This is what my chimney looks like. The facade stone is falling away from the crumbling brick underneath. This is an issue in an of itself, of course but assuming I can successfully (and safely) remove what’s left, is that’s anything I can do to salvage the structure? How would you handle this situation?
This is adjacent to a garden bed. I removed the sprinkler head that was in the bed after it broke. not sure if the irrigation head caused this damage or just poor overall drainage for the bed near by.
how would you repair this? or is a replacement required.
I’m replacing the counter weights in some old 1940s windows. This is my first time doing this project, and this is the first window I’ve taken on. I annoyingly, the panel on my windows isn’t just a screw holding it in place, but the divider bead, which I have removed enough to access the panel. With everything out of its way, the panel won’t even budge. I’ve taken strong magnets and moved around the panel to see if I can find any hidden screws, but I couldn’t find anything. Also, the top window is stationary, so I’m trying to not take it out.
Is this style familiar to anyone? Any advice? Should I sacrifice a panel to see what’s going on inside?
We have an unsightly crack between drywall and our plastic tub surround. It is sizable, and since the plastic is flexible I don’t think putting in spackle will simply fix the problem. Should there be some sort of flange in this corner attached to the tub and then secured the drywall? Appreciate any insights. Pictures below are of the crack and then showing the crack widen with some pressure on the tub surround.
I've asked a similar question here, but while I thought I understood then, I've got more questions now. I've got an alcove shower, I'm about to install the Wedi board (or similar) to the alcove walls. For the outside corners, do I run the Wedi out to to the outside corner, then a regular drywall corner bead? At this point, the tile will not be extended to the corner but will terminate a few inches from the corner. I want the painted outside wall to wrap around the corner to the inside face and meet the tile. I've read that Wedi can be painted, or skim coated then painted. Is this my best option?
