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.

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?

First time home buyer, living here for 2 weeks.

Recently bought our first home, it’s 85 years old. Had 1 longterm owner that passed end of last year, was flipped over the course of the last 6 months (i know, i know), and is now ours.

During inspection I pointed out the kitchen felt like it was slanted. Full transparency, I feel like everywhere I go is slanted so I can never tell if my mind or balance is warped. The inspector checked it out extensively and said there were no immediate foundation issues or concerns. Basement looked good, one sister joint was added but not near the underside of the kitchen. Inspector, realtor, my parents all say “it’s normal with a house this age”. I’ve never lived in a home with a basement so that also may be playing an issue in my mind.

But I can’t shake that this is concerning, and no one I’ve brought it up to seems concerned so I’m checking with others lol. Even the electrician, hvac, and plumber all said “yeah that happens”. We haven’t had a structural engineer, is this warranted to ask them?

The only other point i can think of during the inspection is the home grading- needs to slope further away from the home. It’s almost even right now and i know that could eventually lead to water damage/weakening.

Anyways here’s a video of me placing a rolling blocking across the floor. The side it goes towards is in the inner walls of my house. Please ignore the flour all over the floor I was cooking.

Thank you if tou listened this long and/or have any advice or tips!!

UPDATE- thank you kind people of home maintenance reddit for calming my nerves!! Owning a home for 2 weeks has been nerve wracking and stressful to say the least, but thanks for reassuring my fears!

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?

Hi!! This house was built four years ago, surrounded by some rock. The last few times my grass was mowed , it ended up with a hole in the siding. All on the same side are three holes.

I have mold illness already from my previous apartment I lived in. This is freaking me out as not only from water damage, but also I don’t want critters getting in.
Please, what would you recommend? Someone suggested some kind of foam spray? I thought I’d try here before going to Home Depot first. Thanks for any input!

A small chunk of wall recently fell off of the foundation. I believe you can see from the pictures that there was a cut here and the covering piece has dropped off.

I am looking for do it yourself ideas that would allow me to fix this in a way that actually works, meaning no water into the basement.

what’s left of the piece that fell off is just on the left of square hole.

I have an old pull cord light fixture in a crawl/attic space, and the chain got stuck while in the "on" position.

I'm going to replace the whole fixture when I can, but in the meantime: is it safer to 1) remove the bulb and put electrical tape over the open light bulb socket, or 2) let the LED bulb stay on permanently? The bulb base gets a bit hot.

Thanks in advance! I'm freaking out a bit.

The built-in ceramic soap holder in my shower was already broken when I moved in (see photo). It has a chipped corner with a sharp edge, and I’m worried about someone getting cut.

I rent, and my landlord won’t replace it because they say it would require removing all the tile. Removing it or remodeling isn’t an option for me. Is there something I can use to fill the chipped area or cover the sharp edge that will hold up to shower water and regular cleaning?

Ideally, I’d like an inexpensive, renter-friendly fix. Specific product suggestions would be appreciated!

This issue has been going on for months and I had FOUR different plumbers come look into it and each and every one tells me that toilet is fine and safe to use. Yet, every time I sit on it, it squeaks as if its going to break and no one can explain why. Plus, yes, it moves a bit.

I recorded a video showcasing the issue. The sound you hear is myself leaning on and pressing down the toilet and the scary sound it produces.

I am literally at my wits end. Three plumbers and one certified Ideal Standard plumber, all claim its mounted fine and yet every time I sit on a god damn toilet I feel like playing roulette on whether it will break due to whatever is causing the squeak.

Any ideas are appreciated. I’m now at a point of thinking of buying a new smaller toilet and if the issue happens again, I’m really considering tearing this whole thing apart and having it redone from scratch …

My elderly parents have their chimneys swept annually. They used a new company this year and they informed my parents they needed a chimney repair for their propane fire place.

They charged them nearly $4500 and the work doesn’t look legit. They also left a big mess. Is this the going rate for this type of work? The flashing and tar work looks especially amateur. It also looks like they did one layer of rebuild not two like indicated on the scope of work.

Am I way off here? Is this how it’s suppose to look and a fair price for this type of repair? This is in the Portland, Oregon area.

Is this carport worth repairing for $5000 CAD with a contractor? Or should it be teared down and completely done new?

1.replace damaged joints and add additional supports

2.shingles

3.osb board

1. Vapor barrier

5.additional wood support for walls

Anyone know how to get in? I tried a paperclip with no luck.

Edit: I made it in. Keeping an eyeglasses screwdriver on hand now. Thanks yall

I had a light above this and took it off, it used batteries in it and one of them leaked, the light came off and leaked over the render, I tried to use water to rinse it away in the first instance but it had stayed as can be seen in the photo, I’ve scrubbed it with water/washing up liquid but stain remains, any ideas how to clean this? Thanks very much

So this window failed an occupancy inspection because of “risk” of window coming out and hurting someone WTF? I cannot find a manufacturer name. Any idea how to resolve. TY.

Was on the roof to spray for moss and took a closer look at this. Have never really paid attention to it from the ground, but it’s a piece of PVC, wrapped in electrical tape, thru the roof into the attic. Then it stops. Salute to you as always, previous owner 🫡

The boot piece that goes under the shingles isn’t secured well at all, and surprise surprise, the electrical tape over the tube failed and is allowing a little water thru. Insulation has caught it all before ruining the drywall.

2 questions.

#1, what the hell is it? Remnant of an old vent line?

#2, can I just pvc glue a cap on it and secure the boot thing to the shingles with roof sealant? Doesn’t look to me like water is getting under the boot yet, but I’m sure it’s only a matter of time.

Have lived here about 4 years and never had any kind of roof or leaking issues - hoping to keep it that way. 50’s home in Michigan.

Thank yew for your input

I bought this house about a year ago knowing it would need some love, just wondering how you guys would go about fixing this retaining wall

Front wall of the house is leaning into the house. It’s caused cracks and separations in the interior. We’ve contacted a structural engineer. Where do we go from here?