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How to deal with the stress of DIY renovation?
I've done a few DIY projects over the years and over time it starts out as fun and exciting and then it detoriates to stressful and not so fun.
Our latest project was to redo our basement. This involved basically adding a floor to our house. We…
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My living room needs more ambient light and I'm reluctant to drill holes in my ceiling. What are my options?
Problem:
My living room needs more ambient light.
Constraint:
My living room does not have an overhead light fixture and I'm reluctant to drill holes in my ceiling.
Questions:
What are my options?
When choosing a light fixture, how do I ensure…
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Advice for replacement/repair of an HVAC with a cracked heat exchanger?
My townhouse has a downflow 1994 Rheem 2.5 ton HVAC unit on its roof (combines both A/C and heat). We have had two issues with the unit and have been in the townhouse for a little under two years. In this latest case, the contractor noticed there…
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Humidity in cool basement
My basement is about 61 degrees (Fahrenheit). I have a dehumidifier and i think it is working fine in that it is removing water from the air. When I first got it the humidity was about 70 % and the dehumidifier has gotten that to around 55 % - 60 %…
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What to best use to build an artificial wall in my house?
trying to build a wall in my new rented house to separate one big room into two smaller ones. Any recommendations on what to use and on how to build this?
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Swap Honeywell Mechanical swap to iolloi wifi thermostat
Ive tried swapping out a Honeywell mechanical T6360 for this Iolloi wifi (alexa compatible) cheap thermostat. However when I wired the mains (UK) N and L to the appropriate terminals nothing happened so I continued and tried the the wire from pin 3…
Jim
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My untreated wood got rained on can i still continue my project as usual
So iv been building a couch and doing this outside and my untreated wood got wet.. can I continue my project as usual or so I need to let it dry before I go sawing it and drill screws in it? Will it split? Please help I'm new at this woodworking…
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House front wall cracks
I was decorating my hallway and noticed hairline crack going above the front door. Scratched off the front layers and underneath found much wider crack is this something to worry about or just fill it up, paint it and forget about it?
Note this…
Nathan
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Advice for Sagging Cosmetic Beam & Drywall Damage
I was visiting my mom and just noticed this in her custom home built in the late 1980s (not og owner). There are 2 long beams spanning the width of the house (East to West).
On the Eastern side of “Beam1” it looks like the drywall is crumbling from…
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How can I fix a cold and damp extension room?
We recently bought our first house, a rather old 3-bed terraced house. The adjacent house has been empty for 4 years. The 3rd bedroom in my house is a single room extension I'm using as an office and it's always cold. We didn't get a survey…
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Kitchen Faucet Replacement Issues
I was trying to change my moms kitchen faucet and I encountered something I haven't seen before.
How exactly am I supposed to get this faucet off?
I figured I would try and get some advice here before getting someone to come in and do it.
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