I'm converting an upstairs bedroom in an old farmhouse into a bathroom. The ceiling downstairs is tounge and goove pine and we want to add something to insulate room better. Ever …

I have a home circuit which dims occasionally on a 15 amp breaker connected to a newly added garage. There is nothing on in the garage or and no heavy appliances are running when t …

Just bought an old co-op apartment in a building that was built in 1928. My living room needs recessed lights or some tracklighting in the ceiling. So far my electrician buddy s …

I have a circulating hot water baseboard heater running along a wall in a large room. I want to build a large set of built-in bookcases along half the wall, essentially covering th …

My boiler's expansion tank started filling with water, what can I do to prevent this from happening?

I HAVE A HOUSE THAT HAS WATER LEAKING AROUND THE VENT PIPE FOR THE GAS WATER HEATER AND THE GAS FURNACE. THE PIPES GO THRU THE WALL AND UP A CHIMNEY AND I'VE NOTICED I OCCASIONALLY …

My living room ceiling has developed bubbling crack circles. Thinking this was a celing problem I got estimates on roof repair, one roofer said I needed longer nails and the other …

i live in manfactored home the door knobs inside the house don,t want too turn or open the door. i want to replace them but i can,t figure out how to get them off the door. the onl …

I am trying to figure out the railing for my staircase on my deck. I am using the 2x4 as a cap, layed flat over all my top rails to give my railing a useable ledge. I would like to …

I keep hearing different advice for how many inches off center I should build things. Framing up a little addition to my house, kids room basically. What should I do? How do you …

I have a intertherm Ultraflex electric thermose in my mobile home. The furnace gets hot but no air blows out. I think I can get my hands on a new motor for the fan. How hard is …

http://fixruppr.com/questions/6/why-does-my-boilers-expansion-tank-keep-filling-with-water I asked another question before about my expansion tank that keeps filling up. I want t …

The heat in my apartment is odd. The landlords said they turned it on a week ago but its only been warm for 2 days now. This morning the heat felt off, we jiggled/toggled all t …

About a year ago I put down a layer of sticky tile on top of some existing linoleum. Some sticky glue has seeped out between the tiles leaving ugly black lines. What can I use to …