Discussion Forum
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strange power loss
I'd appreciate if anyone recognizes these symptoms....my garage door is hanging open until I figure it out or get an electrician in tomorrow.... Working in my basement (cutting footings, pretty…
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Diagonal beam support
I have a very noticeable sag in a load-bearing wall on my first floor, telegraphed to second floor. I believe the reason is to be found down in the basement:…
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grades of cedar siding
Anyone have opinions on different grades of cedar clapboard siding? I had to remove part of an exterior wall last year as part of replacing a beam, and now I'm…
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sue the roofer or walk away?
As if I don't have enough problems, DW wants us to sue the (in retrospect) hack roofer who put a new roof on our house two years ago. roof leaked…
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How to replace a beam
Greetings all from the House From Hell. On tonight's entertainment: how to replace a beam that was undersized when it was installed, then cheerfully hacked above and below by hack…
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installing AC diffuser box
This is a stupid question, but I can't find the obvious answer anywhere: How do you install a ceiling diffuser box for AC? Does it sit on the DW or…
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door out of plane with wall
Got a wall that is about 1/3 DW, 2/3 plaster. At the junction point there is a ridge, *very* noticeable in the bottom part. I thought that someone had gone…
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full replacement window with old trim
As part of improving my home's energy efficiency, I'd like to replace my Home Cheapo-special handyman-installed cheap plastic crap windows (blame the PO) with energy efficient windows. I've been looking…
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garage: demo or salvage?
I didn't find anything appropriate in the archives, apologies if this has already been discussed. I'm trying to determine if I can fix my garage on the cheap, or go…
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aluminium cladding on ext window trim?
I can't put off installers of new windows much longer.... They are installing alum-clad wood windows, and their SOP is to clad the casing with alum also. Question: Is this…