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I woke up this morning to a cold house, the furnace was on but it was nonstop blowing cool air. I called a heating guy and he replaced a part but said by furnace is unsafe and setting off a carbon monoxide signal on his electronic gadget. He said the furnace needs to be replaced and under no...

The outside light fixture was replaced on the brick wall of the house and now there is a hole between the new fixture and the brick? How do I seal it? Here are a couple of pics to show what I'm talking about:

I want to install a new light fixture in my kitchen so that it matches a light fixture that's already there (kitchen has 2 light fixtures on ceiling). My brother said it's easy and he would do it even though he's never replaced a light before and knows nothing about electrical wiring. We...

I have two chimneys with crumbling brick, one needs to be rebuilt from the roof up and the other to be repaired. The guy who came to give a quote said that the chimney which needs to be rebuilt can be rebuilt to 18 inches above the roof which would make it shorter than it is now, it is used by...

We need new shingles on the roof and all the contractors included 3 ft ice and water shield with their estimate but one contractor said 3 feet is not enough and that he would install 6 feet. So my question is does it matter whether it's 3 or 6 feet? The contractor said it's because it's a large...

Wasn't sure in which thread to post this so I posted here. Ever since we had a high efficiency furnace installed some windows in the house have condensation forming. During the coldest winter days it turns to ice on the windows. Is there a way to prevent the condensation without getting better...

Hi, I'm new here. The plaster on the ceiling and one wall of my kitchen is cracking and coming off, the cracks on the wall seem to be following a pattern (I included a photo to better explain). Would anyone know why this is happening, how to fix it and who would I call to fix it? On the other...