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Help Support House Repair Talk:
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Am I doing this right?
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It will be interesting to try - thanks!
59 minutes ago
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Rebar Exposed in Footing
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Framing and Foundation
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The upper portion of the footing across the back door to my garage broke off years ago. A section of rebar is exposed and is somewhat...
Yesterday at 2:04 PM
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Am I doing this right?
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Bud, I am very intrigued by your tip about adding drywall mud to paint. Can you give me an idea of the upper limit for quantity of mud...
Yesterday at 1:44 PM
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No corona virus thread???
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Havasu is making what is known as an "argument from personal incredulity." He personally, as a person with no relevant expertise, does...
Jan 2, 2021
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closed cell foam insulation?
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That sounds very do-able! Thanks for the tip.
Dec 24, 2020
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closed cell foam insulation?
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Brook, I don't have any suggestions for your issue - but hope you can help with mine. My 70 y.o. house (in Dixon, not that far east...
Dec 23, 2020
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DIY’er - redoing baseboards found black mold
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I disagree with getting the mold tested. I did a lot of research on this about 10 years ago when a pest control inspection found a small...
Dec 22, 2020
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Water Seeping Through Cinderblock Walls
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Jeff is right about pressure on the wall. If the full height of soil against the wall is saturated, pressure on the wall is effectively...
Dec 17, 2020
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Does this light need to be grounded?
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Afjes, I had never heard of grounding at the cable clamp; that is great info and I will check it out - thanks! K, I don't know the year...
Nov 25, 2020
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Does this light need to be grounded?
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Thanks Bud. I am replacing a light fixture over the washing machine with one that has a receptacle, where I will plug in the new light...
Nov 24, 2020
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Quick (and probably dumb) question about wiring a new overhead light & switch with new wire........
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Vyacheslav, the configuration Bud describes is exactly the original wiring for a light in the garage of my 70 y.o. house. It was just...
Nov 24, 2020
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Does this light need to be grounded?
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Electrical and Wiring
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The LED shop light I bought to hang in my mother-in-law's garage has a three-prong plug but receptacles in her house are not grounded...
Nov 24, 2020
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How strong is a castle joint?
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If I were doing that castle joint I could be confident the fit would be sloppy. My solution would be to glue the joint with epoxy. That...
Nov 24, 2020
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No corona virus thread???
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Bud, Mississippi's death certificate procedures explain why the death certificate of someone who came in with a heart attack would...
Nov 19, 2020
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Cutting out rock in a basement
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Also, look to see if there are existing fractures or other planes of weakness. Flow banding or foliation (if partly metamorphosed), or...
Nov 18, 2020
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