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It will be interesting to try - thanks!

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...

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...

Havasu is making what is known as an "argument from personal incredulity." He personally, as a person with no relevant expertise, does...

That sounds very do-able! Thanks for the tip.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Bud, Mississippi's death certificate procedures explain why the death certificate of someone who came in with a heart attack would...

Also, look to see if there are existing fractures or other planes of weakness. Flow banding or foliation (if partly metamorphosed), or...