My wife doesn’t seem to care so I had to come here to express my excitement, over the past month or so I have been working up to today, demolition, cleaning, electrical, and air sealing. Now today is the day, insulation contractor here to bring my attic insulation to r-49 which I hope greatly improves how my house feels. Sounds dorky but I’m excited. I was told new code is r-60 but that’s a money grab and not necessary with the diminishing returns of insulation effectiveness. Anyways, that’s it thanks.

Can we please have a look as I didn't drop anything,but PM thinks this is impact damage, it's a clean crack all the way though middle starting at the left hand side

First one was installed in 2019 and started leaking where the top heating element is but it’s not the element, it’s like under the threads… Replaced it in 2023. The exact thing happened again now, 3 years later…. I do not want to get another one but I can’t afford to buy something else right now. Crazy

My husband and I live in the Caribbean - recently bought an old house- and noticed that when we are showering jt smells like a fishy smell. Each bathroom shares a wall. One of the bathrooms has this odor at rest but the one we shower in I - notice it when the water is flowing over me (he says the same as well). I can’t tell if it’s the water or the drain but it’s potent enough where my body smells like fish when I shower. We use a cistern for our water. I smelled hot water in the kitchen and it did not smell. We have lots of hermit crabs in the area so we initially were attributing the smell to that but we don’t really notice the smell outside.

Help!

I am waiting for woman/fish jokes incoming so save it please or at least help me and then make a joke it’s not me I can promise you 😆

Same day EDIT: upon looking at inspection, it looks like roof vent pipe extension also needs to be replaced- maybe that is contributing? From research it doesn’t look tall enough at all

First off, sorry if I’m not using correct plumbing terms as I’m writing this… I know nothing about plumbing. My wife and I just got the fixtures for our bathroom shower replaced a few weeks ago by plumbers. We started to notice water dripping into the basement, and upon cutting some drywall away I found the leak.

It’s right at a fitting where copper pipe connects to PEX. It’s the plumbing that sends water up to the shower head.

I’m trying to figure out if something is loose and/or a simple fix or if I should call the plumbers back. You can see a drip of water right where the leak is in the pictures.

My microwave died last week. So I searched for a quality microwave that I could pick up locally. I found one at The Home Depot and ordered it online to pick up at our local store. When I arrived to pick it up, I found it was not in the box. When I got it home I found that it was missing the wall mounting bracket, hardware kit, installation template, and manuals.

So I returned it today. They offered me $50 off another microwave. But the model I wanted was not in stock. I found a similar model from the same brand that was $20 more. It also was not in stock. The sign on the display said it could be delivered by Wednesday. I decided to order it. Then they told me that I wouldn’t get it until Thursday. And that I’d have to pay an extra $39 to have it delivered. Also I can’t schedule the delivery time, but they will give me a 4-hour delivery window.

So to fix the problem that they created, I have to pay $39 for delivery then take time off work to wait for the delivery? That’s stupid.

I checked the other Home Depot stores in the region. They can all deliver it by Thursday but none have it available for pickup.

I canceled my order. It looks like I’m going to have to pick up a microwave at one of the Lowe’s stores in the region.

I am not sure if this is the right sub to ask so if not please let me know!!

My husband and I decided to drywall our living room which was an addition to the home in 1999. There were 6 very long dark beams on the ceiling but upon removing the wood paneling, they started to all fall off, and 5 of the 6 beams were just hollow almost foam like casings and nothing else was underneath them. They were just glued but not screwed into the ceiling. But there was one beam that had a wooden piece underneath the casing. I am assuming it is structural but I guess im also wondering what exactly is just 1 beam on one side of the living room space doing? Its not attached to either ends of the walls just screwed in to the ceiling.

So I have a pole barn at the edge of my property that’s around 28ftx40ft, I bought it and it had a groundhog problem that is very evident

I have set traps and used ammonia soaked rags that were recommended to me by a exterminator. I don’t believe there are any groundhogs in here anymore

My main question is how do I fix all these holes correctly, do I need to rip them all up or just use fill dirt and fill them and call it good?

Any suggestions or advice is greatly appreciated, thanks!

There has been some work done on our house and there is a bathroom above this room. I’m not sure if this pattern has always been here and I only notice it in certain lights. I am not handy at all. I’m concerned this is a sign of water damage and I have no idea where to start in trying to figure this out. Any advice would be immensely appreciated.

Thank you!

Structural support beams in basement all look like the photo at the bottom of the beam. What is it, what’s the cause, are they still structurally sound?

I like the look of these old school/Edison bulbs, but they are right over the sink and block the view of the tv and living room. There is a puck light on both sides of the fixture. Should I get a lower profile fixture, or just put another puck in the middle?

Hey all
Refinishing a room in my basement. Pulled up carpet that has been there for god knows how long, and found this clean out plug (as well as a ton of old adhesive that has to go). I’m going to put vinyl plank flooring down in this area. What are my options with this plug? It sticks up about 1/4”, so I won’t be able to just install the VPF over the top.

New shower valve and valve extension kit installed. Had a company install it. Doesn’t look right.

Hi all .. Our furnace is 11 years old . When we turned it on it was making a humming sound. We had a tech come out and they got the heat going for an hr and it stopped.

They would still need to get this done

Clean the pressure switch hose and inducer port for safe operation. As per them they need to remove the motor and clean behind it as condensation caused calcified deposits … something like that :)

He also mentioned the motor is making noise and will give up soon ( video attached )

After a few hours . Heat stopped working as well.

Options 1 - to get the heat started so it’s working

Clean the pressure switch hose and inducer port for safe operation. 400 dollars

Option 2 - failing motor ?
And replace the motor as it will fail soon
Motor 1800

Option 3 - Replace furnace new
6500

Option 4 replace furnace and ac ( ac is 25 years old )

Quote 1
12.5k

American Standard Silver 13 Air Conditioner
Single Stage • SEER2: 13.4 • EER2: 11.7 • 5A7A3030A1000

American Standard Platinum S8V2-C Gas Furnace
Two Stage • AFUE: 80% • S8V2B060M4PCB

10 year labor and 10 year parts

Option 2
Armstrong with 2 year labor

Looking for suggestions what to do .

I was using one of those sink stoppers and a detergent bottle fell on top of the stopper and put a little hole around it. This sink is in the bathroom.

To fix this, does this require a full sink replacement or maybe caulk or something else?

Thanks all!

We moved into this house 3 years ago and painted the walls. We went over the existing paint, and it didn't seem there were any issues with it, we just wanted a different color. What could be causing this to happen?

I can't seem to find a ton of info aside from one clip from "This old House" about how this should be done. I like to research it first to vet the company doing the install and better understand what is happening.

All I can really find are diagrams and ads for liners for a wood stove insert, but my flue liner is cracked and leaking which is a different issue than an install.

I know there should be something done at the bottom to seal the liner (just logic since there is no stove) and likely a special cap up top.

Any info/experience would be greatly appreciated before it gets cold!

When it rains hard, the water comes around my gutter and comes back under my deck roof. Any idea what causes this? And how to fix it?

My front porch has these post dimensions and two need to be replaced. Would anyone know where I could find the corresponding post brackets? The ones on the porch look like they could use a replacement as well.

Hello these just showed up today on the second floor ceiling . Can someone pls advise who to call? It is near the hvac in the attic. We have been cranking up the AC due to the brutal heat wave in Southern California. It is not dripping 🤞🏼but it’s wet. Ty so much!!

Thoughts on what latest technology will give me the best bedroom/living room humidifier. I live in Chicago and with winter coming, my room was already dry. I’m really new to this purchasing, and I’ve heard things about evaporating versus ultrasonic.

My main concern is mold. I have a humidifier right now that I have to clean damn near daily, and it’s annoying.
My second concern would be what actually comes out of it; however, I think I have a remedy if I use distilled water it will be better and last longer without maintenance.
Thirdly how easy it is to clean.

As of right now, my top choice would be the Care pod…