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I just dug out the foundation for a 300 sq ft patio and ready to pour sand and lay the pavers. I live in an area where it has afternoon t-storms almost every other day (although we had a 3-day stretch of no rain) and I'm afraid to pour the sand since there's no way I can get it done in a...

I'm building concrete stairs about 7 feet wide and going down 3 feet so about 3-4 steps. That would be a lot of concrete to pour so can I put bricks or cinderblocks in the form to take up the volume? I know people pour dirt when building a concrete slab... I don't think that would work for...

I would love to tear down this little wall. I know it's not structural but have no idea why the builders put it there. I was thinking perhaps plumbing ran down but it's just a bedroom directly above it (pics below). Do you guys think builders just put it there to give a little separation from...

My crawl basement currently has one submersible sump pump and a smaller, hose connected pedestal sump pump. I'm having flooding issues in parts of the basement that are far away from those pumps so I'm thinking of adding another pedestal pump and directing another line to the main sump pump...

It's a 4br 2.5 bath, 2 story house. Everything is upstairs except for the guest bathroom and a tiny room right next to the main entrance. I'd like to tear down the wall and open up the entrance space to make a mud room / reading den. While it would look and feel better, would it be a bad for...

I'm looking to purchasing a house without a garage and saw that pre built garages were or garage kits were much more affordable than building a garage from ground up. Anybody here have any experience with these garages? Are they just as good as any garage built by a contractor or are they...

I want to turn this into something like this essentially I would like to paint it in a lighter tone but would like the darker bricks in certain spots. My guess is prime first, paint some bricks dark and paint it all over in a thin coat of beige/cream?

I am about to purchase a home that has a funky bedroom. The previous owner put square wooden panels. At first I thought it was unique but now I'm starting to think it's weird and probably will tear it down. If you disagree, please give a reason or an alternative idea as to why I should keep...