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Leak from landscape drain under concrete patio
Roots have entered my 3" drain plastic poly pipe underneath my concrete (viewed with a remote camera in the pipe), creating a leak, and have damp concrete in the area…
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Shower tile floor, Am I to picky???
Im having my bathroom remodeled. I chose square tile for the floor and an ebbe square drain (thinking that this would eliminate any cuts around drain for a clean finish).…
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primer over skimcoat
Hello all. I just had my ceiling(heavy texture)skimcoated (2 coats of 40 min and the a finish of unknown...jc or topping?) To a thickness of approx 1/8". Ive waited three…
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Plaster on Drywall Question
I have a home built on west coast (built 1980) and had a water pipe leak in the attic. The insurance remediation company pulled the ceiling and dryed all walls…
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Retrofit vinyl sliding door
Looking to buy a vinyl sliding retrofit door, a store gave me a reasonable price and suggested Ply Gem as the manufacturer, he stated this is the old Certainteed brand…
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Outside gas fire pit
Im having my backyard concrete deck replaced (So. Cal.)with new concrete and currnetly have an existing gas fire pit. My contractor is going to charge $1400 to build a replacement…
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Wood Countertop for bar
Looking for some interesting ideas on building a wood bar countertop 20" x 18' (with sink but minimal exposure to moisture-due to not using the sink) and cant find many…
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Granite countertop alternative
Remodeled a bonus room and need to replace a countertop 18"x18', with a dreaded budget. Looking to spend approx $600-$700. Slab granite is what we want - going for a…
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Dimmer for LED lights
Purchased 4 LED retrofit lights (for 4" cans at H.Depot-Commercial Electric HBR470) for recessed lighting in room. The guy in electric department said I could dim these lights with a Leviton "Electronic…
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LED lights on 20amp circuit
Im remodeling a room and would like to install can lights in the ceiling. I will be pulling the power off of an existing 20 amp circuit. I will have…