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I'd like to hear any anecdotes about putting in solid core doors, and if it made the room quieter. There is a pretty big space under the door, to allow the A/C air return path, but there is also a vent under the hot water heater closet next to my room. But the big spacing should be kept the...

I'm about to paint the inside faces of my fascia boards (I believe that's the correct term), because only the outside faces were painted, and I was told painting the insides will help with water damage a little. But as you can see in the pics, there are areas of the roofing that are damaged...

Which one is better to use with the membrane, to seal up leaks around flat-roof, low-slope skylights? The guy at the rubberized coating store said to use the membrane with the elastomeric coating I bought from him, but my neighbor said using the thicker roof-patch, or crack-sealing paste...

Hi, I live in Arizona, and I'm about to coat my roof with an elastomeric coating, because my 3 skylights are all leaking. Should I remove the skylight bubbles before patching the cracks, or applying the coating? It seems it would be easier to access the edge of the skylight...

My toilet doesn't flush solid waste properly. I've already cleared out the outlet holes under the rim of the toilet with a coat-hanger wire, but still the flush would back up if I used too much toilet tissue (just urine, and it's ok). Then I read a post where they said the flapper should stay...

You can see here: The dead bolt is too low and a bit too forward for the receiving hole. The bottom bolt's hole is too low as well, but it still makes it. Here are the holes: And the bolts: Although the bottom hinge appears to be a bit loose, it doesn't seem to be the...

Hi everyone. I just successfully repaired my refrigerator for the first time. It was a burnt out starter relay for the compressor, and it was possibly caused by having a thick carpet of lint and dust on the front coils, which I also cleaned off. This got me to thinking that perhaps my AC...

Hi, I'm back to see if my blisters: http://www.flickr.com/photos/drslick/sets/72157638259148954/ Can be repaired in this fashion: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnxUfAz9css The problem I see, is that my blisters appear to be much harder than the ones in the video. I'm thinking...

...even after the leak around my skylight may be sealed. Here are some photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/drslick/sets/72157638259148954/ So you can hopefully see some areas look to be in decent condition still, but the areas over my Arizona rooms have some large blisters, and...

The leak is coming from a lower corner: The Glass and metal frame look fine: And I put my hand on the inside corner while it was raining, and it was dry: So I'm pretty sure the leak is from this crack in the Marine foam used to foam the roof: And so I'm sure the...