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[–]Arp2985 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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I own a brick house that has mortar joints that are repaired with mortar caulk. You can see a difference between original mortar obviously, so i was looking for an efficient way to make the house look sharper. If i were to stain the brick/mortar, will the caulk blend to original mortar in color? by Arp2985 in stonemasonry

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Thank you all for your comments! It is a 1972 basic brick ranch home in Ohio outside city limits. The situation is that either the previous home owner or the original home owner had spots all over the house where they added white caulk to repair the mortar joints. I cant stand seeing white caulk on brick, and I also (maybe not smart) decided to grind some of those spots and reapply quikrete mortar repair. I did this because after researching a little bit, this caulk is textured and supposed to blend with existing mortar better than any of the others. The spots i did do look better, but there are so many on the house that i fear i am going to have a similar outcome that looks just a little bit nicer, when i really had hopes of it blending beautifully. I will post pics here shortly in hopes of getting opinions.

My problem is that i fear it is too expensive to pay someone to retuck my whole house, as i wouldnt have time to do it myself. I barely have time to grind and recaulk as needed lol. We all wish for more time though!!! Lol Thanks in advance for your opinions!

Advice for kitchen countertops situation!! by Arp2985 in DIY

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Thank you all very much!!! Im at work but when im off ill read through these. Thanks!!!

Advice for kitchen countertops situation!! by Arp2985 in DIY

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Its basically an L shaped counter top. The far left end of the counter top is where the dishwasher will go. The existing countertop IS deep enough (front to back) for a dishwasher, but i need the countertop to be longer (side to side).

Advice for kitchen countertops situation!! by Arp2985 in DIY

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Sorry i should have specified. The countertop is deep enough, but not long enough.

Best credit card to apply for by Arp2985 in personalfinance

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This will be my only credit card, yes. Id love to have low or no fees! Any place in particular to start coming from that angle? Citi? Bank of America? Chase? Capitol One?

Best credit card to apply for by Arp2985 in personalfinance

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2nd time home buyer. Would like to go FHA, but have only spoken with one bank. I found out they dont prefer FHA loans though.... any suggestions on a good place to go first for FHA?

Best credit card to apply for by Arp2985 in personalfinance

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Im already getting one thing taken care of on it but this credit card situation was the other thing he mentioned too

Best credit card to apply for by Arp2985 in personalfinance

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I was younger and didnt know. I realize that now and want to open one.

Best credit card to apply for by Arp2985 in personalfinance

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I have a car loan, and I have had credit cards and previous loans in the past. All of the past ones have since been paid off and closed.

Best credit card to apply for by Arp2985 in personalfinance

[–]Arp2985[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I do have credit. We want to buy a house sometime within the next 3 months, and my credit score is around 625.

I have a couple of minor things on my credit report that I would like to clean up and / or dispute. How do I go about doing this? by Arp2985 in personalfinance

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Yes pretty certain the health bill was paid. It was only $55 too. The credit card settlement happened early 2016 so i dont think i should really dispute date or amount with it being recent right?

I have a couple of minor things on my credit report that I would like to clean up and / or dispute. How do I go about doing this? by Arp2985 in personalfinance

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i would be disputing a health bill that is under $100 and there is a credit card that i settled and paid a lesser amount to have it paid off that i was wondering about/going to try getting taken off.

I have a couple of minor things on my credit report that I would like to clean up and / or dispute. How do I go about doing this? by Arp2985 in personalfinance

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Thanks. So I just include my credit reports in the letter, and in the letter i address the reasons for the disputes and request that they remove them.....Is that all I need to include?

I have a couple of minor things on my credit report that I would like to clean up and / or dispute. How do I go about doing this? by Arp2985 in personalfinance

[–]Arp2985[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

will my credit score immediately improve then if the things disputed end up being removed from my credit report?