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Hello all, Yesterday, a "licensed and insured" pressure cleaning co. that I hired to soft wash the white concrete tile roof on my 2-story house came out for the job. The owner was alone doing the job and put a ladder going from the first roof to the second. Not long after he started the job...

Hello all, Loss of a wooden fence along slightly sloped driveway, exposed the need for edging and/or small (approx 6"+) retaining wall, to keep soil under the slightly elevated ground, where the pool pump leads to backyard, from sliding onto driveway. I also need to go 90 degrees up from...

Hello all, Removed old range hood, and preparing to install a new range hood only, no microwave. However, the existing range hood & refrigerator are currently sharing a breaker and there's no ground on existing wiring in kitchen, from panel. The new range hood will be hard wired and...

If you know you need a repair (see: http://www.houserepairtalk.com/showthread.php?t=21163), but it's also time to have your yearly "tune up", during which the tech will obviously find an issue... Which coupon would you use? 1) FREE a/c service call *with repair* Valid with repair only. Coupon...

Hello all, I inherited this Craftsman 9" Radial Arm Saw model #113.29350 circa 1965 w/ extra blades and accessory kit. Needs a little cleaning and TLC but I plugged her in and she started right up...That sound reminded me of my father (RIP). I have a low end miter saw w/ portable stand...

Hello all! If removing old dishwasher but need time before installing new DW, how and where would you cap off DW water line, temporarily, without shutting off water to entire house? FWIW...I closed the shut off valve and ran a "quick rinse" cycle (10 min) test...No leak at the valve but I did...

Hello all! For a homeowner/DIYer saving for the future, which of the following circular saw blades for $10, for general purpose use, would you recommend? A) Diablo 7-1/4 in. x 24-Teeth Tracking Point Framing Saw Blade (1-pack) B) Dewalt 7-1/4in Saw Blade (DW3578D2) (2-pack) C) Hitachi Circular...

Hello all! A/C has been running fine until last night. The thermostat clicks but nothing happens; neither the outside fan nor inside fan turn on. Fans will also not turn on, if switched to "On", instead of "Auto". I checked breaker, still on...I turned it off, waited 30 seconds, turned...

I pulled up carpet and tack strips from living room of my ground floor concrete slab. The floor plan has my front door opening into the LR directly across from a fireplace, which sits diagonally in the corner so it's the first thing one sees upon entering the house. There are a pair of 2...

In 2012 I bought the house that you all have been helping repair, which was built in 1970. Everything was original except the central HVAC, which according to the stickers on it was manufactured in 2010 and installed by XYZ Co but I could not find a permit with the local municipality for the...

I dug down to bottom of this portion of a concrete flower bed. How would you move this back in place and what would you use?

I was concerned because my stucco patch had begun cracking on top left, just inside the window recess (see top pic) so I called a licensed contractor, who does concrete/masonry repair & restoration full time, for a "free estimate" on the repair. The contractor came to the house, looked...

I have 966 sq ft of engineered to install on plywood sub-floor using the floating-click installation for three 2nd floor bedrooms, closets & hallway. The old carpet, tack strips, nails & baseboards have been removed and the sub floor vacuumed but it still has several loose areas to screw...

Re-painting exterior of stucco house. Some areas have been re-stuccoed and sealed with AC64 http://acrylux.com/storage/pdfs/AC64_Sealer_MSDS.pdf Other areas have old original stucco & paint, which I pressure washed once but are still a bit chalky. The house is a 2 story 3168 square feet...

I was hoping to be able to raise the ceiling a bit but due to plumbing and air ducts, it appears not. That said, after I remove the light, duct vent, drop ceiling panels and metal frame. Correct me, if I'm wrong but I assume my next steps are to: 1) Plan out lights & electrical. 2) Make a...

Small areas under the shower head need re-grout on marble walls. How would you re-grout and what would you use to re-grout marble tile shower walls?

I'm preparing for engineered floating-click installation on three 2nd floor bedrooms, closets & hallway that have plywood sub-floor. I have removed old carpet, tack strips, nails & baseboards and will use Floor Muffler Ultraseal as underlayment. I have a few questions, if it's not too much...

I've capped off the cold water line inside the garage wall behind the bathroom toilet & vanity, which stopped a leak. I now have water running properly throughout the house except no cold water to the laundry room sink, washing machine & spigot outside of laundry room. It appears...

Installing approx 1000 sq ft of Floor Muffler Ultraseal for underlayment on 2nd floor engineered wood flooring (click lock); of which approx 870 sq ft is for 3 bedrooms & closets with the remaining 130 sq ft for the hallway. There appears to be 2 Floor Muffler Ultraseal roll sizes (600 & 100...

I woke about a month 5 weeks ago to the sound of the air handler fan trying to start. The outside fan was working, the air handler fan alone did not work but I could turn the air handler fan manually. I let it thaw out & installed a new Filtrete 1500 filter and within hours the unit was...