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We purchased our home in 2021 knowing this issue with our garage floor, thinking we’d eventually fix or replace the concrete down the line.

Do we think this is repairable or does a new slab of concrete need to be poured. Potential costs?

I saw this over the weekend and there was this hole and it looked like something was coming in/out of the hole.

What is it? How can I fix it?

Hello! I purchased a home about 3 months ago. Inspection found it needed a few piers (3 in a corner where drainage was very poor that I’ve since fixed and 2 under the garage), unfortunately pretty normal where I live in Oklahoma, and those were installed before closing and paid for by the seller. I’ve been noticing some cracks along doorways and under windows. Some that are new bc I painted the area and can tell and some that were there and some that seem to have been patched previously.

I guess my biggest question is at what point am I concerned and need to call someone out? And who do I call for that? I’ve searched through this thread and I think I’ve just confused myself.

Photo 1: left lower side below bay window
Photo 2: right upper side above bay window
Photo 3: far right side below bay window
Photo 4: above doorway (there are a few doorways that look like this)
Photo 5: ceiling in kitchen, appears unchanged since I moved in
Photo 6: above window, in the room 3 of the piers were placed under.

They put the electrical box too deep on The stud behind the wall. I dont want to take off the whole wood panel and fix it that way because im scared itll split. Is there a way to fix this without doing so? Its a tri-level on the bottom floor.

I am preparing to replace the carpet in my living room with 20mill vinyl flooring. There is this section where the carpet wraps down around the subfloor.

I peaked down under the carpet there and it seems as if it’s just a furring strip underneath it screwed into the subfloor. The furring strip seems easily removable if needed.

Any ideas on what to use here in order to make it look good with vinyl flooring? I’ve read about stair nose trim, but I’m not sure it’s be wide enough.

Also, when it comes to vinyl around the balusters for my stair railing. I won’t know until the carpet is removed if there is space to slide the vinyl under neath. What’s the best option to get the vinyl around the balusters?

I’m guessing either trying to go under or notch around and caulk the gaps.

Thanks in advance.

We’ve got this siding on a wall of our front porch. I found some mice poop under our fridge this past spring so I’m trying to seal anywhere I find they might be able to enter before winter is here. Should the siding of this be caulked to our concrete/ceiling?