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Having doubts about my mason
I have just hired a young mason for a few projects, one of which was to patch a hole in the brick wall and the other to build a low garden wall. I hired him on the basis of pictures that he texted me ...
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What causes these chips in a cement brick wall, and how can I fix them?
I have found my exposed basement cement wall which is about 15 x 10 in size to have quite a few areas where there is a cracked chip ranging from approx 0.5" in diameter to 2" in diameter and a few ...
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Is this vertical gap in the concrete block foundation something to worry about?
I'm looking at a home that has a vertical gap or crack running the height of the exposed concrete block foundation. The crack is near the center of the home, about a foot to the right of the concrete ...
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How to fix long deep crack in plaster wall that exposes brick/conrete block behind
Back Story: My apartment is on top floor of a building that was built in 1950's, and I discovered several diagonal and some horizontal cracks after I removed the wallpapaer from the old owner.
I was ...
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How to repair flashing between stucco and brick chimney?
The flashing that transitions from my stucco wall to my brick chimney appears to be separating from the chimney. This separation is occurring across the entire height of the chimney and not just in ...
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Will a brick wall support 150 pounds of mounting bracket and TV?
I want to mount a Tripp Lite Model #DWM60100XX television wall mounting bracket that weighs 31 pounds on a brick wall above a gas fireplace in my family room and then hang an 86-inch television that ...
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Maximum weight on a brick wall (not brackets)
I’m looking to put up about 14 metres of bookshelves (5 separate shelves between 1.2metres and 3.5 metres) on a wall (brick wall/masonry) built in the 50s using approx 32 strong brackets in the attic (...
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How do I seal and paint over an indoor brick/cement wall?
I am decorating a small room where a small section near the floor used to be covered by tile and just above it the paint and plaster were chipping. I removed the damaged paint and plaster as well as ...
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Mounting pull up bar to clay hollow concrete wall
I've recently decided to mount a pull up bar (indoor) but I came across a series of issues, I've already read other articles on this site but none of them helped.
So it's everything pretty much ...
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Garden wall pointing / capping advice needed
I’m hoping to get some advice on a project I’m planning.
I bought a house last year that has a 2 foot retaining wall between the decking and the lawn. It’s a red brick wall and looks to be in pretty ...
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How should I treat my garage wall?
I want to turn my garage into a bit of a woodworking shop (I am an amateur at best) so I want to put things on the wall such as tools and other things that must be stored there.
My garage has very ...
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Filling in holes between brick wall and interior window frame
So my partner and I are working to restore an old interior brick wall (about 100 years old). We have stripped off the plaster and cleared out all the loose, crumbling mortar in some sections of the ...
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Need help installing the pull up bar i just bought
I am a rookie that hasn't done much installing/drilling etc. in my life (I just turned 18 ;P).
I bought this pull up bar online, assembled it, but now I have to install it on my wall. At first I ...
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