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    Plaster or sheetrock and asbesdos?

    Ow do I know I'd the house is Sheetrock or plaster? The current owners have lived there for five years and Rey said they don't know, which seems hard to believe... The basement has lath and plaster showing in the basement on one of the walls and the rest of the walls in basement are concrete...
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    Installing new fireplace?

    How expensive and hard would it be to install a new wood burni fireplace into a house that doesn't have the vents or chimney? We would want to put into the basement and does anyone have any idea how much this would cost. It's a one story house.
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    Any ideas with this horrible curb appeal?

    Me and the wife think this house has potential buy not really sure. We were thinking of possibly painting this siding and then adding a door in the front of the house. Would we pretty much have to re side the house or can we make this siding look good...
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    Expanding a brick bouse?

    Hi everyone. Our kitchen is small and we need to expand it. Luckily are kitchen is kind of in a good spot so we can expand hopefully easily. The kitchen is on the other side of the attached garage. I was thinking of just tearing that wall out and moving the kitchen into the garage and bring the...
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    What can i do with this big yard?

    Yay wondering I'd anyone has any ideas for landscaping? I like all the ideas people give. Thanks
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    Ideas for large backyard an front

    Hello everyone! Imlooking to buy this house because the amount of land with it and the possibilities I think it has. Was wondering if anyone had some good ideas for the landscaping. I love hearing from everyone even if if negative :) Thank you
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    Staining brick house?

    Hello everyone me and my wife have been looking at this brick house in Iowa that's a fannae Mae. It was built in 1940 and has ugly orange brick with gray roof. It looks like the bricks are only one layer deep because I've seen some of them crumble off, not sure if that is normal? We can see some...
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