Paint brand preferences?
Back with a dozy. What is your favorite paint brands? Why?
Can I caulk around this window trim? (sh.itjust.works)
There’s a little gap at the bottom left and if I tug on the trim, it’s loose and hollow. I can hear road noise coming in from behind it....
Need help understanding my situation about vents and ducts (lemmy.world)
First time home owner here. I stuck these vent deflectors a month ago on one of our vents and I removed it today for some other reason. I noticed these stains that looked like water stains but I think it’s actually something that is growing - maybe unfortunately mold or something. I need help in understanding this situation...
Are there any ways to add weather stripping to help insulate against sound and drafts in addition to replacing the wool pile? (sh.itjust.works)
https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/8ca57ac4-11d2-44b9-8d4f-7a7813582e03.jpeg...
Can I leave my spirit level in a winterized house?
I own a house in the midwest and recently got a spirit level for some repairs. However, I don’t stay here in the winter - I go south where it’s warmer. Can I leave my level here in the house? temps will probably get down to -30 or so.
Kitchen completed. (lemmy.world)
A few years ago i bought a very run down mobile home and i started rebuilding it from the steel/iron frame up. Ill include a few pics of the in between in the comments, but this is my kitchen finally completed. I rehabbed some used cabinets and built a good bit of them from scratch as well as the cabinet doors. This is my first...
New homeowner lots of questions
I am a proud owner of a brand new home. I am in love with it. It’s cute the yard is perfect. It is old and lived in hard. And we couldn’t afford really nice. Pretty much everything we looked at had some serious issues so we chose the one we loved the most and the one we felt we could handle the issues. I have lots of...
How do I change the lights (artemis.camp)
Hello, I just moved into this house and it’s a pretty major work in progress. One thing that’s perplexed me though is the front door....
How do I change the lights (artemis.camp)
Hello, I just moved into this house and it’s a pretty major work in progress. One thing that’s perplexed me though is the front door....
How would you seal this gap under central boiler hydronic baseboard heaters that only get warm, not hot. (sh.itjust.works)
Handyman is asking $500 to sand and fill the rot with putty, caulk and paint the door. Is that a fair ask? (NC) (album with multiple photos) (imgur.com)
Update: Rot behind soffit (i.imgur.com)
I made a post previously on having rot behind a soffit and many of you gave me great advice on how to proceed in fixing it the right way....
Leak and sheathing rot behind the end of a soffit. How do I fix this? (i.imgur.com)
Hey folks, looking for some advice because I don’t know how to proceed....
How would you seal this gap around kitchen sink plumbing? (sh.itjust.works)
This is for a rental unit, so I’m trying to keep the cost low, while also sealing it away from silverfish. I have very fine steel wool on hand as well as a tube of DAP ultra clear flexible all purpose sealant.
Whole Home Surge Protection?
Is whole-home surge protection a good idea to protect large appliances, a plug in hybrid car, etc from voltage spikes?...
Are there any window AC units that don't hang outside of the window (building requirement)? Or is a dual-hose portable AC unit my best option for an energy efficient AC unit?
Looking for 10k-12k BTU.
Tested my central heating today.
Works good 👍
Unable to find 30 year old Gaggenau Oven EB 378 610 part
Every once in a while, the heating element seems to break on my Gaggenau EB 378 610 oven. Other than that, it works fine....
How high above my baseboards (electric?) should I hang my sheers to avoid a fire hazard? (sh.itjust.works)
https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/2cacadd6-010f-4683-bfdd-a5400e5ebc73.webp...
This door slams with zero slowing down. Is there anything I can do to improve it short of taking it apart, like lubrication, tightening bolts, etc? (sh.itjust.works)
Moderators wanted for c/HomeImprovement
Hi everyone!...
Mount electric sub-panel over lapped hardie board siding?
I’m out of room for breakers in my main breaker box, so would like to add 6-breaker sub-panel to install mini-splits, an outdoor electrical outlet, lighting, etc. What’s the correct way to mount an exterior sub-panel on a house with lapped hardie-board siding?...
Re-installing a wall-to-wall closet (sh.itjust.works)
We’re moving into a condo where the previous owners removed a wall-to-wall closet that used to be in the second bedroom. We need the storage space so I’m planning on reinstalling it, but the articles and plans I’ve found so far are not very helpful. Everything I see has a lot of complex wall framing with hanging double...
The water from my faucets suddenly smells like stagnant pond water. How can I tell if it's safe to drink?
Hi all....
Called Bugout for a bug inpection, and the guy said i have mice in my attic. Told me this is a mouse pee stain. Is that right? (programming.dev)
