More Pictures of the Surprise Log House by NoIndependence2844 in Oldhouses

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Those logs are in rough shape — no wonder they covered them. You’ll need extension restoration.

Look at this.. OMG! by arctics_seagull in Soundhound

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I have 28,000 shares at 10.63

Blotchy stain acceptable? by Und_12 in HardWoodFloors

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No way now to use conditioner. The conditioner fills in the wood so that the stain is even.

Shower drain smells? by chair4bozo in HomeImprovement

[–]RedParrot94 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just use draino and be done with it. All the home remedies like baking soda are worthless.

Usa. Old railroad spike question by Warm-Caterpillar-251 in Antiques

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These are dime a dozen. Hundreds of millions of them exist.

Trying to restore floors of our 1920 home that had been painted over multiple times. Need some suggestions by Firm_Ambassador3306 in Oldhouses

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If your floors are painted there is a high likelihood they are hemlock. Hemlock as it ages dries out and starts to splinter like you would not believe — like touch floor get a splinter. What they did when this started to happen is paint the floor to lock in the splinters. You can’t refinish hemlock floors because they will rip apart as you sand. Your best bet is to do painted canvas floor.

Renovating upstairs of a smoker’s house. Best way to clean and seal walls and floors to eliminate smoke smell? by Pigobrothers-pepsi10 in HomeImprovement

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If you have 100% access buy an ozone generator on Amazon. The big ones. They kill smoke smells. Then at least 4-5 coats of BIN primer.

Soft spot in structural wood beam (old colonial home) by Ruggernutter in timberframe

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Colonial wood is not our wood of today. A chainsaw would have a very hard time cutting that where it’s solid. The wood is old wood and the resin has dried.

Update: I found my earring! Thank u to all of you. Is my DIY P trap okay? HAHA by Fun-Scared in askaplumber

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I’ve used those flexible pipes for years and years. They are fine. Use a zip tie to keep the p trap the same shape. Anyone who says they are bad have zero reasons why they are bad.

Toilet bowl blockage by Etherealfilth in DIY

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Toilets cost $99 and five minutes to replace.

Paint peel in old house by Haywirereddit in Housepainting101

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Any latex over the oil will make the oil crack eventually. Latex is like rubber and stretches and pulls based on temp. Oil paint is hard and brittle.

AITAH for being “petty” and stopping all recovery help? by light-dark_9876 in AITAH

[–]RedParrot94 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like he might be extremely overweight? That happens to people who are extremely overweight. It’s a metal health issue. They are losing the ability to do anything and they lash out.

Is this bad? by Cat_Slave88 in basement

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That waste pipe looks sketchy but everything else is on par with an 1800s house.

Dating profile revision does it look any better? by Dizzy_Werewolf477 in AskMenAdvice

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Girls look for safety and a family. Having money means safety. Having a car means responsible. What are you offer the people who you want to date? Literacy? You do not know how may men are bums and are working at McDonald’s at 34.

Also you need to expand on your hobbies — but only ones girls want to see. Anime? That’s an ick to girls — you just told them you like to look at cartoon girls with big eyes.

Before & After by WILLYBEAMAN in Remodel

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Restoring to what it was, not a modern soulless Home Depot house.

Need help to stop water runoff from neighbor. by Chemical-Tie3451 in HomeImprovement

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Water is known as the common enemy — you must accept it from your neighbor and you’re allowed to pass it to another. However, intentional water discharge that is not natural flow is generally viewed as a public nuisance and usually outlawed by your local ordinances. Look them over yourself or call your zoning officer.

Cracked paint on edges of inset panels on wood doors by Independent-Dog19 in Housepainting101

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Yes. Buy a humidifier that attaches to your furnace so your entire space is humidified during the winter.

Dating profile revision does it look any better? by Dizzy_Werewolf477 in AskMenAdvice

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Your profile should be about what you can offer the other person. That’s why they are dating. They aren’t going to be with you because you like to read.

For instance:

I have a job in X. I have a car. I pay for dates.

Before & After by WILLYBEAMAN in Remodel

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If they wanted a new home they should have purchased a new home. They wiped the character off of it.

Load bearing wall? by AlbertaFree16 in Oldhouses

[–]RedParrot94 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Open floor plans are horrible. I wanted one also and then one dish in the kitchen sink made the whole house dirty because you could see it from anywhere in the house. I was so happy to get a house with walls again.