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| Weep holes weeping | 10/7/2008 | Dave Coil |
Q: Greetings from a fellow AllExperts Expert (SQL Databases) and "Dave". In the past 2.5 years, we've ...
A: There is supposed to be flashing...both paper and metal behind those weep holes. Unless the metal ...
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| window replacement | 10/6/2008 | Bill Rodgers |
Q: i am replacing an old wood frame side by side single hung with a new vinyl. my question is what do i ...
A: If what your using is a retrofit window, you're needing a sloped sill adapter. Contact your window ...
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| how to seal/ paint/ finish an asphalt floor | 10/6/2008 | Sarah Leech |
Q: i have been looking all over the web for some advice on our asphalt flooring dilema...i hope you can ...
A: The best solution for you is to replace the garage floor with concrete. Unfortunately, it is also ...
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| cold bedroom | 10/6/2008 | Steve Young |
Q: I have a cold bedroom (12 mth old sons). It has blown in insulation in the walls, no vapor barrier. ...
A: Any additional insulation will help. Just how much is difficult to tell from the information you ...
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| asphalt sealing | 10/5/2008 | Sarah Leech |
Q: About 1 month ago we had a friend lay down an ashphalt driveway. I would like to know how I go ...
A: The first thing I want to tell you is to not sealcoat the driveway for one year. New asphalt needs ...
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| concrete against the house | 10/5/2008 | Harvey Chichester |
Q: The garage was converted into a living room, before I purchased the house. Upon power washing,to ...
A: You could use 100% solid epoxy to smooth the existing pitted concrete, or to replace it if it is all ...
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| Flooring | 10/5/2008 | Steve Young |
Q: We live in an older house(30 +yrs)and we want to redo our living room/den floor.It is a carport ...
A: Putting down a plywood base is a good idea - the one problem you may have is the height it will make ...
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| Re: fibreglass tub repairs | 10/5/2008 | Steve Young |
Q: Do you know of a way that this could be repaired or will we have to replace the whole thing? (There ...
A: My opinion on this problem is that the tub wasn't set properly to begin with so the support base has ...
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| Hardwood floor buckling | 10/4/2008 | Steve Young |
Q: Steve, we had a new house built on a river here in Montana. 8 months later now the floor which is ...
A: Is this an engineered hardwood flooring product? I hope you are taking all the legal actions that ...
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| concrete patio drainage | 10/4/2008 | Harvey Chichester |
Q: I have an elevated uncovered concrete patio outside of my duplex. Unfortunately I do not have any ...
A: I have had good success with a berm along the edge of areas that I do not want water to run. You ...
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| possible moisture rot problems when residing | 10/3/2008 | Bill Rodgers |
Q: I have just installed a used doublewide manufactured Silvercrest home approx, 10 years old with I ...
A: Yeah that's a bunch of questions. First, I'd like to apologize for taking so long to respond to your ...
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| 80's "cake icing" mudding | 10/2/2008 | Bill Rodgers |
Q: We have purchased a house wich has one feature wall in each room that looks like cake icing- very ...
A: There are too many variables for me to really give you a concise answer. I suggest that you ask a ...
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| siding on house | 10/1/2008 | Len Kroll |
Q: The permanent siding around my house is starting to streak from the windows on the east and west of ...
A: Dave, I didin't address cleaning the stains because that is the easy part. I agree with the local ...
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| siding on house | 10/1/2008 | Len Kroll |
Q: The permanent siding around my house is starting to streak from the windows on the east and west of ...
A: Dave, I don't know what kind of siding you have--vinyl, aluminium, cedar, cypress, pine, etc. ...
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| What is the proper order for house improvements | 9/30/2008 | Steve Young |
Q: we have a lot of projects to do on our house and wondering what the proper order is. We have ...
A: You will probably get different opinions on this question but my order would be: First: Flooring ...
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| Sears Craftsman garage door opener | 9/30/2008 | Dave Coil |
Q: When I press the wall switch, our garage door will open, but when I try to close it, it will go down ...
A: Mine just did the exact same thing...for 3 days. Now it works fine. I unplug it...30 seconds. ...
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| wall construction | 9/29/2008 | Dave Coil |
Q: The load-bearing walls are cinder blocks with wire metal lath and plaster. The non-load-bearing ...
A: On any masonry wall, there is supposed to be a "hat" channel that is fastened to the wall so the ...
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| unconventional wall construction | 9/29/2008 | Steve Young |
Q: The load-bearing walls are cinder blocks with wire metal lath and plaster. The non-load-bearing ...
A: There are several ways of attaching the cabinets One way is to anchor 2 x material with lags, ...
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| Concrete floor coating | 9/29/2008 | Harvey Chichester |
Q: I am interested in putting a rustoleum epoxy (or similar product) on my garage floor. The house was ...
A: The etching will cause no problems and will help create grip on any old finish that remains. ...
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| Drywall repair | 9/29/2008 | Bill Hutson |
Q: While finishing some drywall I have found an area that seems to have been damaged. It was probably ...
A: Jeff, You are doing fine, you can either patch this with another piece of drywall or you can get a ...
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| bay window problems | 9/29/2008 | Len Kroll |
Q: I read the posting about bay windows that was sent in a few months ago. I am having some of the ...
A: Bonnie, If done properly I think it would look good and it would make solving the leaks at the roof ...
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| replacement windows | 9/29/2008 | Dave Coil |
Q: I live in Kansas and am thinking about installing vinyl replacement windows. I have gotten quotes ...
A: Steer clear of the HOME DEPOT supplies. They are really reaching low for the cheapest possible ...
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| regarding Basement windows leak | 9/29/2008 | Bill Rodgers |
Q: Mr Rodgers, I hope you can help me a little bit with water leaking in windows when it rains hard. ...
A: Windows do not leak from their heads, window installations do. If you are getting water at the top ...
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| weep holes & and leaking sliding door | 9/28/2008 | Donald Bosch |
Q: We have a 9 year-old 4Seasons sunroom that has two double sliding doors. The inside track on one of ...
A: The weep holes allow water to seep out of the tracks onto the exterior sill. They should be kept ...
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| Flexible waste lines | 9/28/2008 | Fred Lauffer |
Q: As a home inspectoer I fail any drain pipes under bathroom or kicthen sinks that are flexible. I was ...
A: TO GARY RE: FLEXIBLE DRAIN PIPES. Gary-- I guess you referring to the corrugated drain ...
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| replacement window code and guarantee | 9/28/2008 | Bill Rodgers |
Q: We purchased replacement windows for our entire house in 1999. In March 2008 we noticed the seal ...
A: Can we do this in steps? I'll ask you some questions and then you answer by posting follow up ...
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| Discolored patio brick | 9/27/2008 | Dave Coil |
Q: Our patio brick, which has been in place for probably fifteen years or so, has become patchily ...
A: Hopefully you can concrete brick. You may be able to power wash the surface and restore the ...
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| Unconventional bi-level | 9/26/2008 | Fred Lauffer |
Q: I live in RI in a 1965 bi-level home that my father-in-law built. It isn't exactly like other ...
A: TO JOANNE RE: REMOVING WALLS IN A BI LEVEL.. Joanne--You can remove any wall in a ...
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| Painting prefabricated sheetrock walls in a mobile home | 9/26/2008 | Bill Hutson |
Q: I have prefabricated sheetrock walls with a textured paper/coating in my mobile home, they are in ...
A: Violet, I would first wash the walls down with a TSP (tri-sodium phosphate)solution which you can ...
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| Cupping of wood floors | 9/25/2008 | Bill Hutson |
Q: We bought a new construction home a year ago in North Carolina. The wood floors were cupping when we ...
A: Michele, The problem is that the floor did get wet and has cupped as it dried. The home builder and ...
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| paint removal from concrete | 9/25/2008 | Harvey Chichester |
Q: Could you please tell me if you know what will remove cured, blue oil based paint from concrete ...
A: A metholine Chloride based paint stripper in conjunction with a razor scrapper should remove the oil ...
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| Asphalt driveways | 9/25/2008 | Sarah Leech |
Q: Last November we installed a new drive, part over an old and part new. On the older section, it ...
A: Let me start by saying that it's virtually impossible to have a perfect asphalt installation. And, ...
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| drainage for a retaining wall | 9/25/2008 | Fred Lauffer |
Q: I'm writing from St. Louis, MO in regards to a residential property built in the late 50s. The ...
A: TO VINCENT RE: DRAINAGE AROUND THE HOUSE.. Vincent -- I don't quite understand your layout ...
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| noise reduction | 9/24/2008 | Len Kroll |
Q: i have a three unit apt building and i live in the first floor apartment. there is a one bedroom ...
A: Brad, Insulation is used to stop the transfer of heat from one area to another area. It does not ...
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| How to dissolve Protector Wrap on window frame | 9/24/2008 | Bill Rodgers |
Q: My contractor put Protector Wrap tape around the window to prevent water leak, but he left a big ...
A: I assume that the flexible flashing in question is ProtectoWrap 25XL. If so it is a rubberized ...
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| Diagonal Hardwood Floors | 9/24/2008 | Steve Young |
Q: Experts, I have a question for you concerning hardwood installation. We have a large space that ...
A: Rather than just my opinion, here's some great suggestions on cutting tongue and grooves with a ...
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| Diagonal Hardwood Floors | 9/24/2008 | Steve Young |
Q: Experts, I have a question for you concerning hardwood installation. We have a large space that ...
A: I hear you about the torture of home improvement. It is a blast and I love it so much I quit my ...
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| Tilted steps | 9/23/2008 | Warren Harper |
Q: I have a 6 year old home that was constructed with concrete steps (4-5 steps) bolted to the house ...
A: This isn't typical construction in my area but I don't see why your proposed solution wouldn't work. ...
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| Tilted steps | 9/23/2008 | Dave Coil |
Q: I have a 6 year old home that was constructed with concrete steps (4-5 steps) bolted to the house ...
A: With our with out the professional help,,,this is a real challenge. Moving that mass, with care and ...
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| removal driveway sealer overspray | 9/23/2008 | Sarah Leech |
Q: Driveway sealer when applied was oversprayed on to my garage door(steel. The lower two panels are ...
A: Yes, you can remove the sealer with either bug/tar remover (the gel kind you get at an auto parts ...
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