Corner bead is a piece of steel that goes over the corner.
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Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?
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ESL strikes again….
Robbo
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Just an fyi…even a concrete pad can shift.
I’ve always had success with a six inch base of limestone screenings plus patio stones…and building a proper shed out of wood. The benefit is you can customize the shed to fit your needs.
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Our house is 35 years old. It has a roughed in fireplace in the finished basement. Three times in the last 10 years i have had water come in where the fireplace is and wet the carpet. It only happens when the wind is really strong from the west.I hired a guy 10 years ago to fix it. He didn't. Was and idiot. Hired another foundation specialist that tore out the inside wall and found the upper part of the fireplace was not built properly. He also capped the chimney.
My question..... Still leaks during bad storms. Where do i go to find someone to fix this?
I don't have time to work on it myself and take care of my wife.
My question..... Still leaks during bad storms. Where do i go to find someone to fix this?
I don't have time to work on it myself and take care of my wife.
Robbo
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Our house is 35 years old. It has a roughed in fireplace in the finished basement. Three times in the last 10 years i have had water come in where the fireplace is and wet the carpet. It only happens when the wind is really strong from the west.I hired a guy 10 years ago to fix it. He didn't. Was and idiot. Hired another foundation specialist that tore out the inside wall and found the upper part of the fireplace was not built properly. He also capped the chimney.
My question..... Still leaks during bad storms. Where do i go to find someone to fix this?
I don't have time to work on it myself and take care of my wife.
Does that side of the house face west? Reason I ask is because water can travel a long way from its original entry point before it presents itself as a leak.
If your foundation looks solid, I would suspect that you have some bad mortar joints, gaps in the caulking where the chimney meets the siding, or a combination of both.
When we bought our house, water got in from bad joints in and around a few of the window sills. I re-did the joints and any other spots that had cracks in the mortar. Also had the caulking gun out to seal up around the windows.
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Yes, it faces west.I have no doubt that the water is a problem for a lot of homes in the subdivision. All the homes have sump pumps. And the entire place is built on a wetland.
Question is,where to look for someone to fix it?
I don't want to hire someone that calls himself a specialist and find out he is just a Home Depot specialist.
Question is,where to look for someone to fix it?
I don't want to hire someone that calls himself a specialist and find out he is just a Home Depot specialist.
Wingboy, I sort of agree with Baggsy. If you're not planning on using it, and are planning on staying in the house for a long time, tear it down and fix it properly. If you want you could put in a small exhaust suitable for a pellet stove.
John. $1500 sounds good all in. My concern is still the sub-base. If it's not properly tamped, even concrete is going to settle and probably crack. If properly tamped then gravel and a wood base is enough. You can rent a gas tamper fairly cheap.
John. $1500 sounds good all in. My concern is still the sub-base. If it's not properly tamped, even concrete is going to settle and probably crack. If properly tamped then gravel and a wood base is enough. You can rent a gas tamper fairly cheap.
I reached out to some contacts to try to get someone useful in waterloo. Their first comment was "good luck getting someone to do a job now". If they come up with something I will pass it along.
Fair enough.
I will have to check. $1500 was with me excavating the soil which is fine, the old shed is in the same place and once that’s gone it won’t be an issue. The guy will do it properly I’m sure. He’s an old school stone guy.
My old shed is a rubber made one. Smaller, cracked floor but still in one piece. Was going to advertise it on Kijiji as take it for free but you have to remove it in one day and once you commit it’s yours.
I can take it. Maybe put it in the field, so we can store the clay throwers and some chairs in it. L
That shed will be gone in a few hours I’m sure.
Yours if you want it. Might want to check it out first.
I want another shed but wife won’t let me ‘clutter’ the yard any more.
‘Throw out the junk you don’t need/use first’ she says…
She doesn’t understand me.
‘Throw out the junk you don’t need/use first’ she says…
She doesn’t understand me.
So build a play house for the children with storage underneath.
I can drop by after work if you're going to be around. L
All good. Not going anywhere!
Have a playhouse…no storage.So build a play house for the children with storage underneath.
I hate to say it but she’s probably right. I’ve become a tool hoarder like my dad.
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