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Doors, General Construction & Repairs, Home Improvement Library
Sliding Closet Door Repair Putting a sliding door back on track can be easy – or difficult. The process involves tilting the doors toward you at an angle and lifting the door back onto the track above. The floor keeper on the bottom (usually center) of the door...
Foundation, General Construction & Repairs, Home Improvement Library
This is the normal deterioration of the porous limestone from local quarries that have been used in our region. Water seeps into the porous stone face, expands when it freezes and pops the stone face off the block. This is called “spalling” and it is how Mother Nature...
Home Improvement Library, Plumbing
The cause of the sound is the water flowing on both sides of a faucet washer, o-ring or a shut off washer. Water flows on both sides of the faucet washer; the washer vibrates and makes a sound similar to a clarinet in a woodwind orchestra, and resonates that sound...
Home Improvement Library, Water & Moisture
Brick Steel Lintel Caulk Gap at Bottom Yes, paint the steel to limit the corrosion of the steel. Do NOT caulk the gap between the steel lintel and the brick or masonry stone, EVER! The space or gap between the steel and the brick functions as a weep hole or weep space...
Home Improvement Library, Remodeling
Whom do you trust the most? This is a choice of people and very much like a job interview. At Mosby Building Arts we review hundreds of firms for our team. We choose companies and people who really know their business, enjoy the work, have a strong reputation and the...
Appliances, Home Improvement Library, Remodeling
Standard clearance for a microwave-hood combination appliance is 18″ above the range top which is 54″ above the the finish floor. The 30″ clearance above your stove top is for a cabinet or flammable & combustible surface. The National Kitchen...
Cleaning, Home Improvement Library, Plumbing
Q: How do you get rid of black streaks in a toilet bowl? A: You have a lime-like mineral build up from the many little holes under the toilet bowl rim where the water flows during flushing. These water paths have left a mineral residue over the years and that...
Cleaning, Home Improvement Library, Water & Moisture
Q: How can I remove mildew spots from my bathroom ceiling? A: Put a timer on you bath vent fan so that it runs for 20-30 minutes after a shower to better remove the moisture. The spots are from mildew growing on the surface of the paint, most likely from condensation...
Appliances, Home Improvement Library, Venting & Circulation
Dryer Vent Placement Options I suggest making a sheet metal “clean-out” box that bridges below the floor joists so the exhaust cuts through the adjacent band board. The clean out box would have an access panel or door on it to allow lint removal, could also be the...
Foundation, Home Improvement Library, Remodeling
I suspect that you may have a sinking stone pier which is causing the sagging. The sinking stone pier solution is replacement and not repair or piering. This is a combination carpenter, structural assessment, and pier replacement solution. A foundation company will...
Home Improvement Library, HVAC
Dampers are more effective than not having dampers and offer an improvement but are not the most effective solution. I suggest you consider a second furnace & air conditioning system if you really want this fixed right. Two story homes are unbalanced because heat...
Doors, Home Improvement Library
Tempered Glass Storm Door Failed Tempered glass, or heat tempered glass, is a safety feature for glass. Tempered or safety glass is required and wise when the glass is in a door or is within 2 feet of a door, and several other applications. It is designed to shatter...
General Construction & Repairs, Home Improvement Library, Windows
Genesco Windows – 314-567-9175 – will repair your windows for you or provide you with repair parts. They can fix your windows or assist your own repair. I suggest you take a photograph to them and some measurements of the window. They can help you. If you...
Brick & Masonry, Home Improvement Library, Insulation
Insulate the Inside Walls of a Solid Masonry Brick House Yes it will. It will also diminish the size of the room the thickness of each wall you build. You will need to fir out the jamb thickness of each door, window, and base board that gets re-installed. As the wall...
Basements, Home Improvement Library, Remodeling
Sound proofing is achieved by blocking or detaching sound carrying materials. A “sound proof” frame wall can use the offset framing method. Use a 2×6 top & bottom wall plate and then use 2×4 wall studs vertically, 16″ on-center or...
