The concrete valve box in the parkway outside my fence is submerged about 3" below grade, is this something i can dig out and reset or does the city need to be involved? Ive never done this before BTW so anything else i need to know would be great. Thanks!
I'm looking at buying a home that appears to be from the early 1900s, based on architectural features. The house is a brick foundation with metal siding that has held up rather well. The basement is dirt with a thin layer of cement in places. Obviously a bit damp. The roof from a quick once over appeared to be pretty much intact. No sections of missing or damaged shingles visible from the ground.
The inside appears to be in pretty good shape with no mold, damaged floors, or large pieces of the walls missing. But the paint is peeling in large sheets everywhere. Every wall looks like it is shedding, the ceiling all have paint hanging off, even the trim looks a bit shaggy. Is this water damage given the absence of any other signs? Could it be something else?
The home is foreclosure and has been vacant for at least three years and was a rental property before that. We are in Wisconsin so there is a lot of snow and temp changes. I'm thinking it's possible that it was given a quick shitty paint job when the bank acquired it and now it's falling off? Thoughts? Sorry, I didn't think to take any pictures at the time.
So, my wife picked up one of those soft-sided ("redneck") pools for this summer. It's about 15' in diameter, and about 3' deep. It's got a little pump to circulate the water. Despite my objections, it's now set up in the back yard. And I gotta say -- it's pretty refreshing.
So, I'm kind of interested in small pools now, especially after running across this article with really cool small pools that fit my modern tastes.
What would it take to put a small pool this size or smaller in a smaller in my backyard? I have a feeling the answer is going to be "too much", but why? What's the major cost? Can't we just concrete a box, and fill it with water? I feel like a "water feature" can be built somewhat affordably, but by the time they get to pool-sized, the costs have risen exponentially.
Hello /r/homeimprovement, I recently moved into a new apartment and signed a year long lease and have nice recessed lighting in the kitchen but it has a simple rocker light switch. I was hoping to replace it with a dimmer switch because the current brightness is too much to handle. Also, it is a single switch that controls all of the lights in the kitchen.
My questions are:
Thanks in advance for any help and information!
My wife and I will be moving into our own home in Atlanta, GA in the next month. Not much needs to be done as it was recently renovated; however, I'd like to know of any good references for fixing up parts of the house if need be. Really an overall general "renovation guide".
I've seen Renovation (4th Ed by Michael Litchfield) recommended, but are there any good websites or other reading materials? Also, are there any classes (online or in person) that would be worthwhile to give me more of a hands on feel of home improvements?
Didn't see this stickied, so I hope I'm not reposting, appreciate any advice!
I managed to break my Nest base plate/wiring harness. Any ideas on where to find a replacement? I emailed Nest and am waiting on a reply, but figured an aftermarket source might be cheaper or quicker.
Theres two levels in my house, and I'd like to throw together a partition that I can use to block off the stairwell and create some privacy between the two levels. The space is about 3 ft wide x 9 ft tall. I was just thinking of something like a wooden frame with some kind of sound dampening material to fill the space between, with maybe some handles so I can "plug up" the stairwell when I need to.
Any suggestions for cheap materials that I could use for this job?
