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How can I fix a hairline crack in a thin wood panel of an exterior door?
My 100-year-old house has a wooden front door made of thick wood ribs interspersed with 8 wood panels, each about 10" high, 8" wide, but only 1/8" or 3/16" thick. Perhaps the door originally had ...
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Are cracks on exterior walls serious and can I fix them myself?
I recently noticed some mostly-vertical cracks present on some exterior walls.
In case it is relevant, this is a South Florida home built in the mid 50s. The downstairs walls are CBS (Concrete Block ...
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How can I permanently seal or cover a crack where a steam pipe enters the ceiling?
We're looking for a solution to cover or fix a crack that keeps reappearing around a a steam pipe we have. No matter how well we patch it and paint over it, it keeps coming back. Can anyone ...
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Fixing a large (1/8"-wide) crack in a wood exterior door panel
This is a follow-up to my previous question: How can I fix a hairline crack in a thin wood panel of an exterior door?
While getting ready to apply wood glue (actually a mixture of wood glue and ...
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How do I fill a hole under a sidewalk?
The sidewalk leading up to my front door developed what looked like a sink hole under it about a year ago. Since then, an animal of some kind has made the hole even bigger and it now runs as a tunnel ...
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How can I tell if I have rock or wood lath plaster, and is there a difference when repairing cracks and peeling/flaking?
My wife and I are repainting our attic and aren't sure how best to proceed with fixing the wall cracks. We have several different kinds of problems: long parallel cracks set a couple feet apart, and ...
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What is the best way to fill a 3 inch gap under my concrete front porch?
I'm in need of some help with my concrete foundation. As I was leaving the house this morning I discovered two or three skunks crawling into a gap under my porch. The hole is on the bottom of the ...
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How do I repair hairline cracks in stucco?
The exterior walls on my house which is made of stucco, are starting to get hairline cracks in them.
Can anyone suggest a simple, cheap solution for it that doesn't require painting the whole house ...
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How do I fill cracks between stone steps and mortar?
I have a set of stone steps out front, built into a rubble-stone retaining wall on both sides. The steps are mortared into place with concrete. Over time a crack (~1/4" wide) has developed between the ...
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What's the best approach to repair a wedge/corner crack in my foundation?
I've got a wedge/corner crack on one corner of my foundation. I'll try to post a picture of it as soon as I can, but here's a sample image of what I'm talking about:
However, my crack is more ...
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What should I do about a crack in the concrete slab in my living room?
We purchased the house about 2 years ago. The house is about 50 years old. Today we removed the carpet and the hardwood floors under the carpet. We found out the slab has an approximately 10ft long ...
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Contractor suggests caulking cracks in chimney, is that the right solution?
The mortar in our 25-year-old chimney is starting to crack and now leaks into our home if it rains hard.
I assume we're probably in need of repointing, but a contractor that has done roof work for us ...
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Will I cause problem/cracks with jumping exercise in upper floor?
Every day I am doing my martial art practice in upper floor. It contains jumping and power movements which cause sounds downstairs.
Is there any problem for concrete by this continuous jerking ...
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Where do I begin finding estimates for problems with my potential first home?
I'm looking at purchasing an older home as a primary dwelling. On going through the house with an experienced Realtor and several experienced DIY people for reference (but not a home inspector or ...
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What is the best quick repair for a drain pipe?
In particular, a cast iron drain pipe. It doesn't have to be pretty, but needs to be effective and should last until it can be fixed properly.
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Crack spanning several tiles
I've got several tiles in my dining room that have a diagonal crack running across them. Since it's a pretty straight line across several tiles, I'm guessing it's a foundation issue. The room is at ...
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How do I repair aerated autoclaved concrete?
I got an everlasting problem with a aerated autoclaved concrete (also known as "Gasbeton") wall: there's a crack that seems to split the upper half from the bottom half of the wall.
I tried several ...
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Can I repair hairline cracks in a solid wood exterior door with clear silicone caulk?
My front doors have several small hairline cracks around the door panels. I would like to seal them. Can I use clear silicone caulking without damage to the stained surface? Do I need to clean or prep ...
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How do I repair cracks in a plaster ceiling?
I have a bungalow house built in the early 1930's. It is in remarkable condition and has been well maintained. In the last few weeks a few cracks have shown up in the ceiling. There is an upstairs ...
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When do plaster cracks get bad enough to have an expert look at them
Jumping off from Plaster cracks beneath window sills question, and the calm/collected answers therein.
When (if ever) should I be concerned about the absolute number of cracks around doors and ...
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How do I fix a fallen-off facade?
We live in a block of apartments made from bricks, and the wall outside one window is damaged. We have a clothes hanger attached to that wall, and one screw has already fallen off, and wall around the ...
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What should I do about a horizontal crack around my porch slab?
This crack runs all the way around my porch slab but doesn't go into the foundation where the basement starts. The ranch house was built in 1956. The porch was framed in and our office is in there ...
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Settlement crack - is this one?
Presently disagreeing with a letting agent responsible for a property I recently moved out of over a large wall crack. This crack was there (albeit smaller) when we took residence, and it has become ...
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Is there an approved way of fixing a cracked Fiberglass Tub/Shower?
I noticed a crack in the bottom of my tub, and noticed that it flexed when I stepped near it.
I called in 2 companies to give me an estimate on repair. The first, proposed a more or less ...
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Concrete slab at a brick wall
I want to build a concrete slab (upon which a deck will be build later) at the foot of a brick wall (by foot I don't mean the foundation foot, I just mean where the brick meets the grade level). I ...
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What's the best method and product to use for patching cracks in plaster walls?
I have a 100+ year old house and while it's quite structurally sound there's been some settling over the years, leading to small cracks in the old plaster around the house.
I hired a professional to ...
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Is pressure grouting of a wall-crack, a good or potential solution?
Some of the walls in my house, have developed cracks, which are 2 to 4mm wide. One crack, runs diagonally, from floor level to about 80% of the wall height, and other cracks run along the window ...
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What could be causing wall cracks through the middle of our house
We have been fixing cracks in our interior, and exterior walls since we moved into our house 3 years ago, and it just keeps getting worse. Our house sits between a field that goes uphill at a 45 ...
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What's the best way to fill in some uneven cracks in my garage and level it out so that I can paint over it?
I have a big crack on my garage floor. I need to fill it and level it out so that I can paint over it using that garage floor epoxy paint. Basically, I'm selling the house and I want to make the ...
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Could my wall have been damaged while the painters were painting?
I recently had my bathroom renovated. Before the renovation I had noticed some minor cracks in the ceiling. The building is 1962 and the walls are plaster. I had semi gloss paint used which I know can ...
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How to repair a small hardwood crack?
I have a maple bench that recently decide to crack. I'm not sure what's the cause. I'm guessing wood expansion due to humidity changes. Anyway, I've decided to look around for solutions on fixing the ...
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How can I fix a big crack on an old hutch?
A full wood side of an older hutch has cracked, probably along the grain. It seems gluing was attempted (there was some dried glue or silicon-like substance in the crack) unsuccessfully.
Can I fix ...
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Sealing a small crack in poured concrete foundation
I have a small crack in my foundation that started seeping water when there was ice on the ground. The water is flowing along the foundation under my fireplace bump out. The cause of the problem ...
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What type of mortar would I use to seal cracks in our chimney?
We've got a brick chimney that's ~25 years old and it's got a quite a few cracks in the mortar (some hairline, some as thick is a quarter).
What's the best way to seal all those cracks? I assume ...
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What causes a glass block to crack? Does it cause any structural damage?
I just found that there is a crack in one of my glass blocks. I noticed that it seems to have water inside. What is the likely cause of this, and how can I repair it? Should I be worried about ...
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Fill a crack in the granite countertop
I have granite countertops in the kitchen. Recently I noticed there was a very think crack right where 2 slabs join each other. It is about 2 in away from the edge of the slab.
I'm looking for a ...
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What is the best product for repairing expanding gaps in a brick wall?
I am trying to do a structural repair to a brick wall that has some large gaps - 1-3" between some of the bricks due to some foundation movement over the last 300 years. The gaps are essentially ...
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What is the best removable insulation material?
There is a crack in a wall that I would like to fill with some removable insulation.
It must be removable, as such it should just be a temporary solution.
I know of rockwool and glasswool, but don't ...
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Should I be concerned about an exterior wall crack on the 2nd floor? [closed]
I live on the 2nd floor of a small block of flats. I have noticed a crack outside by the one window. I read on the forum that if its only plaster deep its not too serious. This one looks like it could ...
