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How can I wrap trim around a corner where the floors have different levels?
The best way would be:
Buy a new transition strip and have it go all the way across.
Cut a return and glue it to the end of the lighter quarter round.
Make a return for the darker quarter round and ...
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Adhesive babyproofing foam took out chunks of paint/wall at windowsill, how to repair?
You pulled off the drywall compound.
Any loose chips must be removed. Then both edges will have to be filled with new compound and allowed to dry. Re-texturing can be done with spray cans, but to make ...
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How do I get out the remnants of a rake handle using a drill?
FWIW, I'd have been inclined to try driving a screw into that stub of wood, grabbing its head with long-nosed clamping pliers, and yanking.
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Can a crack in an electric oil-filled radiator be (relatively safely) repaired?
Take off a bit of the paint around the crack. If there's any visible damage to the metal, including rust, rather than just a crack in the paint, it's effectively trash. Repair is not worthwhile.
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How would you handle this sagging notched 2x10 joist?
For a floor joist like this with redundancy from other joists, I would sister a 6 ft chunk of 2x10 centered over the notch. Install a 6ft long spacer first, though, to avoid the duct interference. Use ...
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Drywall Repair by the baseboard
How?
Well, there a a few ways to do the repair.
The best way :
1- Remove the baseboard.
2- Cut out the damaged section. Replace with new drywall, backed with deadwood where needed.
3- Tape, mud, ...
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Repair Protection Covering: Rosin Paper and Masking Paper Difference
The rosin paper is a little thicker and heavier. It is sturdy enough to provide floor protection to some degree so it would be less likely to accidentally tear from incidental contact whereas the ...
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how to re-level and support small section of floor
You are unlikely to ever step on this location. the piece that is more worrying is how affected are the joists that are carrying the load from the tub and water. if those fail your tub ends up ...
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New GFCI Tamper Resistant Outlet not working
Basic trouble-shooting for GFCI/receptacle:
Disconnect all wires.
Determine which wires are incoming/line. Connect hot and neutral from that set (wires or cable) to the incoming/line side of the GFCI....
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How to fix cracked cabinet wood fillings?
If the bulk of the surface is flat, and you have smallish poorly filled grooves, a laminate sheet overlay applied with contact cement will get you to flat and bridge the smallish poorly filled grooves....
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Repair Protection Covering: Rosin Paper and Masking Paper Difference
Summary: Rosin Paper is for floor covering. Masking Paper is for masking off small areas.
Rosin Paper
A light-duty floor covering (as opposed to a more costly and durable ram board type product).
The ...
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Repair or replace windows - 94 home
Moisture, whether droplets or "fog" inside the windows does indicate a failed seal, and the only repair for that is a new sealed pane unit. Depending on the state of the frame that can be ...
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Open Limit Switch on Trane Furnace: How to fix?
If the open high limit code flashes while the furnace is cold, pull one lead off and check its continuity with an ohmmeter. also check other devices in the same loop. Another way is to check the whole ...
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Defiant Electronic Deadbolt does not retract fully
Answer from a comment made by the OP 6 years ago:
I took it apart sort of and adjusted both plates, added a little dry lube from the trailer and so far so good
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