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    Moving my outlets.

    My house has the lovely horse hair plaster. I was told there are basically 2 ways to deal with it. 1) remove it or 2) put drywall over it. I am going to try both methods but starting with putting drywall over it. Now comes my question. Without ripping apart the whole wall, what the best way...
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    Asbestos in basement

    When I had my home inspection the inspector noted there was an asbestos type material on the heating ducts in the basement. We hoped the FHA appraisal would notice it and by that point have the owner remove it. Nothing was mentioned about it so was never taken care of. I was looking at the...
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    Basement sink full of water

    Looks like I'll be hitting every category on this app :) My basement sink is full of water and therefore water is spilling all over the floor. We had heavy rains today so I can see water seeping in but I am not understanding why just that sink would fill up and not the kitchen or bathroom...
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    Chimney repair

    I just had my roof replaced, and the chimney repointed. I was asked if I would be using the fireplace, and I responded yes. I was told I needed a new chimney flu. I looked up a few chimney sweeps to evaluate what needs to be done. I keep looking up chimney flu and I also get chimney liner...
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    Cathedral ceiling

    I have recently purchased a house and found this app which has been very helpful. I have a sunroom that was added in the 80's that I'd like to take the ceiling out and do a cathedral style ceiling. As of this morning the ceiling was about 7' I figured the only way I could see what was up there...
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