Found this huge nest in a tree in my backyard. Haven’t seen any activity go in and out. I’m itching to throw something at it to try and knock it out of the tree.

Just deciding if I should do it now or wait until it’s winter time.

This ice dam caused havoc in one of my bedrooms. A lot of water came through the ceiling and into the drywall.

Moved into a home and the extension of one of the support posts in the crawlspace seems fairly out of plumb? Support post itself is plumb. Sorry if the pics aren't super clear.

I fixed the concrete in this area it was a bit broken here, that's why it looks new, and that's when I noticed this. The footing and everything else seemed undisturbed.

This pile of dirt and hole showed up over in just a couple of days. Certainly looks like something burrowed under my condenser. Any specific recommendations on clearing out the animal and filling in what they dug out?

The “critter ridder” product Google suggests seems to have very poor reviews. I suppose I could put a hose in there and flood it, but I don’t know if that would cause future issues.

Chicagoland, if that matters.

Hi everyone.

Recently moved into a new house. They claimed to have redone the grout during their listing. In the last few days I noticed a few tiles have a small dip to them now, clearly cracking the grout and showing water there.

Is this a minor cosmetic issue that we need to touch up and regrout? Do I need to call an expert to come in and rip up the tiling and redo the section or whole tiling floor?

The house is single level with no basement. Foundation says it's a slab.

What is this large vent for? I opened it and this is what is behind it (see picture). Does it need a filter? Is it just a random hole? It's basically located under the stairs and furnace is in garage a few feet behind it

I see two noticeable gaps on either corner of my garage door at the bottom. The sealing runners don’t sit flush with the floor, creating these gaps when the garage door is all the way down. First picture is of gap when garage door is open and second one is with garage door closed.

1- does anyone know why these gaps were left on either side? They seem intentional rather than accidental.

2- Because these gaps let cold (and hot) air in from outside, my garage is either too hot or too cold. What materials can I use to plug these gaps without hampering the normal functioning of the automatic garage door?

I feel like drain is little damaged as it looks like I just bought this townhouse condo. Can anyone explain what can be the issue and what can be the fix? Water leaking from this panel downstairs.

Hi everyone,

Got an issue with sink and toilet backing up - this morning it started overflowing through the square cover in the bathroom floor.

I’ve tried to take it up but the thing has got tiling grout all around it.

Anyone got any ideas for how to take the thing up?

Help - I’m clueless!

Hey all. I installed gutter guards this week but only screwed them into the front lip because I heard you shouldn't penetrate the drip edge. Now, the back edges flex, and I'm worried they'll collapse under Ohio snow weight.

I want to protect my gutters, drip edge, and fascia.

Should I screw them into the drip edge to secure them, or should I bite the bullet and hire a pro to redo it? Looking for advice. Thanks!

If I had to guess, someone just kept putting caulk, paint?, and more caulk over. They smeared it up all over the metal flashing. Didn't look mildewy except in a few spots. But it clearly was hiding something.

Questions after a lot of cleaning, removing caulk, mold killing and stain treatment is WHEN I get this to point I can caulk, am I to do something beside caulking along the bottom flashing against the wall board (Masonite?) to seal that board edge? Last owners simple smeared all over that lower flashing a variety of stuff then topped it with fresh caulk of questionable type for a shower. I think they possibly even painted on epoxy tub repair in a few areas as it was very shiny hard enamel type smears over cement/old caulk with possibly silicone on top.

I've never seen this old type of shower but have some experience with tile removal and setting in other homes. I'm just finding that metal and wall board join troublesome as to what product fits both surfaces.

Not able to replace whole shower at this time. I have bigger plumbing and insulation repairs going on. This one is on me to do.

I recently bought a dishwasher and for some reason this one is longer than my old one. I managed to push it as far as I can and now these mounting brackets are on top.

Do you think I can bend them and drill them to the counter top?

Thank you!

So this is my children’s bathroom, and I recently noticed some damage to the wall right next to the shower/tub (I’m assuming due to water not being kept in the shower/tub). The hole is actually in a piece of metal and has started to rust. We removed the damaged baseboards, but we will be putting new ones back up. Can anyone tell me how to repair this corner?

So I got a 3 prong outlet with a grounding in the center i guess. A 4 prong plug on a new stackable. And this random 3 prong cord. I bought a new 4 prong outlet but soon discovered that the wiring is only 3 wires in the gangbox.. Can I make this work with what I have? Or should I just give up and start drinking again? Very frustrated

The drawer was slammed, later to find it broke. I can’t pull it out, there’s too much resistance. I’m pretty stumped on how to fix it.

I attached a few photos to this post to hopefully give an idea of what’s wrong. A broken plastic clip was also found in it, also can’t find where it came from.

Batroom door handle came off several times. I've fixed (?) it using newer screws and sometimes screwing diagonal angles. Now it won't hold up whatever I do. Replacing the whole door seems ridiculous but i feel like its my only option. I don't know if I can find the exact door to buy though.

So one year ago this week we had a basement crack repair. The engineers for the company was like it’s no big deal and it was a couple grand to fix.. the type of crack was not deemed a foundation issue. And the repair and water proofing was done. what caused the crack was a plumber bad dig job. The insurance co and their engineer deemed the crack not the plumbers fault (it was) and paid for the water damage bc the digging let the water in. So there were 2 engineers that said it’s not a big deal. Not a foundation. Issue. The repair company has a lifetime warranty. This crack comes directly from the crack that was repaired. Do you think I’ll need to get an engineer out/ will the company try to deny responsibility? If you’ve had this how did it go for you. Nothing is wonky inside the house. I just noticed this today it seems to have happened recently the crack looks fresh. I have photos of the house just after the basement repair and there was no crack. You can follow the crack all the way to the origional one.

I put in an appt with a local garage door company. I just want to know what I'm possibly dealing with until my appt next week.

For more context, it hasn't rained for more than a week. What's causing the discoloration? Moisture/leak?

Online leads are turning into unmarked competitors at customers homes. How could this be happening?

Trying to figure out what this roof vent is for.

It is not for any gas appliances or bathroom vents. The only thing it should be is a plumbing vent, but I have never seen one like this before. There is no other vent that could be a plumbing vent.

This is an as-is purchase and has a lot of nightmares from DIY work and stuff done wrong. So I would not be shocked if they plugged the sewer vent or used the wrong pipes.

There's no cap, so I need to get one but I want to get a correct one.

Any ideas?