tiny room right next to the main entrance.
I'd like to tear down the wall and open up the entrance...
DIY Home Repair Forum: General Home Improvement Discussion 04-09-2012, 06:27 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,270
Posted By skimmilk68
anybody have any experience with diy garage kits/pre built garages?

I'm looking to purchasing a house without a garage and saw that pre built garages were or garage kits were much more affordable than building a garage from ground up.
Anybody here have any...
DIY Home Repair Forum: Bricks, Masonry and Concrete 03-28-2012, 11:54 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 865
Posted By skimmilk68
How to turn this firetruck red fireplace into the aged rustic brick look?

I want to turn this
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/skimmilk68/Houses/IMG_4110.jpg
into something like this...
DIY Home Repair Forum: Decorating and Design 03-21-2012, 12:05 AM
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Views: 814
Posted By skimmilk68
what to do with square wooden panels all over the wall?

I am about to purchase a home that has a funky bedroom. The previous owner put square wooden panels. At first I thought it was unique but now I'm starting to think it's weird and probably will tear...
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