u/dadinthegarage

The floor of this enclosed floor season for looks like it's had an ongoing leak. I'm planning on ripping out the carpet, taking down the sliding doors, and replacing sections of the rotten sub floor.

Some of the doors are sticky when they slide. The screen door doesn't close well enough for the locking mechanism to hold. Can these doors be fixed? Or is it better to replace them? Some doors look like the seals may be gone, I think i might need to take it apart, clean and re- seal them.

I'll also be taking down the deck. What is the best way to flash and water proof the interface so it doesn't happen again? Thanks!

I'm a complete NOOB when it comes to this kind stuff. Pervious owner had cameras in the house. I think he had a ceiling router in one place. What is this thing and how can I make the best of it? Please reply like you're taking to a5 year old. Thanks!

First of all, thank you everyone for your input in the past. I've been practicing soldering to work on a project, that is, second floor laundary. I am old school and feel that copper with soldering is the way to do it. I'm no pro, but i want to do good work. The last few weeks I've been practicing just doing fittings and then pressure testing them at 95 lbs of air. I've not had a single test leak... thank God!!!

Least night, I finial did my first project in the house. Replacing a worn out spigot. I did the outside part first, assembled it, leak tested it, that way, i only needed to do one final connection in a tight space. It worked, and 7 hours later, it's still holding.

The things I could do better in, I think, is that I'm still using more solder than I'd like. But the thing is, when I'm applying solder, I can't tell in some areas, if it's some of the changes from the flux on top or a small defect, so i keep adding more, and it drips down. I'm following all the steps, cleaning the pipes, sanding them down to a sheen, flux, wipe off excess, heat the fitting, apply when evenly hot, then clean with a damp cloth.

As always, I'm looking to get better at this. I'm not doing this with the intent to become a plumber, I just enjoy doing things my self :)

As always, I look forward to learning from those of you who know more than I do, and willing to teach.

My wife and I have experience sanding, replacing and refinishing our hardwood floors. The house that we did it on was a 100 year old with original strip oak flooring. It came out decent.

We went to a flooring store yesterday, and my wife just fell in love with the hickory 4 1/4 floors for its pattern, knots, and features. I think the same is available if I mix select ama a lower grade to have some of those imperfections. I have a few questions below,

- how much harder is it to work on hickory, in terms of installation, sanding and finishing? We're not looking to stain it super dark. The color we saw at the store was Sierra, may be a touch darker, but nothing super crazy.

- Is there such a thing as solid pre- finished hickory flooring? What special considerations do I need to keep in mind as compared to unfinished?

- Is it possible to have the features and pattern of hickory in 4 1/4 inch wide white oak by mixing a lower grade with select and better? Or would it just mess it up?

- Is hickory more desirable than the timeless white oak?

Attached is the picture of what we saw yesterday. The other option is birch, I just don't fancy birch. In the picture, top is birch, bottom is hickory. Thanks!

Noticed this cracked/ broken truss in the garage. It seems to be the only one. What would be the best way to fix it? Thanks!

As the title suggest. I need advice on what to do with this basement ducting. Looks like at some point there was water. During inspection, the inspector noted some crusting seen on the pictures attached. There was no active water or humidity in this area. Just old stuff. There is no sign of water intrusion in the basement. The inspector suggested not using it, and filling it up. We had a GC come to look at some work that would need to be done in the house and he said it looked fine and he would not do anything for it.

Thoughts on the pictures? Is this a cause for concern? Should I fill it up and abandon it or continue to use it? Thank you!

I just bought this compressor and it has about 160 hours on it. Last pill change was in 2023. I can't see much through the oil viewing guage, doesn't get better with me cleaning fr the outside. Is this typical? Do I need to fix it, and how?

My wife wanted hardwood floors before we moved her grandmother's piano to our house. The quotes we got were 15k+ just for carpet removal, sanding and finishing. Any replacement would have been extra. We decided to give it a try ourselves. I think the total with rental, etc., was 6k. We learned a lot.

I don't know what plant this is, but every spring it flowers with purplish flowers. My kids love it and we've been taking pictures in front of the plant every year when it flowers. I want to take a part of it and grow it in pots for now, so I can plant them in our new yard. How do I do it to get the best results? Thank you so very much!

Helping a friend rip the carpet and replacing with hardwood floors. Leaning towards white oak strip flooring. Need advice on the layout, especially how to sequence the master bedroom octagonal room. Thanks!

Practicing soldering so I can do some straight forward projects around the house. How do they look? Constructive criticism much appreciated! Thanks!

Finally looking to rip the carpet out and replace by hardwood floors. I'm leaning towards white oak strip flooring. I need advice on the best visual strip direction.

- For the hall, I am thinking long ways would be the best to give it that long hallway feel. The one question I have is there is wall on one side, and railing on the other. I was thinking of starting on the railing side, since it will be flush with the floor there. Would you start with tongue or groove against the railing?

- In the primary bedroom, there is an octagonal sitting room. It has a great view. I was thinking of having a different pattern in that space. I need some ideas on what would look best in there and how I would transition between the main bedroom space and the octagonal room.

Thank you so much!