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I really don't know a lot about furnaces or thermostats, as I just started renting my own house. So, this is a new learning experience for me. My wife and I wanted to change out our old, mercury thermostat (Honeywell T) for something newer and more energy efficient, that we could digitally...

I'm waiting for a fumigation tent. I currently have my walls opened up pre-dry wall as I am knocking down plaster and putting up the dry wall. Can I install insulation and/or dry wall before the fumigation, or should I wait until after?

I've been doing some research about a house I recently acquired. I don't totally trust the details given to me, so I want to look into it on my own. The house was built in 1926 (all sources say), and I was wondering how common it might have been to put Asbestos in wall plaster at that time in a...

Moved into a house recently that I knew had some termite damage, so it wasn't a surprise. However, what was a surprise was how much. I punched out plaster and uncovered some heavily damaged 2x4's on a load bearing wall. It used to be an external wall, but an addition to the house has made it...

Yes, I am a chronic renovator. I love renovating projects, especially with my own house. I service myself out as a handyman mostly to friends and second tier friends by word of mouth. I've known carpentry my whole life. My father was a carpenter, which lead to me working as one for a...