Home Improvement

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I am replacing the siding on one wall of my house. I am going all out with it and including a rain screen in the design. It will consist of the sheathing, ice and water shield on sheathing, 2" Polystyrene Board Insulation, furring strips, and finally Hardie Panel siding. There will be a top and bottom bug shield (Cor-A-Vent)....

I have a well pump in my garage that seems to have stopped working. When plugging it in, I hear it running, but the pressure never goes up, and the motor never stops. No idea what I’m doing with this thing.

I’m a new homeowner and unsure about maintaining my roof. How often should I have it professionally inspected? Is there a best time to do these inspections? Also, I’ve heard about roof cleaning, but I’m unsure if it’s necessary, and if so, how often to do it.

I just cut through a 6x6 pressure treated beam with my Ryobi brushless circular saw. Didn’t even bother to upgrade to a diablo blade. And it worked great!...

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I'm framing up a non-load-bearing wall that has two closet doors on it, close together (the king studs for the two openings are 13" apart). Unfortunately, they are aligned such that one of the 16" OC common studs would fall within that gap. In fact, it would only be 1/2" away from the left king stud, so not even anywhere near...

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I bought a mostly livable fixer upper. The previous attempt to renovate the bathroom themselves and really made some mistakes I don’t know how to fix. They replaced the vanity (already damaged cosmetically) and tiled one wall. There is dried grout everywhere. On the wall, the molding, the vanity (which is grouted in) on the...

I’m out of room for breakers in my main breaker box, so would like to add 6-breaker sub-panel to install mini-splits, an outdoor electrical outlet, lighting, etc. What’s the correct way to mount an exterior sub-panel on a house with lapped hardie-board siding?...

I’m seeing a crack in the corner of the ducts. Can I just tape it shut with boxing tape or is there a better way to do it?...

Geico is offering me an amazing deal on home insurance compared to my current insurance provider. They said I need a “4-point inspection” to get the policy. The guy I used for the purchase was through word-of-mouth, but he’s not doing them anymore. I’ve asked around, but no one I know has any recommendations. How do I...

I’m trying to find a certain kind of bracket to mount a cage fan like this on my porch....

I have a PTAC unit in the room above my garage (Amana PTH123A35AC) that I’m trying to connect a thermostat (Honeywell 50018270-001) to. These are my current connections:...

Hi Friends! This drain is right in front of the entrance to our basement-level garage, at the bottom of a ramp leading down to it. Heavy rain makes it overflow, even with the grate off (I know it needs to be cleaned)....

Hi all. Anybody have any tips or tricks on making a bathroom sink drain faster without going through the process of taking it apart, cleaning it, and putting it back together?...

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I noticed this a few years ago and forgot about it. How concerning is this?

Bathroom renovation revealed this black staining in the ceiling lumber next to a vent pipe. Is it a problem? (The PVC pipe is new.)...

I have recently moved to this place, and before winter I went to install trvs on the water circulated radiators in order to have some more control over the temp (there used to be manual valves)....

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I have a centrally located dual flue chimney that serves both two wood stoves and an oil furnace. In the basement there are galvanized steel clean out doors for each flue. When I run the kitchen exhaust, a bathroom exhaust, the dryer, or the central vacuum the basement starts to smell like creosote right around the clean out...

Recently had an addition put onto my house, new part has a basement which has a sump pump. But doesn’t have a battery backup....

My façade was old & cracking. Chunks looked like they were close to falling. I removed all the loose bits and re-rendered with new concrete. I did the proper bonding steps with polyvinylacetate (#PVA). That previously cracked part of the #façade seems relatively strong and water resistent now (i.e. the color remains light...