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We live in a house built in the 50's and has many updates, the bathroom has been a problem. I have replaced the tolet seal at least four times, because it the floor is uneven. I have recaulked around the tub an...
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February 23, 2012
We added a sun room extending from the back of our house enclosing our fireplace chimney. Have noticed the adjacent wall of the fireplace gets very hot. Is this normal? If so, is there a way to "cool it down...
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January 2, 2012
I had to replace the doorbell button on my wired doorbell. The lighted plastic part in the old button broke. When I installed the new button, it seems to have a problem. With the old button (no longer manufa...
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December 26, 2011
What is the recommended breakdown of payments made for a contractor doing work requiring labor and materials? I have a contractor that is willing to have me pay everything at the end of the work. I would like...
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March 15, 2012
I am building a fireplace in the corner of a room. Do I need a "smoke shelf"? Most conventional fireplaces have the smoke shelf, but I notice that fireplaces open on two to four sides seem to work fine with a...
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December 18, 2011
If I push the button 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. If I keep my finger on the indoor button control or on the ou...
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December 18, 2011
Had an electrical fire and need rewiring. About how much would this cost?...
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October 29, 2013
My Garage door wont close with my remote but It will open. When I press the button on the inside wall I have to hold it down to get it to close. But I can just press it when I want to open it. The biggest pro...
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December 17, 2011
I have a 30' x 90' barn with gray / silver standard roof shingles. I re-shingled the roof twelve years ago and had removed the old roll roofing material. Question; I have this black staining through...
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January 30, 2017
When I try to close my garage door it automatically opens again although I pressed the button to close it only. I just got through putting a new worm gear in it, replaced and rescrewed everything correctly ye...
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November 13, 2011
I love my Pellet Insert, but my husband would rather have a woodburning insert. Was wondering what the cost and how hard it would be to change my chimmy area to receive a normal fireplace insert. ...
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October 11, 2011
We painted and have splotchy places all over. Can we prime and re-paint and get rid of the problems?...
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October 3, 2011
I replaced existing sensors an a harrison opener. green power light is on. Red alignment light is on but does not go off when the beam is obstructed. If I walk between the sensors on my other door the red light...
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September 22, 2011
Is there any requirements or laws that flashing must be installed when a new roof is placed on a house?...
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December 10, 2016
My garage door is not opening and closing properly. I have a Craftsman 1/2 hp opener. The door upon activation to open will stop and try to close. Or it will begin to open when attempting to close. The un...
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August 5, 2011
I hired a guy who is the general contractor and the artchitect for cheap at the beginning. but later on, he started to charge that and that, what should i do, should i get a new gc and artchitect....
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August 4, 2011
My garage door works for days or weeks and then stops for a day or so. It seems as tho it is dead. During this time any lights are still on. When its working it is quiet and positive. I checked for l...
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July 25, 2011
My garage door is having issues closing. I can open the door without any problems; however when it comes to closing the door, it will go halfway than reopen. I have sprayed everything possible with WD-40...
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August 4, 2011
My garage door only goes 2 feet and stops.any help is greatly appreciated!!!...
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July 20, 2011
I own a 4th floor condo unit in the West Loop area of Chicago, zip 60607. The problem: I have 12 foot floor-to-ceiling/wall-to-wall windows. Water is leaking around window frame where it meets t...
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June 9, 2011