r/Home_improvement

I think it's a 5'16 it goes on a spindle and the spindle is stuck in the door, my lock smith couldn't remove it. where do I get a cheap replacement, and since brass is so expensive, is the one I have sellable???? thank you!!!

So we had these stairs regrouted a year and a half ago (bc the stone was picture framing due to the original grout being placed when it was too cold out) and after this winter all the grout is coming out of this one joint in the front next to the tread. When you lift the grout there is sand type material underneath which I don’t understand why. There’s also this white stuff on the step below it that won’t come off that I don’t know if it’s related. Any ideas what would cause this and how to fix it! Not asking the guy who did them originally bc I don’t trust them anymore.

We had a tub turned into a shower, but my wife failed to get our contractor to remove these towel racks. There are two and one is really annoying with the new shower. Any tips on how to get them off and what I can expect underneath?

We hate it, and I want to make sure we are doing it right. I read in a DIY site that we should prime it, do a skim coat of drywall mud, sand it then prime it and paint it. I feel like they’re pretty pronounced. Should we scrape to knock it back first?

Help!

First time basement owner. I had flooding and water pooling under what I believe are 9x9 asbestos tiles.

I originally wanted to cover the floor with self leveling concrete or epoxy.

The floor is pitched towards a Palmer valve where water drains out of.

Can you give me some advice on what you would do with the flooring?

Thinking the tiles need to be ripped out first now that water has gone underneath them. I’ve had carpet fans running for over a week with 2 dehumidifiers. I don’t see anymore water anywhere else on the floor.

Edit: home is about 100 yrs old