This is similar to a drywall finishing method called "skimming". I've experimented on all types of surfaces and the compound held up very well till this day. I'd clean the surface well before attempting to cover so that the compound sticks. Apply in light coats or you'll have cracking and ...

Is this a whole home water filter on the main or just on the cold side? If the main enters the water heater closet I'd just plumb it in to there.

I live in a valley with underground springs where water seems to accumulate easily and cause wet basements and cracking concrete floors/foundations. I spent days attempting to solve the water issue in our mobile home that sits on a basement. You had mentioned that there was visible water flowing aro...

I am in the same sitution. I gutted the bathroom, hall, and bedroom closet behind the tub. I am putting in a one piece acrylic shower and tub. The only way it was possible to get the tub in was to demolish the walls and remove the new 32" exterior door and frame to fit it through. The cement bo...

Faced fiberglass batts are meant to serve as a moisture barrier so you did the right thing. You only want one barrier or moisture will collect in between. The attic area in any home condensates heavily. This is the reason for roof and eave/soffit venting otherwise there would be mold. The walls may ...

The cinch clamp tool is much cheaper. However, the clamps themselves at big chain stores are more expensive than crimp rings. And trust me, $6 for 10 cinch rings will have you running back to the store multiple times. You can purchase a 100 pack of these online for about $20. The cons of the cinch c...

New member here. I'm still fixing things after 2 years on our place. I should have joined the forum back then to save from all the headaches. I have a very old mobile home. I'm not sure how old it is but I think it is from the 1960s. It is on a foundation with a basement and it also has a shingled r...