Questions tagged [gap]
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How can I fill floor gaps near the door and gaps in parquet units?
There are some gaps in the floor near the door frame. I am a new homeowner that's why I am not sure whether it is by design or it needs to be fixed. It looks ugly, can I put some kind of filler to ...
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Gap: Exterior Door Jamb and Brick Wall
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I am replacing my exterior door with a new framed, exterior door (36") that has rough opening of 37.5". The wall-to-wall gap is 40". So, I have a total gap of 2.5" (= ...
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How to connect mismatched height baseboards?
I had a wall put up where a closet used to be and want to put in baseboard at the bottom. I have found that the floor is actually uneven and tapers at the end. So if I push the baseboard in for the ...
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Gap between sink drain and trap
I'm hoping someone can help me! I noticed the water was a bit slow draining from the bathroom sink, so thought I'd try my hand at fixing it myself as I'm working from home at the mo. Found suggestions ...
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How to replace an outdated wall mounted air gap
I'm currently working on adding a ceramic tile backsplash to our wall behind the kitchen sink. One of the items mounted on the wall is this old air gap. Ideally the face plate and air gap cover would ...
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How to fill in the gap between a door and a metal door frame
There is a small gap in between my apartment's front door and the door frame. I was told by an exterminator that small roaches may be able to fit through the gap to get inside, and it seems that may ...
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How to fix gap between drywall and brick inside the home
I have a gap between brick framing that holds my microwave oven and oven and the rear dry wall. This is due to house shifting over the years. The former owner filled it will ugly rubbery filler that ...
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How should I fill a 3" gap between patio and home exterior
I recently had my house re-sided from stucco to a much thinner Hardie Board. There is now a 3" gap between the foundation and patio. Both for considerations of water proofing and my spotty ...
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What to do about daylight between brick and mortar?
I noticed a small space between this brick and the mortar underneath it on my front porch. It’s wide enough for me to fit a piece of old duct tape into the gap. I’m not sure when it was repointed last....
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What is the best way to fill narrow gaps between floor and skirting boards
I have narrow gaps between the floor (Amtico) and the skirting boards (not over 1.5/2 mm) that I would like to fill but I'm not sure what to use. The floor is quite elastic so ideally I'd need ...
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Fill gap between a counter and a stainless steam table
I need to fill gap between a composite counter that is surrounding a stainless steam table tub. The gap is 1/4" to 3/8", the steam table gets hot, 400 degree silicone has not worked. It ...
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Filling gap at bottom of studbay
I have a large gap at the bottom of by stud bay where it bumps up against the siding. My house does not have sheathing, so what you are seeing is the siding. It is hard to tell, but the gap in the ...
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Baseboard radiator pipes running along edge of room
My house has baseboard radiators (water, not steam if it matters) and one room has the piping enter at the southwest corner, run all the way along the west wall, then feed the heaters on the north ...
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Filling gap between Schluter transition strip and drywall
I did a noob mistake in my first major DIY project of bathroom remodeling
When I installed the cement backer board I left some gap between the cement board and the drywall. On top of that when I ...
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How do you deal with a gap between vanity and wall?
I glued in the vanity backsplash, and I used a tad too much glue so it doesn't sit tight against the wall. Furthermore the wall is not straight and even when I lined it up before gluing, there was a ...
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Floor gap between tile and wooden floor
I'm wondering what to use to fill a gap between my conservatory floor tiles and dining room parquet flooring. I originally put a pvc threshold there to cover the gap but this through way has been ...
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Gap between new ceiling tile and stone fireplace
We removed 12x12 acoustic ceiling tiles that were stapled in. Put up Armstrong track system to install new tiles. The new tile lays from 1 inch to 2 inches above fireplace. It is a stone fireplace ...
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Gap between wall and stair treads
I decided to pull the carpet off one of my stairs to see what was hiding under there. Ideally I'd like to paint them (I don't think they are real wood) but there are gaps on both sides...how do I go ...
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How to improve the insulation seal on French Doors to stop drafts?
I have a few french that go to the outside in my house.
They look like below, the right door swings out while the left door typically remains closed.
In the above photo, the area circled in red is ...
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How to fill gap between brickwork and new door lining
I have just had someone install a new door lining, it's not gone off without a hitch unfortunately.
I have been advised to fill the large gap with bonding but it's 190mm deep and my (not small) palm ...
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Hanging lights from a gap?
I live in an apartment complex with a small-ish patio. Every year they have a decorating contest, and I always try to hang some lights using command hooks, but they never quite hold on to the concrete,...
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How can I close up a gap in the corner of the shower?
We hired a contractor some time ago to remodel our bathroom. We started noticing things that didn't stand up to use soon after the project was completed. Most of them were minor, so no headaches there....
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Threshold for pre-hung exterior door
I’ve been in a bit of an adventure replacing the side door in my garage.
Dry fitting the door and I’m not too confident in what I have going on for the threshold.
The concrete was very uneven so I ...
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Fill space between hardwood floor and wall
Last winter we noticed several areas of our floor have gaps that allowed cold air in. I'm looking for suggestions on how to fill these gaps between the wall and some floorboards that don't extend far ...
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What is the best way to bridge a huge gap between hardwood and tile?
I removed a load bearing wall between a small kitchen and tiny dining room. My problem is that I have a giant gap to fill in where the old wall was. The house was built in 1950 and sits above a crawl ...
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How can i fix sweating Duct work in my unconditioned garage?
I had a water stain appear in my garage right near where the main AC trunk comes up the center of the house. Of course at the time I did not know this I thought i had a leaking pipe. After I opened ...
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How to fill between back of countertop and the wall
This is a section of countertop around the sink in the bathroom of my house.
Whoever installed it left a pretty large gap between the back of the counter and the wall. Its filled with silicone. The ...
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Fill gaps between vinyl floor
I installed this "click" vinyl, but there's one corner of my floor(concrete) that's uneven, because of that the vinyl doesn't click properly and there's a small gap.
Can I just caulk this ...
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Fill the gap between door plate and slab
Thank you for reading my question.
I replaced our front door awhile back and everything went ok. It's a 36" exterior door with one side light, prehung.
After the door was in, leveled and screwed ...
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Gap in gate post 4x4
I put up a fence with swinging out gate on downhill driveway. I have a gap between the gate and 4x4. How do i fix gap? I tried cutting 2x4 in a traced pattern of gap.
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Densheilds project progress with leveling issue
I have installed Densheilds tile backer boards as showed in the pictures and I noticed on the big board (5'x5') that at the corner there is a light gap (not leveled.) I'm going to install a 12"X24" ...
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Small gap underneath garage's concrete slab on one side that needs to be filled
Previous owner dug a trench right behind the garage to install some pipes as a landscaping drainage solution, but never filled the trench back in after the job was completed. As a result, the bottom ...
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Should I be concerned if there is a small gap in the mortar when tiling?
I recently had a room tiled and during the installation I had noticed the workers were putting a small empty space in the mortar underneath some tiles. They wanted to adjust the alignment of the tiles ...
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Filling big horizontal gaps in bathroom tile
This is one of our first DIY projects, thank you in advance for your help!
We removed an old baseboard of the heating system in the bathroom and were left with a horizontal gap in the tiles. As you ...
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How do I adjust this "hidden" door hinge?
How do I adjust this type of hidden door hinge so that the hinge part on the door itself gets closer to the hinge part on the door frame? I figure it's done using the two top and bottom hex screws on ...
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how to fix a 1/4 inch gap between the tub spout and the wall
I have an issue with the tub spout not being flush with the tile wall. I've attached a picture that shows the problem. The spout is a slip on with a hex nut for tightening. The copper pipe coming out ...
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Should I use silicone or caulk between skirting board and vinyl tiles, cement and vinyl tiles?
Should I use silicone between vinyl tiles and wooden skirting? I imagine yes since the skirting board may contract even though the tiles do not?
What about if there is no skirting i.e. vinyl and ...
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Raise and support a sunken laminate floorboard without removing the entire floor?
I have a tongue-and-groove laminate floor, laid on 3mm foam underlay on concrete slab. After around 10 years of use, the long edge of one floorboard now drops around 1mm when stepped on. I think ...
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Filling in these gaps in door frame
One of my doors has these gaps on the bottom and side panels. Is there a way I can fix/fill them somehow?
Adding more photos below:
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Close up drafty gap between wood beam and concrete wall?
Lots of cold air coming through a variable narrow - about 1-2 cm (0.5 in) - gap between a wooden beam and the concrete wall in the basement (image 1 below).
What can I fill it with? Worried about ...
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2-4 inch gap between crawlspace slab (floor) and surrounding wall - Why?
about a year ago I had my crawlspace conditioned. Among other things, the company put in a concrete slab for the floor and added a sump pump in the corner.
The strange thing is, there is a 1-4 inch ...
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Prevent Dirt Movement Down Slope Through Gap Under Fence
I have a fence that separates my land from my neighbors and I'd like to figure out how to prevent dirt from washing onto my land from the 2" gap under the fence. It's a painted wood fence with ...
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Help! Large gaping on newly installed solid bamboo floors
Im in a dilemma with flooring.
We had our old laminate flooring removed and replaced with solid strand woven click lock bamboo. We used what we though was a reputable company, they had insurance, ...
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Repairing above-ground gaps and holes in foundation
I am moving into a house (built 1911) that had a few things turn up on the inspection.
One corner of the basement has an indoor cistern, and there are some gaps and a hole in the cinder blocks just ...
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Is this gap between foundation and siding supposed to be here? If not what should I fill it with?
I have hundreds of crickets in my basement every fall. I see them crawling up my foundation so when I looked underneath the siding I see this. There is what looks like ripped plastic paper but then ...
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Gap between house and wood deck -- to fill or not to fill?
I have a low free-standing deck that keeps accumulating debris like leaves between the house and the deck, about a one-inch gap. Is it possible or advisable to fill this gap with something? Maybe like ...
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How can I seal a two inch gap in the floor along a wall?
I have almost a 2 inch gap between my wooden floor and wall in the apartment I am renting. I think the dust down there is causing me allergies and I’m worried about the cold AC air escaping down there....
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What to do about gap between tile and tub
This is my first shower tiling project and the tub was not level at all. To make sure my tiles were level I left a gap between the first row and the tub on one side (see picture). The gap is 1/2” at ...
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How do I fix gaps around my lean-to greenhouse? [duplicate]
I got my greenhouse and didn't account for the sloping away of the wall it was to go against. Meaning a small gap at the bottom becomes 4" at the top. I can't push it into the wall as it warps the ...
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How to bridge a gap between two countertops?
In my kitchen I would like to give myself some more worktop space by filling a gap (of approximately 55cm/21.5in) between two cupboards with an additional piece of countertop. The cupboards either ...
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