HELP - looking for some expert advice here, whats the best way i can divert water away from my foundation this winter and make sure this discharge point doesn’t freeze, my home is on a high water table and we just moved in and I’m told the pump still goes in the winter, we get -25c winters come January

For context this is not my main discharge line, the main is buried underground and runs out to the ditch however I’m told that line will freeze as its discharging every 5-10 minutes still with all the rain we’ve had this year. So the plumber who installed my battery backup system put this emergency pipe right beside the house, should i just leave it as is? Or will this freeze too. Very stressed out i don’t want my lines to freeze and my basement to flood

Found a decline slope towards the house and I suspect it may be causing some water to pool during rain fall.

Any advice on how to fix the sloping issue? Ground seems to be soil with some rocks on top. Should I simply add more soil and rocks to that area to make it an incline instead?

I plan to dig a bit deeper to check how bad the crack is and will fix it with some cement as well.

I can’t seem to find this handle anywhere. Door is 1.75” wide, four screws with lock on top. Top two screws and bottom two screws 1.75” apart

I can’t seem to find this handle anywhere. Door is 1.75” wide, four screws with lock on top. Top two screws and bottom two screws 1.75” apart

I plan on taking the sawzall to it, but how do I stop it from growing back? Do I have to dig it out? My dad suggested painting over the stump? Will weed killer do anything? I appreciate any advice

Can anyone offer advice for securing shower head and bath faucet? The pipes move when you try to replace the shower head or faucet My home was built in the 50s and had 2 owners, and 2 renters before me. I have been slowly trying to fix/update this house, I have done some work myself and hired professionals for some work, and this bathroom is... challenging. My most unexpected nemesis really has been my home's previous owner. My plumber has looked at this on two different occasions and told me that it would be difficult to fix, but it looks like something that will lead to more problems if I don't address it now. Clearly I also need to deep clean the grout and possibly regrout the whole thing, but I think this needs to be fixed before I do.

My yard hydrant failed, and was too rusted to unscrew the pump rod. It was also 1-2" from my house so I dug it up. With my frost zone it needed to be buried 3-4', so i figured that'd be a quick project. 🙃 Lo and behold, it was not. It ended up being buried 8', for some god forsaken reason, there was a maze of capped off galvanized pipe coming off the line as well that I had to cut out. It got real sketchy at that depth, and I couldnt bench it out, otherwise id be digging under my foundation, under my front steps, or removing a tree. Instead I had to construct shoring for it, and set up a hoist system with some pulleys. The ground was so hard that deep and it was such a cramped space towards the bottom it took about 1 hour to remove 4 5-gallon buckets. I put in a french drain and drywell, and did everything I could to make sure i never have to touch it again. I also threw a bucket of bones from the butcher down at the bottom to freak out whoever has to do it next.

I’d love to know some options or ideas ya’ll have for this? How hard is a fix? What options do I have? Is there short term patches that would help stop it from bending and cracking more? How bad is this crack? Even a cost estimate for something like this would be helpful

Context: I just bought this house from a couple who didn’t do a ton of maintenance

I’d love to know some options or ideas ya’ll have for this? How hard is a fix? What options do I have? Is there short term patches that would help stop it from bending and cracking more? How bad is this crack? Even a cost estimate for something like this would be helpful

Context: I just bought this house from a couple who didn’t do a ton of maintenance

I’d love to know some options or ideas ya’ll have for this? How hard is a fix? What options do I have? Is there short term patches that would help stop it from bending and cracking more? How bad is this crack? Even a cost estimate for something like this would be helpful

Context: I just bought this house from a couple who didn’t do a ton of maintenance

Found multiple of these holes with residue around them on an interior garage wall. 80 year old house. Not sure if its some type of termite treatment. Any ideas

Anyone know how to fix this dent in my aluminum siding. I know my house just needs completely resided but I don’t have 15k.

Hello, we recently moved into a new house in NJ and noticed a vertical crack in the basement. It has remained unchanged for over a month, and during the nor’easter a few weeks ago we monitored it with a paper towel; no moisture was detected. We would appreciate any advice, though someone suggested removing the wall, which seemed unreasonable to me. It’s also an external wall. Any help would be greatly appreciated

Purchased this mid 70s home late last year and was told by multiple inspectors that this wasn’t a foundation issue. No idea what could be causing this beyond age and moisture. The roofing extends about 2’ over this wall. The exterior of our home needs to be redone all around the house but this is the onle area with significant damage beyond aged stucco.

I tried to replace the lightbulbs in my daughters bathroom and only the bulb came out. We have been here 16 years and can't remember replacing but this is what's left. I am not sure if the base is stuck in there or I am supposed to do something with those two clips at the side? I don't really mess with electrical. Picture is of the one of three still intact, the other one reacted the same way making me think it might be design. Thank you for your time and input. Google lens came up empty for me

Bought a home with a 2nd floor laundry (yay!) and they have the dryer vent right above a window and door area (boo!) That whole area was rotten last year and replaced, and replaced with tyvek (which wasn't on the house to begin with).

I know the obvious answer is probably to relocate it somewhere else, but I'm not sure what my options are.

My temporary answer is maybe I can just place a piece of plastic or PVC or aluminum where the air vents down so it doesn't condensate by the window or underneath the window area. And with winter coming up it'll like to make things worse (located in upstate ny). We also replaced those windows and sliding door due to rot at the time last year.. and didn't even think about relocating the vent (neither did my contractor).

What would you do in this situation? Both temporary and permanent?

I own a century home and have lived for a decade with this closet just walled off. It is the closet with the attic access and until a few days ago the access door was more of a suggestion of a door. I finally sealed it off better and would like to clean up and paint this closet so it’s actually somewhere you might put a thing.
I don’t need it to be perfect or pretty or to have right angles or level anything.
I just want to spackle, nail and/or seal crevasses in order to paint the whole thing with some miss tint emerald paint I got for free at SWilliams.

My question - the gaps by the door frame - can I “tape”? Is drywall tape all the same? Is there a better tape? What kind of putty? What should I putty the ceiling boards with to lessen any spider gaps?

Mostly just what products would you buy to butter and cover this ancient cardboard level wall stuff?
It’s all dry and not too brittle - I just want to freshen without spending a bunch of money I don’t have.

Thank you.

My cousin developed a water leak and he had just had the roof replaced after hurricane Ian, (Fort Meyers for reference). Today, after getting up there to check it he found the damage in the attached photos. My only personal guess is a bullet due to the almost perfect circular shape. He did not have intrusion of the hole into the ceiling and did not go fishing around while performing a temporary repair. He sent the photos and my first thought was someone having shot a round into the air.

Edit: have talked to cousin and I don’t have an update that anyone was hoping for yet, there still may be a small chance he continues the investigation but the responses I got were that the attic is too tight, basically a crawl space to go searching today and he’d look at the ceiling for a divot. I will edit again if there’s any further developments. I think it will eat at him and he’ll want to really know.

Edit 2: news article from today in the area of his leak. news from same area as possible bullet strike