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Maybe I am missing something here. If someone hires a contractor to build something, such as a wall and/or floor, does it need to be specified that the item needs to be plumb, square and straight? If one of the specifications on said construction might cause it to be crooked by, oh let's...

Can you use storm windows with double pane windows, or will the heat trapped between the two cause the seal on the double pane windows to fail?

I am wondering what everyone thinks are the best sort of replacement windows in terms of energy savings. Not necessarily brand, but what type of glass and frame material will save energy and hold up over the long run? How long should a person expect a good quality replacement window to last...

Time to show off some work the Mr. did last year. We have a two-story foursquare with a full basement that is being completely redone. The Mr. installed a beam to support the second story so we could remove some walls on the first floor. Working solo, he put in a 3-LVL built up beam across the...

My 1926 bathtub is leaking from the drainpipe. We need to put in a new drain, but the original piping won't budge. Any hints on how to get it off? I really don't want to ruin the tub, as the only way to remove it for replacement would be to sledgehammer it to bits or cut a big hole in the side...

I have a Tempstar natural gas furnace with a Honeywell Contoller (SV 9541). Sometimes when the furnace comes on, the gas will come on but not ignite, which causes the system to go into a safety lockout. Any guesses what is up? Additional Info: Furnace model N9MP1075B12B1 (as far as I can tell...

I went to visit my 88 year old grandmother the other day. She lives in a 2 story house built in 1920. The upstairs has never been heated/cooled except on the odd occasion when someone is doing something up there. I noticed three of the floorboards in the middle of the hallway have curled and...

The old dickie pipe that runs under our basement has had it. We are having to jet out clogs every day. :( As a last-ditch measure, we are running a 3 inch line around the perimeter of the basement to where the sewer exits the house. This just needs to last until we are able to run a new line...

I have an old 2 1/2 story four-square with a full basement. A previous owner thought it was a good idea to remove the beam across the basement to centrally locate the furnace. :( In addition to a lot of other bad remodeling decisions, we are trying to correct this one. I can't find any span...