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The cedar shake siding around the house is in dire need of replacing. I am thinking about using LP Smart siding, but I am curious about a house wrap. A lot of the felt paper below the cedar siding still looks good, I will still probably rip it off to replace and make sure there aren't issues...

While down in the basement the original foundation is in some dire need of attention. I am not quite sure what the best method is to repoint limestone is, I keep hearing not to use typical mortar mix. I have heard to use Type N, and then heard not to if it has Portland cement in it. Also, is...

Since it is basically the only place where water comes in, and you can see on the floor where it is tapered towards the sump I wonder if back in the day they didn't make that the drain? There's a lot of weird things with this house (original house was built in 1863). Eventually, I am going to...

I don't think there is a perimeter drain around the house, to be honest. There are no pipes leading to the sump pump coming from outside, and I do not see any day-light drains. The only way I am going to know I guess is if I take the patio up and dig down at the beginning of the stairs? Usually...

Hi Everyone, I got this house last year and I have been trying to focus on fixing it up, been focusing more on the inside taking it a little slow because of work and school. With the spring thaw and the recent heavy rains, the sump pump threw a fit a couple of days ago and the basement flooded...

I have an old steel bathtub and I'm curious as to what is the best paint and what is the best procedure to paint it? I have used bathtub paint from Menards twice now, and each time it maybe lasts a year before it begins to peel. Any information on how to paint the tub so it lasts much longer...

Thanks for the replies! I'm a little swamped at work these next couple of weeks, but I plan on having this little foundation project done by the end of the summer. I'll reply with some more questions once I get started! Thanks again.

Thanks for the reply. I take it you're talking about adding another layer of CMU on top of the current foundation and putting a plate on top and starting new? I was thinking after I get it done going around the building with some rock and putting up some gutters.

Be honest? Lol it was an old chicken coupe shed is what I heard. Just want to get it fixed up a little bit and throw steel sides and roof on eventually. Thanks for the reply!

Hi everyone, I just bought a place, and it has a shed that has seen better days. I was curious what your opinions would be on how to go about fixing the issue. I just got done redoing the roof that was falling in and later on down the road I plan on residing it with steel siding. Of course...