Discussion Forum
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Exterior – Water intrusion question
I have a strangely built house. It is a 2 story house, built in the early 80's. Support beams run above the 1st floor ceiling and on the bottom of…
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Stucco “bands”
We have just redone the front of our house, and our contractor has finished the stucco. There are what is called stucco "bands" around the windows and a big stucco…
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Roofing a steep and “walk boards”
I am currently dealing with a contractor who has done some work on our house and will be redoing all the soffits and fasica next week. I am also dealing…
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Thermostat “C” wire?
We are trying to install a new thermostat which requires a "Common wire" or "C" wire. Our air conditioner was installed new, 2 years ago. It is a Bryant brand. …
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HardieBoard Fascia Installation
We are going to be redoing our old fascia with Hardieboard. The old fasica is cedar and is in O.K. shape (not rotting) and someone suggested that we could simply…
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Ext. House Paint Recommendations?
We will be painting our house soon and I am looking for exterior house paint recommendations. The house is located in Florida so it must survive the hot sun, but…
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Replacement Window Measuring
I am trying to measure for replacement windows in a wood frame wall of the house. So, I believe the replacement windows have a nailing flange. I have taken apart…
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Window Header Question
One of my next projects will be to replace these 3 windows in our loft (over the front door). Right now there are 3 side-by-side windows (each is a single…
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Trim Board & Drip Edge Problems
I have water problems seeping down a wall that was constructed wrong. I am looking for suggestions. This is hard to describe, but I will try. We have a straight…