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    Cabinets are falling down

    It appears that the only thing holding up our cabinets is a very large over-the-range hood (which also holds the microwave), and the cabinets are leaning forward slightly onto it. On further inspection, it appears that the top board on the right cabinet has ripped off. The cabinet has pulled...
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    Sanding details on cabinets for refinishing

    I have some cabinet doors that I'm refinishing. We've already removed the paint down to the wood (3 layers of terrible colors) and I'm now sanding them to prep for painting. However, there's paint gunk stuck in the detailing around the glass. Not sure how to describe it; it's been routered...
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    Top layer of plaster peeling?

    Up and down one short wall in our stairwell, the plaster is peeling. I'm not sure how to describe this, but it's like these thick pieces that are the entire top layer of plaster. It's definitely more than just paint. Underneath, the plaster is smooth. One spot has entirely broken off, two others...
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    Repairing concrete sidewalk

    One panel of our sidewalk is original stone (not concrete). However, there are some large cracks around it (where the stone and concrete meet) and there are some dish-like divots in the middle. Kind of like scaling, but on solid stone. The stone is also slightly lower than the surrounding...
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    Hello from Pittsburgh

    Hi, I'm a first-time homeowner in Pittsburgh. We purchased an old home (well, that's about all you get around here), built in 1925 (that's a new house on my street). The old owners were elderly and weren't able to do much maintenance, so we've been doing quite a bit. We've already taken care of...
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