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Our chimney people have just sprayed Fabrishield 761 over our chimney. Is that a good thing or a bad one?

I would like to get rid of a tree stump that is starting to rot and is just a couple feet from the house, I guess mainly because I'm afraid it will start getting a lot of insects. It is too close to the walkway to have it pulled out. I have a container of Hi-Yield Stump Remover which contains...

We've had a couple not-too-big windows missing out of the back of our old garage for quite a while. Last week a couple came in to the fabric store where I work to buy vinyl to repair the damage raccoons had done to their boat, so I thought it might be a good idea to put something in there, just...

We need to have a new water line put in from the meter in the parking strip to the house. We've recently had a new electrical panel put in and the electricians pounded two grounding rods into the ground outside our house. Because of this, will the house be just as well grounded if we get plastic...

We may have to have our water line replaced from the meter to the house. What kind of pipe should it be replaced with? Loretta

Hello! The young man who tuckpointed a wall of my house ground out this area on top of the window: ImageShack® - Online Photo and Video Hosting and he wouldn't fill it back in again because he said something about he thought there should be a piece of metal in there. Does anybody know...

How long should a mason wait after tuck pointing before applying the masonry sealant? Loretta

One side of our house needs tuck pointing and we need to choose a mason. Do most masons use a squeeze tube-type apparatus to put the mortar into the joints these days instead of an old fashioned trowel? Does it work as well? Thank you! Loretta

I guess creosote use is against the law, at least in this area, although it is still used on railroad ties. Is there another wood preservative that works as well as creosote? Thank you. Loretta

We have a fresh water pipe leaking in the basement (plumber told us how to put on a pipe repair clamp till he could get here) and we might have to have at least the one pipe replaced. The plumber says he would replace it with copper, but I've seen some posts in some groups by people saying their...

We had a new roof put on the summer. When the old roof was taken off, it was so thick it left a big gap between the bottom of the house shingles and the porch roof. The contractor finally sent someone out to fix it. Here is a picture of what the area looks like now. The carpenter said this gap...

My husband has been in charge of household repairs up till now. Now he is sick and it has fallen on my shoulders. Heavy load. Walking around the outside of the house I see there is a crack in the foundation wall. I notice our neighbor has one on their house, also. Is this a common problem...