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Seeing a few roof supports split / damaged.

I’m just looking for best approach and ideas to get this done DIY. I just move to this house and I’d like to keep the rock, there’s plastic lining under it and a lot of dirt over it. I’ve seen some videos of back breaking rinsing buckets of rock but I want to see if there’s a better approach. In thinking on using a blower, then a pressure washer and then just add more rock over it.

Any better ways to conserve this space? Or should I just change it completely for some other material?

Thanks!

In process of getting lots of estimates for repair vs replacement. Just wondering what you guys think from the pictures alone.

I (F22) just finished moving into this house and I don’t think I can handle it. This is the first I’ve ever been in charge of a house at all. I’m renting it from my grandmother and she just had knee surgery and then hand surgery so I don’t really feel comfortable having her fix things and she doesn’t like to hire people so shes going to be fixing herself and I just feel like a bad granddaughter but that’s besides the point. But I plan on living here for a very long time so not fixing it or waiting for her to fix everything is not really an option.

But theres just so much wrong with the house. I don’t know where to start. I’m college so I don’t have like crazy amounts of money to shovel into this house. There’s random holes in the walls and the baseboards are spackle and weird tape and there’s roaches. I made a post yesterday in r/plumbing fixing the toilet. I’m trying my best. Any advice on where to start or (cheap)company’s that can help would be greatly appreciated.

EDIT: thank u guys so much for the help!! I guess I was freaking out about nothing. I invited a friend over to help me move in and she spent the whole time complaining that the house is “unlivable” and I should sue my grandmother so that kinda scared me since when it comes to house stuff I don’t know my hand from my foot. I’m in Tampa Florida if anyone has any recommendations!!

Anyone know why there’s water leaking from this hose when AC turns on

Thought I'd make folks feel better about hairline cracks that give everyone a heart attack.

This is a family member's house built in the 90's. Hasn't been occupied in awhile, and as you can tell... it's taken on some new "character".

Hey guys, I typically stay away from electricity as far as DIY goes but this one was “supposedly” an easy fix so I’m here. The old homeowner had the can light housing just free floating and the light itself didn’t fit. So now it’s just secured with screws. The Halo LED recess lights I bought don’t have a way to stay connected to the housing. What am I doing wrong? I noticed the housing doesn’t have clips inside like a lot I’m seeing online do. Do I just need to replace the entire housing or did I just buy the wrong light? TYIA. Sorry if redundant.

Hi all. Bought this house about a year ago and turns out water was getting past the shower wall. Took it all out and found some mold back there on the insulation and the below area. I sprayed mold killer all over it. I was thinking about putting some kilz on it as well. The wood is hovering around 15-16% moisture according to my meter. Is this dry enough to seal up and start on the shower install? Does the wood look okay?

What do you guys think is causing the issue? Definitely more noticeable on low power vs high. I’m assuming my bearings or motor is on its way out but I’m no expert. Thanks in advance for any advice

Attached are pics of the wall in question, a closer look at the half wall moulding, the framing for the plywood wall, as well as a pic showing the condition of the bottom of the wood paneling.

So the wife wants to put the beadboard all around the room, with half wall moulding, and then sheetrock on top, just like the other walls. What is the proper procedure here? She believes the easiest strategy would be to mount sheetrock on top of the already existing plywood wall (or whatever it is), then do the moulding and beadboard on the bottom half. I think it's be easier to mount the Sheetrock if the plywood was already off, and that'd give me room to trim the already existing half wall moulding. I think it's already kinda crumbling at the bottom anyway and we should get rid of it. Should we remove it? If so, do I then put sheetrock on the entire wall, then mount the half wall moulding, then the beadboard? What's the proper sequence? What should I avoid, or what are some tips you can share?

Please note, we're new homeowners, and I have a vague sense of what I'm doing, with low to moderate confidence in my home improvement skills, and an over abundance of motivation. I will do whatever you guys say is proper, correct, and safe. Thank you all in advance!

I’m paying an Illinois concrete contractor 15k for a large concrete project at my house. One of the contractors crashed their heavy machinery into this part just below my window and damaged this.

Also, they accidentally cut an underground wire for my xfinity internet and I haven’t had internet for two days.

They still have about two days left of work.

What’s the best way to go about this with the contractor? Thanks

Our honorary "mother's" glass in her front door is broken. Shes been holding it up with tape from the inside. I believe its just wood trim that holds it in place.

Can we replace the glass?

Im also not sure if its worth replacing the door? Ive replaced a window of this size before and it was about 500 bucks. Idk how much a door would cost roughly.

Looking. For suggestions on what to do here. This is the center post on a home’s detached 2 car garage. Generally, the post feels very sturdy when I try to shelter or move it. Thanks in advance…