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How do I maximize the value of my home for an upcoming appraisal? [closed]
Our home is a 1972 modular that was in terrible shape when we purchased it. I have put quite a bit of blood, sweat, and tears into fixing the place up. For the most part, the main level feels like a ...
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How to repair this shower/bathroom wall for bathroom remodel.
I have a nasty bathroom downstairs. It looks like the previous owners built it over a floor drain, not entirely sure if this is a good thing or not (not even sure if that's what they did but see ...
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Why doesn't the paint stick to new ingrain wallpaper?
I painted newly wallpapered walls with white color (2 times). Now I want to paint a rectangular part of the wall in a different color. To accomplish that, I used tape to get exact, well-defined ...
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How do I renovate this wooden furniture?
The furniture aren't very damaged, just a bit worn.
I don't have any knowledge or experience on the subject, I'm just trying to revive them a bit. I'd rather not unscrew it or take it apart.
I found ...
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How should I flatten (not level) a concrete subfloor?
In the final stages of finishing a room in our walk-out basement. This particular room has a long history, as it was originally a garage. Thus, it has a slight pitch from the back of the room ...
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How to deal with the stress of DIY renovation?
I've done a few DIY projects over the years and over time it starts out as fun and exciting and then it detoriates to stressful and not so fun.
Our latest project was to redo our basement. This ...
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Which way should a door between the garage and basement swing?
Looked everywhere for proper answer. We have a 2 car garage attached to the basement. This house is old, built in 1968, we purchased this 2 years ago and were renovating here/there. We just ...
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How can I add a closet to an existing room?
So I am looking to add a closet to an existing room. I want this to be a built-in because where I live real estate listings do not count a bedroom with a free standing closet. However I can't ever ...
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What information do I need to give a general contractor to get a good quote?
I'm looking to do some major renovations:
removing an interior wall
removing popcorn ceilings
new kitchen (layout, appliances, counters, cabinets, etc)
new master bath
new flooring throughout
new ...
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How much drywall should I cut to re-route some wires?
I am just looking for advice on how much drywall to cut to move some wires.
There's a wire in the ceiling that has incoming power, and a switched leg for the light in the entry way, and another ...
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What advice would you offer somebody who is building a laundry chute for the first time?
I'm looking to build a laundry chute from our bedroom closet to the laundry room below. The positioning is such that the wall of our closet is shared with a storage closet in the loft above our ...
