If you’re in the Midwest, now is the time to get your heat tape up before the cold weather comes! We struggled real hard with ice dams last year… so dis year we gon be built back different.
Edit: lol at whoever sent me the RedditCares thing
The orange tag says “air cell”
I have not touched them yet, recently moved into this 100-year-old rental house
I went to replace my air filter and it wouldn’t come out, I had rip it out the duct in pieces. I feel like o should get someone out to inspect the system before turning the heat back on?? We recently got a dog so I probably should have changed the filter sooner than 90 days, lesson learned. 🤷♂️
I've been noticing recently the crack in the wall seems to be getting wider in recent months (it was a barely visible hairline crack before that). What is likely causing this? What type of contractor needs to check it out? What's the most likely repair to stop it from getting worse? Pic #1 shows the main growing crack, #2 is a new hairline crack about 3ft from the big one, #3 shows both together, and #4 is the opposite side of the wall. Will appreciate any helpful feedback!
I noticed this crack about 1/2" that has been slowly developing over the last few months, and recently put my shoulder into it to check how solid and it slightly moves.
Is this a DIY project or should I get a pro, what trade or specialist so I don't get fleeced if the later.
I'm pretty handy, but I know my limits
Trying to remodel my basement a bit and come up with some way to cover up these water pipes. I am putting in new drop ceiling tiles, and will be removing the old carpet soon as well as painting.
The pipes come down from the ceiling about 70", they are about 30" in width, and com out from the wall about 9". Floor to drop ceiling is 7ft.
I don't think I am handy enough to build a cabinet of some sort.
Any ideas?
My cousin developed a water leak and he had just had the roof replaced after hurricane Ian, (Fort Meyers for reference). Today, after getting up there to check it he found the damage in the attached photos. My only personal guess is a bullet due to the almost perfect circular shape. He did not have intrusion of the hole into the ceiling and did not go fishing around while performing a temporary repair. He sent the photos and my first thought was someone having shot a round into the air.
Edit: have talked to cousin and I don’t have an update that anyone was hoping for yet, there still may be a small chance he continues the investigation but the responses I got were that the attic is too tight, basically a crawl space to go searching today and he’d look at the ceiling for a divot. I will edit again if there’s any further developments. I think it will eat at him and he’ll want to really know.
When ever we get a lot of rain 1 wall of my house gets damp and even drips I attached photos currently it’s a down pour. The other 3 walls are completely dry,
I need to change out my cold and hot water shutoff valves due to them leaking (under the sink in kitchen). I want to put the newer 1/4” valves for replacement. I have done pretty much all my own DIY stuff. What kind of pipe am I looking at? Some sort of PVC or CPVC? They are cream colored. Due I cut them just below the metal valves or does part of that connection just unscrew? TIA. Picture included.
My snake is NOT stuck. But I just used it and was scared as hell a few times that it felt stuck. Binding up and I can't pull it. Can't push it. I spin the rotor crank. It's getting tighter. Will the cable snap? Can I just leave the busted cable in the drain forever? Mind spiraling. etc.
Horror scenes in my head of plumber having to come and break all the tiles, walls, etc to remove all the pipes, etc. Has anyone ever had a snake get totally snagged and what did you do?
Ok don’t roast me. I’m a young woman just dabbling in repairs. Our plumber cut behind our sink. It’s a visible piece of wall. Could someone please explain in the simplest terms lol
How do I patch and paint?
Thank you
Is this something a general handyman could do (or even a reasonably competent homeowner)? Can it be repaired at the gap or does the entire pipe need to be replaced? I appreciate your help
Hello! We found two separate areas in our place where these black/blue dots are appearing. At first we thought it could be a scuff, but then we found the second area and took a closer look at them. It’s not flat on the wall, and doesn’t look like paint removed or anything along the lines of that. I’m pretty perplexed and wondering if there could be an issue with mold / moisture that we might need to investigate…
Not asking for an ID here! Just what it could potentially be / if anyone has had something similar and could give us some guidance. If the group thinks it may be then we will have a professional come in and have it tested / inspected. Just don’t want to go that route if we don’t have to!
Hi, i accidentally kicked a hole in my wall because there was a huge spider and i had a quick reaction. Does anyone have advice on how to fix this?
My yard hydrant failed, and was too rusted to unscrew the pump rod. It was also 1-2" from my house so I dug it up. With my frost zone it needed to be buried 3-4', so i figured that'd be a quick project. 🙃 Lo and behold, it was not. It ended up being buried 8', for some god forsaken reason, there was a maze of capped off galvanized pipe coming off the line as well that I had to cut out. It got real sketchy at that depth, and I couldnt bench it out, otherwise id be digging under my foundation, under my front steps, or removing a tree. Instead I had to construct shoring for it, and set up a hoist system with some pulleys. The ground was so hard that deep and it was such a cramped space towards the bottom it took about 1 hour to remove 4 5-gallon buckets. I put in a french drain and drywell, and did everything I could to make sure i never have to touch it again. I also threw a bucket of bones from the butcher down at the bottom to freak out whoever has to do it next.
We moved in about 4 months ago. Finally getting some heavy rain and noticed water coming in through the garage on one side. Is this a seal issue?
Had heavy rain pretty much all day, and this just started to leak, other than obviously getting a roofer out here tomorrow, what should I do about this right now?
My parents purchased a 100 year old cabin with some foundation issues. They hired a foundation repair company to replace a section of the foundation and raise up one end of a room a couple of inches on one side. So far the work looks good. They redid the floor in the room that had the work done to the foundation. My question is: is it normal to have crack control joints in interior cement? I know this is normal for exterior cement, but I don’t know that I’ve ever seen it inside a house. I’m anticipating this adding some difficulty to my putting in new floors. If it is a big issue, I’d like to know before my dad meets with the repair people for the final walk through this week. Thanks in advance for any insight and suggestions you can give!
Oh, and if it is relevant, the cabin is in the Sierra Nevada mountains and not winterized (yet). It will see cold temperatures and snow for 3-5 months out of the year.