Are Wall Cracks Evidence of a Bad Home Inspection?
I live in Arizona and purchased my home 2 years ago. I had a home inspection done, but now it appears that the 17-year old …
How to Build A Curtain Drain54
I live in a town on top of a hill in south central Pennsylvania – just outside a town famous for a flood. My backyard has …
Sunroom Addition: Insulation or Not?
We are talking with several contractors about converting a screened-in eleveated porch (decking floor) to a sunroom. The …
How To Fix Cracks in Plaster Walls?
I have plaster walls in my house and they have cracks. I have tried to fix the cracks with paper tape and nylon wall tape, but …
Water in Garage: Where Is It Coming From?
I live in North Dakota and my garage floor is a couple inches below ground level. Every spring I get water in the corners of my …
Basement Soundproofing
My wife and I are having a home built this summer. We have two young children, ages 4 and 12. We have a family/rec room and two …
Fiberglass Door – Can It Warp?
We purchased a figerglass front door and installed it last fall. The door warps. Is this common? We researched it and found …
Water Getting in Garage – Drainage Solution Needed
My garage is lower than the surrounding ground, and heavy rain gets beneath the bottom of the garage and the cement slab. What …
Burnt Laminate Countertop: Fix or Replace?
I accidentally set a hot pan on my laminate countertop and it left a big burn. Is there anything I can do to fix it or cover it …
Bathroom Exhaust Fan: Vent Through Wall or Roof?
When installing a bath exhaust fan, is it better if the vent exits through an exterior wall or through a roof vent?
Engineered Vinyl Planks Lifting
Hello, I installed engineered vinyl planks over concrete in my living room. I skim coated the entire floor prior to gluing down …
Prevent Skylight Condensation
The skylight in my kitchen ceiling condensates in the winter, dripping water down the drywall and wrecking the paint around the …
Painting Concrete Block7
Tom and Leslie, i live in northwest florida and my house is on a hill. the crawl space is very spacious. i have over 300 …
What’s Better: Assembled or Ready-to-Assemble Kitchen Cabinets?4
I am looking for inexpensive cabinets for my kitchen that won't use up my remodeling budget. Do you recommend assembled or …
How to Dry Out a Leaky Basement
Hello I've lived in my home for 15 yrs now and my basement has leaked for as long as I remember but it's only when we …
Bathroom Toilet Makes Noise: How to Fix
When the basement toilet tank fills up after being flushed, it stops and the water pipe vitrabes or makes noise. How would I …
Flagstone Patio: How to Remove Calcium Stains
Hi, I would like to know the proper application of installing flagstone on an upper deck. We purchased a home in 2007, had a …
Slab Foundation: Sinking or Settling?
My slab foundation is sinking toward the rear of the house. How do I find out if there is a sink hole underneath? Where can I …
How to fill seams in wood floor
Our wood floor is car decking with the v-groove seam up. We are planing to sand and refinish the floor and want to fill the …
Floor Mats: How to Avoid Stains57
Hi, I work in a nursing home and one of our residents uses a non-skid rubber mat on the floor so he can transfer independently. …
Wood buring inserts and prefab fireplace: OK to install?
What type and how do I install a wood burning stove insert in my 1999 PalmHarbor home. My pre-fab fireplace is worthless for …
Adding Hydronic Radiant Under Subfloor Heat to a Manufactured Home12
What type and how would I install Hyponic heat under the subfloor of my mobilehome (which is in no way mobile anymore). I live …
Sprinkler Head Hitting AC Unit: Problem?369
Recently a house was finished being built next to mine, they laid the sod this weekend and now have the sprinkler head about 3 …
Leaking Basement Fireplace
What is an inexpensive way to stop my basement fireplace from leaking all over my basement floor, destroying everything in its …