Maintenance and Repairs
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We purchased a house a couple years ago. I have just noticed that water is leaking slowly thru the caulking in the bottom of the shower between the door rails and the shower base. Also the caulking between th...
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January 31, 2015
Hello, I purchased a set of eas towers online (used). Installed them a couple of months ago and they worked fine. Now they have started to go off for no reason and will not stop beeping. Not sure...
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September 12, 2015
Recently low income neighbor's hot water tank died (leaking rusty water - perhaps anode tube gone). Tank is about 10 years old. I may have found a good used tank for them and I am working on gettin...
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January 25, 2015
Hello, I have just started the process of finishing my basement. I am doing the framing myself as I have done three other basements with friends and family and I am pretty comfortable with it. However&...
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January 13, 2015
Our home is an A frame with side additions. We installed heat trace line along the A frame valley and along the edge of the additions to prevent ice dams. However, the snow is melting off the A frame,...
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January 11, 2015
Hi, I am leaving in detached house (bungalow), around 50 years old. I need to make our basement window bigger, I have cut the wall around 2 in x 2 in. I saw 2 Lintels, one from out...
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December 16, 2014
I have a wall to wall mirror with a mirror frame around it. Water has gotten behind the frame in one spot and is now tarnished. The mirror frame was glued on and can not be removed. Is there any way ...
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November 25, 2014
We have a 25 year old fireplace in a home we just moved into and found that the liner is breaking apart. Can it be replaced or do we have to get a new insert altogether?...
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April 29, 2015
I have a 107 year old house and I noticed after I purchased it, on the main floor, the center wall is sinking which is causing the hardwood to buckle and the pocket door to slide out spontaneously. This...
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July 18, 2019
A family of four, two adults and two children, have moved into the apartment above me. The building is very old and has no sound insulation to speak of. I have been living here for 20 years and do not ...
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October 17, 2014
Who is the best tradesperson to seal open gaps (small holes or crevices or unsealed floor joists) between two homes to stop and prevent air/*cigarette smoke moving from one basement to another basem...
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October 4, 2014
I live on the main floor of a 4 story condo building. I have a stacked washer/dryer unit in a small laundry room in my condo. Recently when I operate these units a big grinding noise is coming. I called...
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January 16, 2015
There was an issue in my apartment black - sludge was coming up in my sinks. Reported it to the building. They sent in a plumber that had to break some of my walls to find the problem. He left with out securing...
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September 29, 2014
Help! I have water coming through my roof and dripping in the living room. My home is a four level split with a very low pitch. We redid the shingles approx. 4 years ago. I have cut out some drywall on the...
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October 1, 2014
I would like to know what the best method is of minimizing the potential fire hazard of aluminum wiring in my home....
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April 28, 2015
Three years ago I had a painting contractor repaint my steel roof that was 20 years old. The roof was pressured washed and let dry then sprayed with Delux Weatherguard paint, no primer used. Now the paint i...
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November 8, 2014
I own a 1948 brick row house duplex in Montreal, Quebec. The front facade needs repairs. The sandy mortar is desintegrating; there are holes in areas mostly around the windows and door. The original joint w...
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September 13, 2014
I have an above ground basement with dampness below the last layer of brick on one section of my outside brick. Also, we are noticing drippings of water under the that last brick layer on to the exposed con...
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September 14, 2014
We have a Kenmore washer Model number is 110. 26682503. Type is 111, and serial number is CT1540191. It fills up but doesn't empty the washtub. Please let me know what the approx. cost for repair w...
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August 12, 2014
I'm just expanding my business into rental renovations and wondering the best place(s) to find how to charge people. Only plan on working on rental properties. Mainly need the labor costs. The t...
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August 15, 2014