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Folks - we had done exterior waterproofing but it didn't do a 100% job especially with very large rain events in NYC so now doing indoor with one sump pump and a channel throughout. Can you check pics to see if it's ok? They only did the demo on the tiles this morning and looks like they didn't...

Folks - we live in a 100yr old 2-level stucco home with basement in the northeast. Interior walls are stucco with lathe material inside and no insulation. We replaced the old fiberglass & blown-in insulation with R49 rock wool in the attic and also did rim joists with closed cell spray foam...

2-level house & basement in HVAC climate zone 4 and taking out all of the old attic pink batts insulation since it's worn out. Once old insulation is out, they will do air sealing before re-insulating. Contractor is through a state funded program and they only allow fiberglass or cellulose on...

Guys - Need help to figure out my never ending issues with our 100 year old home in NY. The home has stucco intact but we have paint chipping off the brick chimney. We closed off the fireplace but the 50 Gal Rheem hot water heater and HVAC furnace still use the chimney. New roof 5 yrs ago but...

NYC is HVAC climate zone 4. 100 yr old stucco home. Walls are lathe & plaster with 0 insulation. Attic has some old worn-out pink batts and rim joists in basement have nothing I'm utilizing a govt. energy program so limited with choices. I've read many threads and do understand some perils if...

All of a sudden, after turning on the top knob, it turned on the shower for five seconds and then abruptly turned off. The bottom knob is temperature control. Any ideas not troubleshoot this? Is it simply threading gotten loose and needs to be redone? Thanks.

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...

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...

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"...

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...

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...

Does anybody know where I can find this part online? The sliding doors use 4 rollers in total and the old parts are rusted and one is broken. All small and large plumbing stores don’t carry it and the we bought this home with a Chinese brand jacuzzi with no US business operations. It measures 1...

Folks - I live in a pretty high costs area per kWh in the northeast and wanted to see if somebody can help me validate some numbers. I have a NXR-RH3001 Professional 30" | Under Cabinet All Stainless Steel Range Hood and here is the manual link -...

Folks Our hot water heater in NYC manufacture date of 2012 (model PG50T09AVHOO) has started to leak a little from the bottom. In the picture below, we put our fingers on the inside and it is a little wet. There is also a little bit of water at the bottom on the inside. They opened up the relief...

Folks - can somebody review the attached pic and comment on the best option to fix it. We plan to live in this house another 10-15 years. The local painter said he'll scrape out needed portions first, then fix all the cracks mixing cement & sand to make stucco and then apply 1 layer of Theracoat...

guys - I have a gutter that's constantly getting clogged at the point where it connects to the downspout. No trees above my roof and no leaves so it's literally dirt over a few months that keeps clogging it. There is another gutter/downspout that feeds into this gutter too from the higher part...

Sorry for the long post but I need advice on my planned upgrade this spring. Would appreciate some folks chiming in here NYC / Climate Zone 4, 2200sq feet home (approx 1500sq feet on 1st floor, 700sq feet on 2nd floor and finished basement not included in this total number but it's 600sq feet)...

Good afternoon fellow members - I had a contractor come in and do a wrought iron hand rail and unfortunately I wasn't home. Can you review and see if it's an ok job? Shouldn't it be parallel? He said that if he lowers it down at the bottom of the steps to make it parallel, then it'll be too low...

I’m sorry but I could not find a carpentry forum. I’m doing a shelving project for a friends garage and looking for ideas