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Telephone Cable in Electric Outlet
This house in Tennessee (USA) was built in 1998 by a truck driver who also doubles as an independent contractor building spec homes. When, this winter, we had static noise…
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Drywall Tape at Textured Ceiling
I am a homeowner that is converting a small attached garage into a bedroom. I am at the stage where my wife and I are taping the drywall. We are…
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Toilet Taking a Leak
I have a two-piece American Standard toilet in the bathroom of the finished basement that is leaking water on the tile over cement floor. I have been attempting to reseat…
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Upper Cabinets in Walk-In Closet?
My sweet wife and I recently purchased a ten year old home for our retirement. The Master Bedroom (love that term in this age of gender equality) has one of…
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Open Electrical Conduit
My new home just west of Nashville, Tennessee has underground electricity that comes out of the ground on the exterior of the front of the house in a plastic conduit…
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Divots in Engineered Wood Floor
I am a homeowner that recently bought a "new" ten-year old house. The engineered wood floor has a few places where there are "divots." The largest is probably one inch…
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Ceramic Tile “Popping”
We have an eight year old one-story house built on a post tensioned concrete slab. Last night, my wife and I were awakened by popping sounds that were as loud…