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I was doing some research on using fill for house pads. Apparently, it's always best to pour foundations on undisturbed soil. In this case, I have to bring in fill. I need over 3 feet depth of fill. I read that I should compact it every 6-10". I also read that I should use something called...

These wires are coming out of a bathroom exhaust fan. There's not enough slack in them to pull them over to a stud and put them in a junction box.

Down in Florida, "30 year shingles" doesn't even mean 30 years. If it's 15 years old, it's considered near the end of it's life. I've had people refuse to buy a house from me because the roof was from 2002 and it was too old for them.

Had to do a quick Google search to find out why metal roofs won't conduct lightning. I guess it makes sense.

5th century. Was this before or after Rome was destroyed? Did you know Italy built towers instead of castles as their defensive fortifications? These proved very effective until the French invaded with cannons in 1494 and knocked them all down in about 2 seconds. Now of course there was no...

I've heard metal roofs described as "lifetime." Is this true? In that case, why not put a metal roof on everything?

Good to hear! Do you know what I should do about the part of the floor that's being compressed by the "short side" of the boards?

So do I have to tear up the whole floor to put it in? I also have a bubble that is being compressed on the "short end" of the pieces. Do you know the remedy for that?

B is very short, just a few feet. A is very long. An entire hallway plus another room. I'm not at the house right now to measure exactly.

What does an expansion joint look like off the shelf at Lowe's? I can't seem to find it online.

The worst part of the house is under the blue part of this photo. It is being squeezed in the direction of the red arrows. There is enough expansion actually in all 4 directions from the blue spot. I really have no clue why it is still buckling.

I pulled off some door casings near where the buckling was the worst. They all had proper spacing between the laminate and studs. I have no clue what the problem is.

Is there a way to just get those pieces out without having to tear up the floor from the wall?

I haven't taken them out yet to look. But I would guess not.

That's exactly the problem. Any idea what to do about under the door jambs?

The QR is brand new. It is not nailed to the floor. Those tools were there for a different purpose, although I did use the oscillating saw to cut a 5/16" gap around the perimeter of each room. There is still buckling. I see that most of my "laminate to tile" transitions are screwed to the...

Yes it was flat.

I took off all the Quarter Round, cut a 5/16" space around the perimeter in every room. It is still buckling in spots. The only thing I could think of is underneath the door jambs and the transitions. How do I get under the door jambs? Do I need to remove that piece of flooring? And I took off...

Screwed on. The part of the toilet supply that screws on to the part of the fill valve that sticks out beneath the tank is too difficult to twist off. The fill valve will always spin with it. Just yesterday, I had to cut one off. After I put the new toilet supply line on, I found out that I...

Every time I've had to take one of these off, I end up having to cut it with a hacksaw (and thus, have to replace it). Half the time, I end up cuf cutting through the valve stem and have to replace that, too. I even found a video on YouTube that said that's how it's done most of the time.