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Lamppost replacement with different size base
I am trying to replace a set of lampposts the old owners installed. The new ones are about a 10in diameter but the old was about 14. Looking at the old it almost looks like there is a riser/adapter ...
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Are outlets required to be near the floor where there are shorty foundation walls?
I have friends who own a 3 year old house. The lower part of the basement wall is concrete. That concrete wall is about 3 feet off of the concrete floor. If they want to add outlets to the basement,...
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What's the easiest way to remove Hardie board that's been shot down to cement flooring with a Hilti gun or the hilty gun
In a garage they shot down the Hardy board with the Hilton gun directly to the cement and now the new owners wanted up so they can repair the garage floor.
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How to block an inaccessible hole in a masonry wall?
I have vermin getting in, we believe through a hole gnawed in the mortar between an old brick wall and a newer blockwork wall. Ordinarily it would just be a matter of sealing up that at the exterior, ...
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Why is newly poured cement patio already chipping?
We had our entire back patio poured by a company that prides themselves on cold weather material. Why is this chipping only 5 months later?
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How to properly cement fill a small hole next to a foundation for a 100 year old beach house built on pier & beam foundation?
In summary, there is a small hole in the ground that has formed in about a 6 inch gap between a cement walkway and the cement foundation wall for an old beach house (over 100 years old). The beach ...
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How to best insulate a concrete ceiling in an old warehouse [closed]
We're renovating a three-story, 100-year-old brick warehouse with 14" thick concrete floors/ceilings that are heavily reinforced with rebar. The building is COLD and we would like to insulate the ...
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Water seeping under bottom of vinyl siding
Just moved in this house a couple of months ago and just noticed our home extension has water seeping through from the bottom of the vinyl siding whenever it rains. My house sits on a cement slab. I ...
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Water filtering through staircase and flooding basement
This staircase was recently renovated. This is in the back of my house and takes you to the basement. I noticed that when it rains a lot water starts filtrating through the stairs and end up wetting ...
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Tile repair project: what am I working with here? What's the best way to get a flat surface for mounting?
I’m working on a few projects around the house right now and one of them is fixing tiles that have come loose in the entryway over the years.
To get a better idea of what I’m working with, I wanted to ...
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How should I repair a damaged brick post base?
I recently moved into a house with a garage. One of the posts looked off and it’s because it was pushed inside as the edge bricks had cracked off.
I have 0 experience with bricks, but I am wondering ...
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Is this thick mortar? Can i patch it and tile over it?
This was what was under the tile in my bathroom. Probably from the 50s. I think it is thick mortar? It is crumbly in places. I don't want to demo the entire thing, I'd have to hire someone to do it. ...
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Smoothing out a painted cinder block wall [closed]
The basement walls of my recently-built cabin were constructed of cinder blocks which were then painted by the builder. The mortar joints were not done neatly, and the wall is quite rough and uneven. ...
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How to clean dirt embedded in epoxy sealed cement floor
Three days ago I applied a 2 part epoxy sealer over a self leveling cement floor in my laundry room. It was still a bit tacky when I walked and moved some stuff back into it. Now there are some dirt ...
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Filling hole in limestone foundation wall with concrete
We have a garage built out of limestone bricks and sitting on a natural rock foundation. Recently, we dug our garage about 2 feet deeper by removing more of this rock. As a result, some of the rock ...
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How do I remove concrete stain from steel or steel roof without damaging it
During the masonry work , lots of things like this got spoiled due to careless workmanship.
How should I remove the concrete without really damaging the steel behind it ?
I tried scratching it with ...
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How to remove a fence post in concrete that is attached to the garage foundation?
Even though I told a handyman to put the fence post that is right next to the garage in gravel, he put it in concrete. It is so close to the garage that it is scraping the siding and the concrete is ...
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Are these cracks developing in a brick wall a serious issue?
Been a two month drought, tried to keep up with the clay underneath. House is on a slope, and it looks like it finally shifted. There are cracks developing in the garage floor as well, one spot in ...
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How to fix the bubbling and discoloration here on cement walls?
we have some paint on cement blocks in the basement, with some staining and a little bubbling in some areas. The black stains I can just paint and it will look better I’m sure but what about the areas ...
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Refinishing old cement basement floor: Is cement skim coat an option?
our basement floor is very old and in poor condition. What are good options to refinish the floor? Is it possible to skim coat with cement and then paint or is the condition of the current floor not ...
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How to prepare holes in painted cement wall before attaching hose reel
I have drilled a few holes in the side of my painted cement wall and am about ready to attach a hose reel to the side (with provided cement anchors), however I would like to know if there are any ...
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4x4 post in a 5 gal bucket
I'm building a lean-to off my 12x20 shop. I have trees surrounding the building so I can't dig a hole for the 4x4 post. The header is on the shop at 7 ft and the rafters to extend out 8 ft and ...
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What should I use to fill a large gap where a metal flue enters a chimney?
I had an inspector come through and said that I should fill this to prevent carbon monoxide. It's my main chimney for my oil tank and is in constant use when it's cold. I'm in southern Vermont and I ...
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How to attach cat shelves to cement wall that already has nail heads
Whoever owned my home before me put some nails in the mortar between what look like cinderblocks of some kind in my basement. Hence they're stuck pretty securely. I expect they could hold a lot of ...
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What's the best way to prepare foundation spalling for repair?
I have some foundation damage that I'm planning to repair using a simple mortar maybe with something added to strengthen the bond to the existing concrete. The damage is from water reaching the bottom ...
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What are these gaps in foundation footing?
A section of foundation I excavated has gaps in the foundation footing. They are uniformly spaced apart and look very intentional. As far as I can tell they are at least 4-5 inches deep (that was as ...
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Will a mortar made of hydrated lime and sharp sand adhere to a fully cured portland cement substrate?
Will a mortar made of hydrated lime and sharp sand (no portland in the mix) adhere to a fully cured portland cement substrate subject to freezing temperatures in winter?
Context is bedding sandstone ...
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How to properly patch the "scar" in the wall after the door removal
I am doing a small home improvement project by removing the door between the entrance room and the corridor in the apartment. I've managed to remove the door and the bricks around it and am now left ...
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Chimney Crown repair vs resealing
When is a chimney crown too far gone to repair? In my homebuyer inspection I was told "The cement crown on chimney chase and brick mortar is cracked and/or missing, this needs prep and recoat&...
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How to go about re-fixing a badly done patch in the basement concrete floor?
Just got this house, and shortly after noticed a room in the basement had damp carpet. Pulled it up, sprinkler system had leaked into the room and the carpet was soaked, carpet had clearly been thrown ...
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Removing adhesive tiles and painting basement floor shows ugly gaps between the former tiles
As you can see in the attached picture, I am removing what seem to be adhesive tiles and applying basement floor paint (plain old cement paint).
But look on the left - I guess the cement was damaged ...
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Why not drill through concrete basement walls?
I live in a climate (Kansas City) that has freezing temperatures a few times each winter, sometimes for several days in a row, and I'm contemplating a project to use my sump pit and air-conditioner ...
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How do I fix this sinking walkway?
My cement walkway is slowly sinking as the dirt has given way with erosion. Is there a DIY friendly way to fix it?
My one thought was using a carjack to lift it up then filling with dirt and slowly ...
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Sitting water after overnight cure [closed]
I placed 4, 4x4s in 5 gal buckets to hang a shade sail. I used 1 gal of water per bag. This was last night at 7pm. 75°. 50's overnight. 10am, 2 still have water in them and the other 2 still feel soft....
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What is the structure of a cement front porch on a 1940's house
We've been unable to get porch & deck enamel paint to not peal, so we are thinking of demolishing it for a rebuild of some or another design.
Last paint job was ~5 years ago. Scraped off all the ...
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How do I know how deep to dig a deck post hole for a 12-foot post?
I need to know how deep to the footing and cement should be for my deck post.
I'm replacing a post that supports my front stairs and 5x11 landing deck.
The old post is 12 feet high. It's one of three ...
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Cement porch removal
We are planning on removing a cement porch from our house, which has a room underneath it. My husband did this to my parents house, using a sledgehammer, but he was 35 years younger. He has some type ...
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How much concrete is needed to prevent slackline posts from tilting?
edit...I ended up digging a 11"w x 11"l x 25"h hole with a 11"w x 20"l x 11"h shelf in the direction of the slackline. I welded some steel wire frame pieces, that I cut ...
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Should I fill this gap between the cement porch and (veneer) brick wall of my house?
There is a (growing?) gap between a cement porch and the brick casement of my house. Should I fill this, with mortar or some other substance, or leave it alone?
From the marks on the brick, I get the ...
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Painting Basement Foundation Walls - Prep Before Paint - Efflorescence
What are some methods to prep basement walls before painting that have Efflorescence? This particular home had horrible gutters so water has been pooling against the foundation for years, if not ...
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Painting Foundation - Regular Paint or Elastomeric Paint?
I need to paint the cinder block foundation (Above grade) on a house I bought recently. The condition isn't great, not cracked, but it looks like it possibly had some thin stucco on it in parts. I ...
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Screw toilet flange to broken floor
What do I do in situation as on the scheme below?
As you can see flange bolts are just hanging in space.
Do I fill space between cement floor and pipe with new cement and then screw bolts to it?
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Slc cracks in new floor want to us asca main floor [closed]
I poured slc 13 days later it got hairline cracks in it. My question is will it stop cracking I want to stain and seal it as a main floor.
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How can I fill this gap between concrete and cement board?
I am trying to extend this penny tile floor. The existing penny tile floor is concrete + tile + penny tile on top. The new addition I have added is osb+plywood+cement board (as pictured on top).
I ...
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What kind of mortar is suitable for cut surfaces of old concrete
We're going to cut up and remove a slab. I figured I might as well (attempt to) cut it into rectangles and use it for landscaping. If I wanted to mortar them together like bricks, what should I use? ...
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Corner of my house is missing with eroded concrete foundation. Is this quick fix enough?
Discovered this hole today in the corner of my cinder block foundation. Water is pooling there when it rains (another fix I need to do) but for now, I was going to chip out the loose piece, mix ...
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Refinish Cement curb trim in garage
I am in the process of refinishing my garage floor. I'm hoping to finish with an epoxy coat that runs up the wall slightly. I have an 8 inch tall concrete box/curb/baseboard around the perimeter of ...
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Crack in foundation, what to do?
I noticed a crack in the basement wall above ground next to the basement window. The crack goes all the way through the wall and is visible both inside and outside of the house. I have attached two ...
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Does the white cement between tiles absorb water
Our roof is covered with white color cooling tiles and we have cemented the gaps between the Tiles with white cement.
Whenever the tank in the terrace overflows , it falls on the terrace tiles,runs on ...
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Concrete bonding adhesive and concrete cleaner with hydraulic cement?
I'm planning to use hydraulic cement to fill a few small holes in my foundation. Neither is actively leaking water at this time, but are very slightly damp.
When using hydraulic cement, is there any ...
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