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Thanks for the suggestions, everyone! I tried a few things, got discouraged and left it alone for a while, and then I came back to the project and got it fixed. Here's what finally worked: I took a few wood biscuits, glued them to two sides of the duct cover (using Elmer's glue so that the...

Don't know why I didn't think of those options! Thanks, @Sparky617. :) If there's something there to screw it to, I'll go that route, and if not I'll try a shim.

Hey all! This duct cover was in the ceiling over my guest room bed. I noticed it was hanging down from the ceiling a little, so I pushed on it to see if I could get it to sit flush again... and instead, it came out entirely. As far as I can tell, it was just held in place by friction--I'm glad...

Thanks, @oldognewtrick! It's good to get an outside viewpoint. It actually hadn't occurred to me that it would be worth saying anything to the head mason, but you're right, I should use my words. I was assuming that he was aware of how it was left, but it's true that he might not even have...

I have a mason (and his crew) fixing part of my house's foundation right now. So far I'm not too pleased about a couple of things, but I want to check whether my expectations are reasonable since I haven't had much experience with masons and their work. Maybe what he's doing is standard and my...

Hi all! I'm responsible for a lovely old house that has a lot of deferred maintenance to be done. Some of it is stuff I can DIY, some of it is stuff I'll need to hire other people to do. I actually don't know a lot of homeowners, so I'm here to look for advice about things like "is this normal...