Discussion Forum
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House Mold? Help!
My neighbor has what looks like black soot on his ceiling but it onlyappears on the sheetrock where the ceiling joists meet the sheetrock (ie: his ceiling has stripes like a…
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Water surges – have a well
I recently bought a house with a well (well is about 15 years old). I have found that the water pressure often surges and then gets very weak (especially in the…
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Best Flexible water pipe?
I have a really old house (built around 1750) and the beams are in contact with the ground which doesn't give me much space to work with. I need to…
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Copper pipe connected to Galvanized?
I recently bought an old house that has steam radiators. I noticed that in some places that copper piping (1 1/2" I think) was connected to the galvanized pipe to finish a…
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Where can I buy wood windows?
I have an old house (built 1750 or so) and need to replace some of my old windows. I want to buy windows that are both wood on the outside…
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What type of nails to use for framing ?
I am a DIY that used to do framing in summers about 20 years ago. I am going to replace an exterior load bearing wall of the house with 2x6's. I have…
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Concrete Cure Time
I recently bought an old house (built 1750). An exterior wall is bowing and I am going to replace it at the recommendation of a structural engineer (about 24 feet of wall). …