Maintenance and Repairs
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I have a crack in the corner of my foundation and its open. Is their any danger of leakage in the house or can I plug it up with some caulking? Please advise. Armand...
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November 6, 2011
My house was built in 1946, It has major problems with flooding, and has had large repairs done in the past, I would like to have the outside walls as far down as the foundation, re-sealed, ...
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November 6, 2011
How much blown cellulose attic insulation is required - i.e. depth of insulation?...
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October 30, 2011
I am looking for advice before I frame this wall. It is the front foundation wall. You can see the rim joist never had any insulation. I am considering using a big gap foam spray. I used a temperature scanner a...
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November 16, 2011
Hi, We found a vertical crack in our full basement wall. The top is about .5cm wide and narrows to a few mils at the bottom. Some water has leaked in. There is a little mold, and the bottom wall boar...
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November 28, 2011
I have a front load washing machine located on the main floor of my home, it shakes so badly that we now have nail pops. We have tried shock absorbers but they do not work. Any suggestions?...
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October 20, 2011
Hi, We would like to know if we can remove a small section of the foundation so that the new tiles will go right up to the wall. The size to be removed would be; Length 8'4", width 3",...
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November 16, 2011
Just wondering how one can tell if an inside wall is a load bearing wall. ...
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October 20, 2011
I recently, 2 weeks ago, had my drive paved with concrete and its spalling everywhere. I've been told that it can be repaired without ripping and replacing so my questions are: 1) Is this...
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October 18, 2011
We had new windows installed by a contractor who did not do a good job at all. A few of them leak and a few of them are crooked and he is not fixing them. Some are even installed inside pre existing rotted fr...
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October 19, 2011
A unit above my condo had its shower leak and its ruined my drywall. Extensive repairs are needed to get rid of the mold, fix the trap door to the pipes, re mud, sand, prime and repaint the ent...
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October 16, 2011
I am disconnecting my downspout from the sewer. It has been suggested that I connect the downspout to a pipe in the ground so that water empties in the middle of my lawn underground. Does this make sense&...
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August 6, 2015
One of the supporting post in the garage is rusting out and need to be replaced. This supporting post is planted in the ground and supporting the I-Beam. I do not know which category of contractor that I sh...
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October 13, 2011
I have seen 18 x 18 aluminum square tiles installed as first course on roof. They are shaped like a hip roof and look to be 1/2 high. The idea is to have the slide over the aluminum and break off. Now th...
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October 10, 2011
Bought a place 3 months ago, building in 25 years old But the unit had been completely remodeled. Because of the age of the building, I was afraid of leaky condo, no rainscreen here. There is 1...
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October 13, 2011
I have a 1972 , 1200 sq foot Manufactured Home with a flat roof. It has severe water leaks in roof, poor insulation, Water Damage and mold, mildew in ceilings and walls, condensation issues ...
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October 21, 2011
A large triple pane window in our living room is fogging between the panes. It is a fixed pane and is 84"long and 61"high. We also have a casement window beside it/also triple pane - 22" wide ...
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November 14, 2011
How do I systematically trouble-shoot water in the exterior wall? It has appeared where one external wall meets another....
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October 1, 2011
I have a 16' x 15' wood shed and have one wall that is 3/4 covered in mold. The base plate has completely deteriorated as has some of the particle board holding the aluminum siding up outside. Won...
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October 8, 2011
good morning, I have two sliding windows that need repair quickly. When I slide them up they do not stay, I took them down and the metal brackets at the bottom are missing. So four peices missing all t...
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September 30, 2011