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Every time it rains with a slight wind, I can hear rain tinging inside my chimney. I took off the clean-out cover and maybe an ounce of water came out of it. After inspecting it, the rain is leaking from the upper pipe in the picture and dripping around the smaller pipe that the furnace and hot...

I was thinking of coating my concrete front steps. the cheap layer of concrete is peeling up and exposing the boulders they used as aggregate. Could I use Mortar or Thinset to lever this off, or should I go and get a cup of concrete from somewhere?

My sump-pump hose runs about 8" below grade for a distance of 30'. either it's frozen or plugged with debris. If I brew-up some type of fitting, and connect my air compressor to the ABS pipe inside the house, how much pressure can I safely blow into it before i run the risk of damaging the pipe?

I recently did a major clean-up in my garage, and when I was sweeping along the east wall, I noticed that the footer had completely rotted away along a 18" span, now the studs are just floating above the floor. the sheeting (OSB) on the garage wall has rotted away along a 6' span up around 4"...

Ever since I did my bathroom remodel, all my sink aerators keep plugging up with crusty calcium scale. I have to remove the aerators on a monthly basis and remove this poop. Is there any way to get this crap out of my pipes quicker than what I've been doing? or will I just have to keep taking my...

The Laminate flooring in my house is only 3 years old, its probably really cheap, because the previous owner installed it 6 months prior to selling the house. I am considering replacing it in about a year (once my dog is done peeing on it) but until then, does anyone have a great product to make...

It appears to be common... everyone that I know who owns front-load washers has this issue... It smells like moldy farts. I have tried using those commercially available washer cleaning pucks, but they seem to make it worse. I have been leaving my washer door open between loads lately, and the...

When I was a kid, we lived in a nice house, had an in-ground swimming pool, my parents traveled every year, took my brother and I on a trip to Disney world and 3 Caribbean cruises all before I turned 16. My mom was a homemaker and my dad worked hard at a modest wage. Now days, I look back and...

I installed a fancy shower head system on the first use, it leaked profusely from almost everywhere... I checked all the supply lines and tightened the lose one. Now the leak seems to be coming out of the main housing of the shower around the opening for the hand-held shower head. I'm assuming...

I just second coated my bathroom, and discovered a lot of air bubbles in my paint. I primed with an Acrylic-Latex primer, and am applying Acrylic bathroom paint. The air bubbles are 'popping up' on the original drywall that was in the bathroom, nowhere near where I puttied. Now that the paint is...

I have a Kenmore Washing machine made by Whirlpool. when it it on any of the automatic cycles, it will not go into spin mode, all the lights on the control panel flash after about 3 minutes of the washer trying to spin. The motor sounds like it's turning while its doing this. I replaced the...

Hi Everyone. I have been a member for a bit now, and have enjoyed it quite a bit. Figured now would be the time to say hi My name is Steve, from Winnipeg, Canada. I am a Small Engine Mechanic (so if you have any questions, I've probably got the answers). Thanks for all the advice so far...

I have an old toilet that flushes like a trooper, however, just recently, the water just trickles through the valve, unless I force the plunger rod down until the point that the whole thing looks like it's gonna snap right off. It is equipped with a "Fluidmaster 200" which I'm sure is obsolete...

I have a wired smoke detector just outside my bathroom, and when i started doing some soldering, it started going off... there was very little smoke from the flux. There is another smoke detector in the hallway, that is wired to my house alarm, and it is not nearly as sensitive. After about 30...

Just watched a rerun of "Mythbusters" where they blew a house to bits with a hot-water tank, prompting me to check my Thermal Relief Valve... Pulled the lever, and NOTHING! not a drop. I figured i should just replace the valve, but if it's plugged, what is the rest of the tank going to look...

simply put, I am renovating my bathroom, and when i removed the 'original vanity, I found a confusing thing, I grabbed a video and put it on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48eLRsgsmsg&context=C31c515dADOEgsToPDskLWXyE_uxMJ9dqexMOHvi6l The one pipe that comes straight off the vent is...