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Roof safety
April 25, 2025

I was just looking over the article "A More Resilient Roof" in the most recent magazine and I got a kick out of some of the safety practices used on…
Question about bricks
April 25, 2025

Attached is a photo of my front walk way. When it rains it looks like the photo.What's going on? It's clear that was a patch job at some point.Thanks,Bob (Homeowner,…
Do I need to replace these cracked subfloor planks?
April 20, 2025

Redoing the kitchen, including old cracking tile in my 1960 house in New England.There was clearly some kind of flooding incident in the past. Some old swollen particleboard remained, some…
Waterproofing Corrugated Decking Before Concrete
April 18, 2025

We are working on a build right now where the owners have a vault that sits below their rear patio. The engineered plans call for several beams, corrugated metal decking…
New build roof trusses don’t fit … who’s accountable?
April 15, 2025

Homeowner here with a new build underway. My roof trusses came in and more that 75% of them are wrong. Some are too short, some too long, some are placed…
Kitchen Remodel
April 15, 2025

Is $10,000 enough for a kitchen remodel?
Client Struggling to Visualize Finished Space? Here’s What Helped on a Recent Custom Build
April 12, 2025

We recently supported a builder on a high-end custom home near Monaco where the client was having a hard time signing off on finish materials and lighting details—despite having samples…
Replacing trim on block wall.
April 11, 2025

This job requires replacing trim/ siding anchored directly into cinder block wall. How should I do this most effectively? Adhesives? Concrete anchors? Looks as if they used nails previously.
Moisture under siding/paint problems
April 11, 2025

I painted my 1964 colonial house last summer. It had a mix of old and newer paint. Scraped/sanded and full oil base primer followed by one finished coat of latex…
Newbie Here from Edinburgh
April 9, 2025

Hi everyone,I'm Renovala, based in Edinburgh. I’ve been working in property maintenance and home repairs for a little while now, currently with a team at Umega Home Repairs. I’m here…

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