Near the end of a small bathroom reno and noticed there is no room for the toilet roll holder. If you're about to reno a small bathroom please don't make the same mistake I did.
I'm a bit stumped as to where to put it now, any suggestions? A cabinet will be going above the vanity and sink.
Tore into this mess, am I okay to just re drywall to the new framing that was added then drop a new tub/shower panels in?
How should I go about insulating this ceiling in my basement bedroom. Trusses are spaced about 20 inches apart. I thought about just laying rock wool across the trusses perpendicular to them? Is there a better way?
Hi everyone, I’m having my upstairs flooring replaced today. When we pulled out the carpet, we found these ugly base plates.
The flooring installers are going to work around them. I’m looking for some creative solutions to cover these ugly plates because I don’t think painting them would help that much and I really don’t wanna replace the whole railing.
Please let me know if you have any creative ideas preferably something that your spouse or significant other or aesthetically inclined Friend would approve of.
Hey there, so my auntie is turning 80 and currently doesn't have a handrail on the bottom portion of stairs which makes me worry that she'll lose balance and fall some day as she's growing older. I was looking at the existing railing on the upper portion of the stairs and I was trying to figure out if there was a part number, but found none. It looks like it's cast iron and the angle is perfectly designed to fit the stairs, so I doubt I'll find something similar (unless there's a standard angle?) but I don't think I've ever seen this type of railing before - I can't even tell how they mounted that railing.
I guess my question is this: Does anyone have any suggestions on what you think my options might be here? Any links to solutions that might work would be appreciated. I'm starting to research to see how I can help her (even if it means just becoming educated on what price I should expect if I were to hire someone to do this if I find I can't tackle it myself; I am an electrical engineer, but I don't really have access to tools or much experience with home ownership as I've rented my whole life, but I'm not afraid of learning, though I want the result to ultimately be safe, which is the primary objective, so I'll leave the work to someone else if I figure I'm not the best person for the role). Let me know your thoughts - I'm trying to plan to finish this before 2027 if possible. Thanks everyone!
I have not done a lot with concrete, I need to know the best way to approach filling this in. Be it using a bonding primer and then pouring new crete. I’m looking at filling a couple inches (enough to stop a leak) as I am filling with gravel 4-6 inches over this and planting paver stones with polymeric sand on top.
I recently had two Pella Impervia sliding doors installed by a contractor, and both are leaking at similar spots at the bottom track.
Looking at the track (see first picture), should the screw holding that bracket down be bedded in sealant? Also, should there be a second screw filling that empty hole right next to it? It looks like water pooling in the track is gaining entry right at this bracket.
I haven’t installed the interior threshold yet thankfully and to have caught the leaks on both doors.. I’ll note we had four total installed - two of the four appear to be doing okay from a water perspective..
My contractor is planning to come back out and do a hose test when everything drys up soon.
Any advice from installers on how this should have been sealed or thoughts on stopping would be hugely appreciated!
We bought a hundred year old house and we have a beautiful sunroom that we want to use, but it has flaking lead paint. I went to my local hardware store and the guy there told me to just encapsulate it. I told him how bad the flaking was but he didn't seem to grasp what I was saying and just kept telling me that I didn't want to remove it because of how hazardous it is. he told me to use wood filler for the flaking parts... again I don't really think he understood how bad it was. He kept saying "I've been working on paint for 30 years and you DONT want to remove it"
Before going to the hardware store I got a quote from the only company around that does lead paint removal in my area which was $2.5K. kind over my budget at the moment. Here are some pictures. any advice for what to do from here would be appreciated.
Alright plumbers, I need a reality check 😅
I’m planning to:
I have a rough current layout + proposed layout.
Plumbing situation:
My question is basically:
How difficult is it to reroute everything (especially the toilet drain) to tie into the existing stack?
And more importantly:
Trying to sanity check whether this is straightforward for a pro or something that turns into a much bigger structural/plumbing project.
Appreciate any guidance 👍
Hi there. We had some washer/dryer issues which turned into a laundry room remodel. The new washer and dryer requires the dryer vent to be around 48 inches centered and the prior handy man decided to run a water line directly over the vent pipe that is currently there. I need to move the vent pipe over and up and have the water line be redirected because it currently is sitting on top of the stud while pushing the dry wall out an inch. Hard to hang cabinets that way…instead of drilling through things they just cut straight into them. It’s not load bearing but some of these studs are pretty much hanging on by the drywall. Same thing with the 2x6 in the attic that the vent pipe goes through. Cut right through it to install the vent pipe. Kind of just floating there.
The vent on the rook does not have a pipe coming down from it. The prior handy man just taped the vent pipe to the roof. There was lint completely filling this pipe and all over the attic too. Must have exploded from never being cleaned and the improper install.
So here’s my current question. Do I reinstall the roof cap? No water leaks but it does not look right. Also, no pipe coming down. How should I attached the new vent pipe to the interior attic ceiling?
Can I use 18mm PVC rigid boards as walls for mt bathroom. And when I say walls, i want to use it like drywall. Since PVC is already waterproof and smooth, i dont want to put tiles or to paint over it.
I'm 54. This is my fourth major renovation across three properties. Always handled contractor selection myself because I figured I knew what I was doing.
This time I tried realm just to see if their vetting would catch anything I wouldn't. Their process was more thorough than mine. They verify licenses, insurance, references, and review past project quality in detail. I usually just check online reviews and call one or two references because that's all I have time for.
The cost data they provided was helpful too. I've wondered for years if contractors inflate quotes when they sense I don't know the market. Having actual benchmarks from completed projects gave me confidence my three quotes were all in the right range.
Two months in and project is moving smoothly. Contractor they matched me with has been solid. No drama, which is honestly unusual.
Not saying you can't vet contractors yourself. I did it fine for three projects. But there's definitely value in having people with more time and resources do the verification work. Especially if you're juggling a full time job while trying to make renovation decisions.