Maintenance and Repairs
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I live in an older condo complex. Many of our steel front doors are rusting and need replacement. My location is Boca Raton, FL. All of our doors open swinging in. Can we replace just the door (slab)...
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December 10, 2016
I am looking forward to replace old garage door and install a new one. Can you please suggest the estimate?...
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April 5, 2016
It is a 100-year old house and the stucco has been patched all over (is not pretty) but it is a small fortune to remove and replace the stucco. Is this really a disaster waiting to happen if I don't...
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March 7, 2016
Hello, I am part of a martial arts group and we recently moved our practice to a new location. The new location is a medium sized warehouse, a building about 20 years old. The entire ceiling of the b...
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February 15, 2016
I purchased a newly "redone" or "flipped" house in late 2009 and some windows have have developed problems. First within the first year one side of a small window in a bathroom cracked and a friend said it was ...
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August 1, 2014
We have several decks which were orginally painted with acrylic. We have had to repaint because the paint would lift off. Having no experience in the mattter we continued to repaint every year with acrylic only...
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May 29, 2014
My garage door which is run by a chain, won't open all the way, and when it closes, it sits down too far and re- opens itself. What do I do?...
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July 19, 2012
I had a gutter replaced and the contractor's helper did not install it correctly, hence when it rained I discovered that the gutter needs to be repositioned. This repair should take approximately 20 minutes at ...
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June 26, 2015
Before legal action ensues, how long does the contractor have to correct the job, that his company has been paid for? ...
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August 7, 2015
Are all of the contractors that are listed on this site licensed? ...
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June 26, 2012
My garage door goes 1/4 way up then stops, doesnt do this all the time. More often then not, please help!!...
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June 3, 2012
I have a double switch box in a Bathroom, where one switch controls the exhaust fan and the other controls the light. Either switch can be turned on or off as an individual control to the connected fixture, wit...
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October 29, 2013
My family room was converted from a garage. Floor is concrete. This is some moisture coming up through the carpet in the area close to the patio doors and garage door. We are laying new carpet. I replaced t...
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June 22, 2014
We have a condensing lp gas furnace (no name on the panel, but the manual says Johnson Controls) in our home as a back-up to our wood furnace, both are forced hot air with seperate ductwork. The furnace is susp...
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February 14, 2012
Need data on the effects -- dollar losses -- of home repair --improvement fraud on: 1) home owners; 2) contractors across the nation and in Georgia....
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February 13, 2012
When it rains it pours in through my metal lanai door and the windows on each side around the vinyl panes. The handyman told me the screws on the metal roof need to be sealed but the roofer said no because the...
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February 8, 2012
If I push the button on the remote opener to close the garage it may only travel a few inches or sometimes a few feet and then reverse it's direction to open the door. And then sometimes the remotes works just...
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January 23, 2012
I was hoping to get some feedback on how much this repair would be cost wise? And would it be cheaper if I were to buy the valve and just pay labor? Thanks!...
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January 22, 2012