r/HomeMaintenance

Just now I was trying to replace the garden hose, and it's a old hose so it got stuck. Was trying to use a wrench to turn it, but my stupid ass just used too much force, and it snapped.....

Is it still possible to fix this? I guess worst case scenario is I have to weld it?

So this is an 8 room house built in 1798 with additions added in 1880 and 1920. It comes with a garden and a six acre yard with a collapsed shack. The roof leaks and it was neglected by its old owners but I’ve made myself at home and am saving money for a new life and a nice house

I feel foolish.

I know that the black plastic wrench is what is used to open the filter body to replace the filter itself. I know bypass the filter, if not outright turn off the water, while I try to replace the filter.

My problem is I can't break the seal on the clear plastic housing to get to the filter. I feel like when I'm cranking on the black wrench I can't break the seal. I feel like I'm going to break something because, while I'm not putting all my strength into it, I feel like I'm putting more into it than I should and that doing more will cause some damage.

Any suggestions on how to "break the seal" to get the filter housing off?

A good clean and power wash would maybe be a good start. But is this something I can raise?

I have a small patch of mold spots near the fan in my bathroom. I am going to fix this by cutting out at 2 x 2' area around the fan and replacing that area with new drywall and refinishing it. I have all the materials I need (listed above in picture) but the one thing I can't figure out is the paint. My house is fairly new so we have all the paint that the construction workers used to paint the house, and the only white paint that we have is late and I am very sure that this isn't latex because of the way it crumbles as shown in the video in the comments. I feel like if it was painted, it would chip off in flakes, but this only crumbles like chalk. I don't know how I'm gonna color match the ceiling. I guess I'm just wondering if there even is any paint on this ceiling. I have never done anything of this sort before, so I'm just looking for any advice that any of you may have. Thank you in advance

I rent and this portion of our basement I use for my own hobbies. I noticed this white and crumbly substance around the bottom of this vinyl window. Is this something to be concerned about? My landlord said that before we moved in he sealed around the window - fwiw.

I found these ants on the side of the house. What are they doing? Can they do damages to the house?

Hi Everyone,

We closed on a 1919 late-Queen Anne in Manitoba, Canada. We've had our first mouse so I was going around the property looking for how they are getting in. We have a deck/pergola that is hard to access. It has wood supports blocking crawling under. I took a look under there for the first time and noticed what looked like pieces of concrete falling off the original stone foundation. Of more concern I saw what looked like gaps between the stones. I can't really get close to see how superficial they are.

Please don't tell me this is some sort of foundation issue! Is it something to be concerned about?

We had a pre-purchase home inspection and thorough post-closing inspection. He didn't report any foundation issues and the whole house is incredibly "square" for our area. The basement is finished and had absolutely no water invasion despite having some generational storms of late.

https://imgur.com/a/BsDDJh7

I have an opossum that spends a decent time in my 1924 exposed Alabama crawl space every morning. There is lattice work around the crawl space but he has clearly found a creative way to enter.

Should I evict my downstairs roommate? I understand they eat bugs (perhaps termites too??) and could be helpful. There isn’t any duct work in the space but plenty of electrical wiring.

This has been part of a fun experiment to add a wireless camera down there. Other animal friends found have been a bird and cat. But the opossum is a regular.

First time home owner. I know you should not plug it or spray into it as they could fly deeper into my house. Recos to rid without tearing open my siding/window?

There are more than one cracks in my house, all upstairs. In the hallway and in my master bathroom ceiling. I'm including more videos of those other cracks in the comments if I can. I need to know if this is just normal settling cracks or actually something else happening and will become worse? Please help.

I couldn't find cold water shutoff valve?? I need to replace seal😵‍💫

I purchased a home from a relative that was used as a rental for the last 20 years. I knew it would be rough, but I bought it as-is and am stuck. Pics are of the Cellar/Basement, last 3 are of kitchen. Planning to hire a structural engineer asap, but do you think I’m screwed? Built in 1909

Hiring out for this job because there's no way I can DIY it...but I'm concerned I'll end up getting screwed over with cost because of how little I know about home repair (newly single mom, this is one of exs projects he never got to).

Handyman came out and told me I need a new frame and front door which I 100% agree with. It's a mobile home so he took some measurements and is looking into material costs (buying a mobile home door vs cutting down a normal door). What price range do should I prepare myself for? Located in Upstate NY, I saved up a couple thousand for the job, should that be enough?

Storm door wasn't sealing from water so the particle board (hate it so much) is falling apart...he said the storm door should be fine to remove and reattach properly.

Well, I had the junk guys come over this morning and haul all the crap out of this guy’s basement. Gonna fire up my jackhammer and get rid of all the floor that is under the mud. I’ll replace all these silly columns. Set it up with a drainage system and a vapor barrier and pump in a new slab.

6 month old home, I noticed the insulation is only gray to these 2 parts of the basement. I touched and it didn’t feel wet. Everywhere else is white. Any advice anyone?

Like the title says, I have a complete 55 gallons spray-applied water-based asphalt-emulsion waterproofing membrane plastic drum, which is probably expired (almost 4 years old). I haven't moved it from that spot in the last 3 months.

First, I wanted to get it into a truck to take it to a waste disposal place.... It was impossible, and I don't want to pay for any special machinery.

I came to the conclusion that emptying the drum into a bunch of 5 gallon buckets would be the more logical and easier thing to do. I was thinking of getting a siphon pump, but from what I've read online, it seems they're mostly useful for water, oil, or other low viscosity liquids.

Like I said, I don't want to spend over $50 doing this, and I also don't want to spend a lot of hours. I'm hoping to get it done in one afternoon.

The only thing that comes to mind is a lever-action barrel pump, but I don't think it's strong enough.

I live in Canada outside of Ottawa, I was thinking of asking a hazardous waste company to come and pick it up, but most of them don't offer the service for this kind of product, or they're charging me too much (over $150).

Any advice would help.