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If they used "spackle" to fill anything on the outside you got ripped off! Spackle is just for filling small nail holes inside! It's...
Yesterday at 10:21 AM
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How much would this cost?
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Not sure where you are, but OP is in San Fran. I am figuring that is not going to be the best place to find low cost construction.
Saturday at 7:44 AM
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How much would this cost?
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The new concrete will always look "different" from the old. So consider making it look purposely different, like perhaps stamped...
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Heavy duty paint for extreme weathers
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I am guessing that the steel bars were painted with the same paint as the trim. Best bet would be to remove the bars and as much of...
Sep 10, 2023
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No! Never tile over a hammer! You tile around it!
Aug 28, 2023
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Don’t tile over that hammer, haha!
Aug 28, 2023
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I have had toilet bowl levels to be lowered during windy conditions. I'm thinking yours may be due to a combination of wind over the...
Aug 27, 2023
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I'd plunge a coat hanger in the hole with a 12" bend, so you can locate your nearest stud, so half will be secured into a wood stud, IF...
Aug 23, 2023
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Anchoring grab bars to tile?
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I agree with havasu --- far preferred to mount to structure. I pulled up the installation instructions for the grab bars I have, fully...
Aug 23, 2023
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This window in a 50's brick house
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Make sure you use a "window" foam. It will be low expansion. The standard foam risks expanding so much that the window becomes...
Aug 11, 2023
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What to use to bond dishwasher discharge hose with connector
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No, contact cement won't do it. You might need a new drain hose. Mine had a rubber end molded onto it. Then it goes over the barb and...
Aug 9, 2023
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3 way switch-I think I did something wrong-One switch always has to be "On".
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You positive both are 3 way (single pole double throw) switches ?
Aug 5, 2023
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Spray Foam-Closed Cell
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It's not so much the air gaps --- half inch simply is not thick enough for Chicago weather. One inch (R7) would probably be about...
Jul 31, 2023
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Spray Foam-Closed Cell
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Two component does a chemical reaction when mixed. I think one component also does a chemical reaction, but uses moisture in the air as...
Jul 31, 2023
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Leaky basement & Foundation
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What is the logic there? Water will run straight through gravel.
Jul 28, 2023
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