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Hey All, My wife and I met with a kitchen & bath remodeling company for a remodel of our master bath. The remodeling company holds a Class A contractors license. The company brought 3 trades people through our house to review the project: one plumber, one electrician, and one carpenter/tile...

Hey Guys, I have met with several window companies, they each recommend insert windows for my 1990's-era townhouse. Several friends have recommended full frame replacements with nailing fins. One friend recommended finding a carpenter who installs windows, rather than a window company. Some...

Hi All, I keep running into problems painting a desk. The desk is actually an old door which we prop up on top of two file cabinets. I sanded it down all the way to primer, then primed it with Kilz gold label primer. Then, I waited 24 hours. Then I painted the first coat with Valspar...

Hey All, My wife and I are interviewing contractors to handle a master bath remodel in our town home (approximately 110 sq ft bathroom, townhouse was built in 1993). We are not changing the footprint, but are installing a shower where a tub used to be. The project will involve a new vanity...

Hey All, I need to replace these plastic door trim parts (the plastic borders that surround the two small windows at the top of the door). We've had a hard time finding the manufacturer of the door, it is a no-name as far as we can tell. These plastic pieces should be available somewhere, but...

Hey Guys, It's hard to make a mistake with primer, but I managed to pull it off. This project is in my garage, so I am using exterior paints. A couple of weeks ago, I covered a brown wall in white primer. Today I decided it needed another coat of primer to hide the brown even more before I...

Hey Guys, Our townhouse has many (18) windows, it was built in 1993. The windows are original builder-grade double-glazed metal windows. I measured the temperatures of the windows and surrounding walls with an infrared thermometer. The windows are definitely a source of cold air in the...

Hey All, I recently hired a contractor to replace a french door due to water issues. It turned out to be a mistake, because when we found out there was a flashing issue, they would not guarantee their repair against future water leaks. :mad: "We install doors and windows, we won't warrant...

Hey All, We just had a new door installed and it came with a Schlage deadbolt that has a code stamped on the key. My front door has an older Schlage deadbolt installed. I have heard it is possible to re-core Schlage locks to match, is that true? It would be great if I could just buy a...

Hey Guys, I have had two different contractors come out and quote me $5,000+ to install a new patio door (french door, 2 panel, in-swing, with a ~1 foot transom). One was Case (Fred Division) and the other was Nova Exteriors. I just realized that both quotes were for CUSTOM, one was Provia and...

Hello All, We just bought a townhouse and found out about an issue I need help with. There is a french door on the middle level, leading out to the deck. It is about 17 years old, and the threshold is rotten/wobbly on one side. In the finished basement directly below this door, the sheetrock...

Hello All, We have an older style non-low flow toilet. We recently had the ball valve at the wall replaced, the plumber installed a 1/4 turn valve which is supposed to close/open with a 1/4 turn. He also installed a new fill tower for us. My wife has pointed out that flushes have been...