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Hey guys, got a new Clopay garage door installed. Honestly, I've never had an electronic garage door before so I don't know what noise level it should be at. I recorded the sound first for closing the door and then opening. It seems OK and I hear most of the sound when the rollers are moving a...

Patch with just off-white stucco and leave as-is right? Not planning to paint as long as it’s not terribly obvious to see different colors on the chimney

So what do you folks think I should do in my current situation? Cost is a big consideration.

Any house will sell in NY where I am and by the time someone gets around to ask for an inspection, another party has already committed or even wired a deposit amount so I’m not really fearful of a sale. Almost none of the money I put in the house will make a difference since the new owner will...

Hey guys Ours is a 100 year old home with 100 year-old copper pipes and we know some neighbors house already replaced all piping in their homes since copper pipes last about a century. Every time we are back from vacation, water seems to clog up in our bathtub during shower. Drano seems to do...

I like your point about not painting stucco at all and I’ve been reading about that on different forums. Obviously we are going to take the paint out. After that, can we apply new stucco onto old stucco or does all the old Stocco needs to be taken out to expose the brick on the chimney? And...

We can find a local person to replace panels and paint the whole door since it's chipping everywhere but labor rates means it'll cost us $1000 for this + future added maintenance which means expensive in the long run. We do like the door and hence kept it this long I have a lot of big box...

We have a 40yr old solid redwood garage door 10x7 in the north east which is rotten on the bottom and needs replacement. The motor and railing system still in working condition. We had two different garage door guys came and gave us two quotes. One quoted Amarr uninsulated lincoln series 1000 2"...

There are 3 downspouts on this side of the house and I haven't posted pictures to all of them. Each of these downspouts connects into the same drain pipe which itself lets out right at the green NDS cap which is 10ft from the front wall of the home

In the pic where you see the car tires, it drains out to the top of the picture which is about 10ft from the front wall of the home

Elevation - can’t call it a hill but very slight pitch from front to back so the back of the house is lower. When the drainage pipe was installed, I checked every foot and there was at least 1.5° - 2 angle towards the front and could see water moving in the right direction

I had actually told them that they should place it 18 feet or about 2ft behind the sidewalk, but they try to get away doing the minimum. Also, I feel a French rain will help because it is installed deeper and allows the water to drain at a slower pace, right

Yes - the Waterproofing guy said we should check it once a year for any collected leaves and take them out

it shows up few hours after a heavy rainfal. There is a sufficient slope. We tested using our hose when this was installed, it took about 15 minutes before we could see water at the grate I will check if there is any overdlow If everything checks out, does it mean the water is somehow seeping...

Folks - we recently had out waterproofing guy connect our downspouts to drain pipes that are being let out 10ft in front of the house. This was after doing traditional waterproofing by digging down to the foundation and applying tar, filling holes with hydraulic cement etc failed. Now the...

Ok, no comments on yet about base mesh - thoughts if it's good, bad?

Any comments on using stucco base mesh or too late for that? I think contractor was referring to something like this - https://www.homedepot.com/p/BOEN-38-in-x-150-ft-Non-Adhesive-EIFS-Stucco-Mesh-EM-38150/203071686

Guys - 100yr old stucco home and looking to do a paint job but obviously have to fill all the cracks first. Potentially hiring someone as it'll take 2 weeks for the whole house. It was last painted 9 yrs ago and most cracks are on the chimney and patio. For these two areas, this contractor...

Guys - these are two basement windows with the first one above leaking inside. I had the 2nd one fixed by a handyman who basically uses old white blinds to seal the cracks as a temporary solution and it’s worked quite well. I think obviously redoing both these windows the proper way i.e taking...