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Just one toilet (out of two in our house) It seems to be coming from the back of the toilet. I think it may be the water overflow tube having some stinky bacteria (well- that's my simplest solution- so I'm starting with that) I read you can add a cup of bleach into the overflow tube and it...

Hello... I was hoping to get some input. We purchased an investment house at auction and, surprisingly, it had knob and tube wiring. The house is almost an entire gut job and we planned to rewire. My husband is insisting that we find someone (not an electrician, probably more like a general...

I've noticed a bedroom door is a bit harder to shut (I honestly can't remember if it was hard to shut before?) and there are some cracks in our drywall. Is this just typical winter settling or is it a sign of a bigger problem? I looked around our foundation (on the inside) and can find a few...

I am trying to hang a flush-mount chandelier in a bedroom to replace an old fixture, but I'm not quite sure what I'm doing with the copper ground! The "exisiting" wiring is in the below photo- the blue arrow indicates where I believe the current copper ground is being connected. I then have...

Ok, I had this on the roofing thread, however, it seems to be more applicable here- so, I am going to copy and paste to here & then delete that one-- Hi there! I am looking at this house (I attached some photos) The backstory of the house is: the house was a camp (if you're looking at the...

I moved this thread to Ceilings & Walls, because the underlying issue seemed to be more fitting over there. (While roofing is discussed, it's not a roofing issue per se)

Ok, it was two weekends. It's not quite done yet, I will update with the final photo once it's all assembled: And here is the after: (I missed a spot... that will be fixed lol) I also bought some hardware that matched the sink handles, and completed the set, since there was a...

Howdy! My father-in-law is currently living in a house where the carpeting is, no joke, the same carpeting from the 70s. We have been talking about replacing the flooring for years, but either haven't had it in the budget or, just haven't gotten around to it. Well, we noticed some laminate...

We bought our house last May as a 201k and we're not really in love with the location. It made sense at the time, and the house payment is affordable which is nice, but we're now realizing that we kind of jumped the gun. Anyhow, we have selling on the brain and want to know, of the list of...

Hi there! First time homebuyer here (well, this past spring). My husband and I (who knows, maybe he'll post under this username as well), purchased a REO home last May as a 401k, and while we've settled for the most part, there are still a few parts of the house that need minor updating and...