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    Deck 1 yr old - Stain company messed up

    How’s it going ? So I had my deck built June of 2021. Had a company come stain in mid April of this year. They totally botched job. Ended up using Benjamin Moore Remove , than Neutrilize / Brighten combo to remove the stain. They had a power wash company come and remove by power washing...
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    Hot water of 2 piece gerber shower handle

    How’s it going ? I have a 2 value shower unit and had To replace my hot water stem & seat About 1 1/2 months ago. All of a sudden it’s starting to take a lot of turns to turn on ( maybe 3-4 full turns ). Once I add the cold water, a few times pressure had dropped to almost nothing. This shower...
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    Outside porch light

    Just want to show what I found for my outside light. House built 1959, I bought about 8 years ago. This should be fun to inspect. Hopefully able to re-run new wire Thanks !
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    Replaced outlet , no power to actual receptacles

    Thanks all. Turns out gfi was factory tripped so when I hooked up it should be red light than needs a reset. I though green meant good Finally corrected it.
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    Replaced outlet , no power to actual receptacles

    There is a neutral grounded , I even swapped black wires just incase and light went read so I know it's hooked up correct . As you can see I'm no electrician , but How could just a neutral cause an issue out of no where ? By removing ,that could make power go to receptacles ?? Insert...
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    Replaced outlet , no power to actual receptacles

    Yes , did exactly how it was , even checked YouTube. Stil no actual power to receptacle
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    Replaced outlet , no power to actual receptacles

    Hello , so I found that my gfi outlet reset button someone broke and sprig was showing , there is also another outlet connected this one ... I figured changing the initial broken one would fix it , however for some reason I am not getting power to actual outlets The indicator on the new...
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    Sealing concrete steps

    Structure not good. Able to stick screw driver there pcs where I patched. It's a battle hopefully can last a winter or 2 more
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    Sealing concrete steps

    Water got into whatever cracks there were, than it froze and cracked more
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    Sealing concrete steps

    Issue with footings I found out when I added drain in my basement and had to take drywall down. Foundation directly below where stairs meets foundation is all built out inside .... Basically starts from top and comes down as the patch lines show. Last year winter killed it ... Already heavily...
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    Sealing concrete steps

    Hello everyone So basically I know my front steps are SHOT but playing patch up jobs since I don't have 5k laying around , however , even though it says not to , would putting Thompson water seal over painted part of steps do anything ( good or bad ) I plan on if possible to use water seal...
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    Bathroom window in shower

    Pretty solid. Was little wet also.
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    Bathroom window in shower

    Thanks all. Took top piece off because looked funny and old owners used paper molding for top sill. But has real wood underneath 9527
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    Bathroom window in shower

    Yes it's in the shower however about 4 - 4 1/2 ft from base of shower. I was more going for repairing rather than spending the $$ to rip it out etc Thanks for the link , will look into it
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    Bathroom window in shower

    How's it going ? I'm having an issue with water from shower going into window sill at times. There was a blind but behind sill. I took paint off of the sill and notice part ( where handle is ) is not even real wood. Looks like paper. Anyhow, is there any options where I could cover this...
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    Central air service , house not cooling

    So all was working until 2-3 days ago. The air handler pushing out some warm air & condenser ( outside unit) hasn't turned on at all. Checked and turned on/ off all breakers. Nothing. Called other hvac guy I know and should / hopefully comes tomorrow. Low- mid 80s isn't great with no AC ...
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    Caulk

    Thanks the reply & silicone base is way to go ? Which is what I thought. Should grout seem cracked between tub & tile ?
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    Caulk

    Hello. This is a basic question , however what is the best caulk to use for a bathroom tube. I tried a few and just doesn't seem to do the job. The last time a worker at Home Depot told me to buy something that's not silicone because silicone isn't good. I said ok than all the caulk dried...
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    Central air service , house not cooling

    Thanks everyone
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    Central air service , house not cooling

    Turned out condenser wasn't going on. If finally did about 4-5 hrs they were done. Could the issue have been since it was running n they hosed it down ?
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