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Hi Everyone, My house is about 60 years old, and I don't believe the insulation in the exterior walls has ever been replaced. I think some of the insulation has somehow become damp, and I want to get it replaced before any extensive water damage happens. The exterior of the house is all...

Thanks everyone! I took the faucet handle apart, removed the cartridge and found a cracked O-ring. Thankfully, the cartridge had a part number on it, and I was able to find a replacement on Amazon for $25.

Hi everyone. I have a leaky faucet, and can't find any branding on the faucet. So I'm just hoping someone here might be able to help identify the brand of this faucet. Thanks!

Hi Everyone, Just looking for your ideas for transitions. I installed vinyl plank flooring over top of my existing hardwood. The tiler who installed the tile in the kitchen made it that so it slopes down nicely to meet the hardwood. Since the tile slopes down to transition to the hardwood, it...

Hi Everyone, My over the range microwave is toast, and I need a new one. I'm considering the Whirlpool YWMH31017HS. Thoughts? My last one didn't vent very well at all, and my duct work is all good to the roof. Just seemed to have almost no suction for sucking up steam etc from the range below.

Hi everyone - This washing machine is about 20 years old. I've not new stainless steel water lines hooked up, which are not leaking. I noticed it leaking from underneath, tilted it forward, and took the attached picture. Any ideas? Thanks!

Thanks for the reply! There seems to be 2 stacks in my basement. One for the upstairs bathroom, and a 2nd one for the upstairs kitchen, and laundry downstairs. The bigger one for the upstairs bathroom has no issues. When I run the water for the upstairs bathroom, nothing downstairs backs up. The...

Hi Everyone, I suspect some lint from my washing machine has caused a blockage in the drain stack/vent. When we use the kitchen sink/dishwasher upstairs, or the washing machine downstairs (all of these things connect to the same drain stack), water starts backing up into the laundry tub. I've...

Thanks again for this video! This made working backwards wayyyy easier, with no damage to any of my flooring!

Before and After:)

Thanks for that video, that's a great idea!

Yes - I've had to work backwards into a couple of closets already. Wasn't fun. I managed to get it in nicely, but it took way longer. Not looking forward to doing this entire bedroom working backwards.

Hi Everyone, I am laying LVP throughout the main floor of my house with no transitions. I planned out the installation in such a way that I only have one room where I will have to work backwards with the flooring. Any tips on easier ways to install the groove side to the tongue side? Thanks!

Thanks for the heads up! I bought some locally manufactured LVP, and it seems to be very high quality. I took a coin like you suggested, rubbed it as hard as I could on a small scrap cutoff piece, and it barely scraped the protective coating. The scratch was unnoticeable after wiping it with my...

Thanks Curtis - Yes, we did go with a floating floor. I'm planning to start installation today. I'm just having trouble coming up with the proper width of the first row of boards to make sure the last row isn't only 1" wide or something.

I'm probably going to buy taller baseboards for that very reason, actually. I'll also gain about 6mm with the new flooring up putting down. Which loose material do I need to remove? The paper that's coming loose?

Thanks everyone! I have decided to put SPC vinyl over top of the hardwood. Unfortunately, with my family's lifestyle, it's just not possible to maintain low traffic during the time it takes the polyurethane to dry. As for the squeaks in the floor, yes, I do have a kreg jig. I use it very...

Okay, thanks. How could I go about doing that?

Hi Everyone - I just finished pulling off old baseboards. They were glued to the wall. It made a bit of a mess of the drywall pulling them off. I've attached a picture. Any tips on prepping the area before putting new baseboards on? Thanks!

Thanks - Those are all good points. The house was built in 1964, there's a steel I-beam running lengthwise under the floor along the halfway point. It's a bungalow, with no ceiling in the basement, so I can see the plywood subfloor from underneath. There's no water, or any other damage to the...