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I have an 10foot x 60 feet concrete block retaining wall that has blackened and green moss growing on it. Can I use an electric 1850 psi pressure washer to spray bleach from the soap tank onto the wall? I would definitely clean it out as soon as I was done. I’ve tried a 2 gallon pump sprayer...

I bought new a 2017 Toyota Highlander xle 4wd new and after third battery the voltage is changing while driving Ex. 14.3 volts after starting with ac on and headlights on. 13.3 v as soon as I accelerate in drive. 12.4 with radio on in addition Come to a stop as soon as I remove my foot off...

I live on a gravel/dirt road but my driveway is paved with black top macadam I’m four homes away from the main road that is paved. (Town will not pave road excuses are not enough homes to warrant the crazy cost) My cars pick up grit and **** off the unpaved road and my cars deposit it into my...

I have three steps concrete block with 2-1/2 limestone slab stair treads leads to back man door. Is there a product that will seal the limestone but not get slippery when wet ? I ‘m asking because when the water seeps through the limestone steps during the winter the concrete blocks start...

I have a 12KW propane whole house generator with automatic transfer 200 amp switch The generator will start after 1.5 minutes of street power going out. Is there a way to stop the generator from running after say 1 hour and go into standby not from the generator itself but remotely in the...

My 8yr concrete basement block wall is getting fuzzy with efflorescence. Can’t dig outside because there’s a sidewalk up to foundation To add problems the sidewalk about 20 feet is slopped to the house. Mason used a 20 year old level I guess. What I did two years ago was apply drylock water...

I have a 2 story garage that was sided the same as my house 8 years ago. The gable end was sided with cedar look shake vinyl. We had a 60mph wind storm and I now hear a slapping noise in the garage upstairs storage rooms. Looking from the ground I noticed that the siding has slipped out of the...

I’ve got an unfinished room above my 1& 1/2 garage. The ceiling and walls in the garage is 5/8 inch fire rated. There is a fire rated door in the garage to the stairway to the upper floor above the attic This room has 10 foot high ceiling insulated and wired lighting To get drywall upstairs...

The rear man door to my garage has a wooden jamb and aluminum sill. I get a lot of wind driven snow against this door which caused the jamb on the latch side to get wet (I thought Bear paint exterior was good it is ****). The lower 10 inches of jamb are deteriorating but not completely. Can I...

In the past when cars were hand waxed the removal of the white powdery wax was a Pia to remove. I had a pad for my random orbital polish er that was a screen like consistency that removed the haze without any visible scratches I’ve searched the web and auto parts and no one knows what I need...

I have a mechanical craftsman 1/2 torque wrench about 12 years old purchased new. I’m primarily using this wrench for final lug nut tightening usually at 85lbs. But what I’m not doing is setting the torque to 0 zero after each use. Is this affecting its accuracy? Would it help to set it at zero...

I’ve got a 500 gallon in ground propane tank for heat ,hot water, shop heater. I’ve also got 4 -20lb bbq size tanks full after summer cookouts Can I place a “T” fitting at the house where the propane enters the building. This will be after the regulator and the 20lb tank has a regulator also...

What type of caulking should I use between macadame blacktop driveway that has separated about 1/2 inch the whole length of the two car garage apron? Should I topcoat the driveway before or after the crack is caulked? Thanks

Working on a inboard boat 17 years old-gas tank trying to unscrew an aluminum fitting where the fuel line is attached to the top of a 30 gallon gasoline polypropylene? Plastic gas tank. Oh and it’s full of gas The two aluminum fittings have never been removed but the dip tube needs replacing...

I have six cctv cameras outside my garage shop and home My problem is spiders creating spider webs on the face of my cameras Most cameras are mounted about 10 feet up on sidewalls I do get my ladder out and brush off the cameras gently and usually get rid of the spiders only to have them...

I had to replace a front tire blown out by our famous nj potholes. The jacking points are behind front tires and in front of rear tires there is a crimped section about 6 inches long So if I place my hydraulic floor Jack in one of these spots where does the jack stand go? I won't just rely on...

I unfortunately destroyed my Toyota highlander front tire because the pot hole won I go to lower the spare tire underneath the car by trying to wrench the bolt in the hatch area to lower the spare and None of my sockets work !!!! Wtf is there a specific size from Toyota The size is between a...

I’ve got four Honeywell digital 5/2 day programable T stats just for heat. 2 zones up and 2 down. They require aa battery backup. I’ve installed many old school Honeywell tstats that had an anticipator adjustment to keep it from fast cycling In my master bedroom I hear the relay click when it...

I’ve finished painting my garage upstairs office/man cave walls Now I have started to paint the windows and trim and interior doors I’ve bought 3m blue painters tape. I’ve tried to remove the tape as soon as I’m done but usually some is dry and some is wet then the tape pulls off paint at...

I have a walk up room over my garage that i’ve Split 60/40. The larger side will be the Man/Game room. There is a door between the two rooms is solid core. The man side is insulated and heated/cooled but the other side for storage is not Winter cold and hot humid summer. How do I insulate the...