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Is there some flexible cement-based mortar?
I live in an apartment in a multistoried building. The building is assembled of huge enforced concrete plates - one plate is size of a wall of a room. One of the inter-plate seams has a crack in it ...
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What is “skin” time for bathroom sealant?
I need to replace the bathroom sealant around our bath, as our bath has moved by about a cm over the years and the watertight seal has broken.
The sealant I have says "Skins in 15 minutes, dries in ...
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Refinished Rusty Railings Already Rusted!
I have exterior steel railings that have factory seal and paint. They started rusting, due to nicks in the paint, from show shovels, kids, etc. In summer 2009, I completely stripped one of the ...
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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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How do I seal a leaking plughole fitting?
The plughole in my bathroom basin is leaking. The leak is between the plughole and the basin (i.e. through the circular hole in the basin in which the metal plughole is fitted), and it seems to me as ...
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Is there a safe way to de-ice an unsealed driveway?
My girlfriend had a new driveway put in this fall, but the weather turned bad before she could get it sealed. I guess now it's too late...
The driveway is incredibly slippery and has lots of ice at ...
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How can I seal the grout on kitchen wall tiles to give lasting stain and mould protection?
I have 1.5mm of white grout between rectified white tiles on my kitchen walls as a splashback (or backsplash in North America*) behind the sink and cooktop and I'm concerned about stains from food and ...
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How can I seal around a light fixture/light switch outlet?
I Have a house built in 1972. I'm currently 80% finished in installing a ceiling fan into my master bedroom.
I had an energy audit about a month ago, which revealed that I had "pretty good sealing" ...
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How to seal small cracks in wood door?
We have a solid-core wooden front-door and would like to repaint it as our dog has scratched it many times (ahh the joys of pet ownership). We've sanded down the rough spots on the door but we noticed ...
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Why does my toilet's seal wear out so fast?
The toilet in our only bathroom seems to go through drain seal about once a year. The flange on the drain line is old, and broken in several places, but we're able to keep everything firmly in-place ...
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How do I keep the plastic window insulators sealed when the window has a sill?
Last winter I covered my windows in my apartment with a window sealing kit so keep out any drafts. The winds and temperatures are pretty extreme around here and the plastic would peel away from some ...
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How do I safely and cleanly remove sealant from a plastic bath?
I really need to replace the sealant around the bath, but I want to do a good job of removing the old stuff first.
The bath is a plastic one, and the walls are tiled.
What's the best way to get the ...
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Sealing pressure treated deck, to be stained later on
I have just finished building a deck from pressure treated lumber. We've put the deck to use immediately and having all our meals on it. I'm worried about greasy food morsels staining the deck.
My ...
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Sealing a cork tile floor?
I just finished installing a cork tile floor (US Floors brand). If I do say so myself, it looks gorgeous! Cork is not generally recommended for a bathroom, but we felt that a half-bath should be a ...
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How do I build a basement that does not leak when I have a high water level?
How do I insure a basement will not leak when the site has a high water level?
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What is a good method to seal a baseboard to stop an existing draft?
Probably, due to faulty insulation/damp barrier, there is a cold draft coming through one of the upstairs baseboard. What is a good method to seal it? (It is a rented house, so, no I do not want to ...
