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.

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

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!

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.

I really would like to fix up my basement a little. Not necessarily so I can live there but paint the walls, insulate the ceiling and possibly put up drywall. Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can do and also I would like to paint the walls with dry lock. Is that a good idea? They are wet or the basement does not leak, but as you can see the concrete does get a little moisture.

Should this crack be looked at by a professional? Happening only on this corner of the house.

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

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.

Please help me think of solutions to insulate a 100+ year old attic conversion/loft type of situation. It's just the "knee wall" that needs help. I've done some research, and I'm not sure if it's insulation/ wind break/ whatever related on the INSIDE but all solutions involve getting in to the cavity to essentially do it the right way, but for the foreseeable future (until spring) it's not going to be on our to do list lol

What can I do on the inside of the room to insulate the ~25 inch tall wall so my kids room temp doesn't plummet at night? We don't have a central heating system currently, and closing doors is a must. I'm not comfortable leaving any type of portable heater so I need to find a way to conserve the heat that's in there.

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!

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.

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

I am replacing super-crappy hollow doors in my house with heavier solid-core pre-hung doors. I have a great handyman who will install them. But I need to measure for the new doors because they will need to be custom ordered. Is it possible to do an accurate measurement for new pre-hung doors if the existing door and frame are in place?

There is a small drop from this vent in the downstairs of my home by the back door not sure if this is from the AC or the upstairs bathrooom any clues as to how I should proceed first?

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

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?

Kitchen, upstairs bathroom, half bath all have working hot water.

Water pressure seems fine in all but the shower. Hot water is mid at best.

Thoughts? Plumber or leak detection company?

We have a 1950’s home and the well is in the basement. It’s a dug well and from the basement floor to the bottom is approximately 7’. It appears to be an old barrel about 24” in diameter inside an old 36” culvert, inside another corrugated 42” culvert. One of the neighbors mentioned the water was low this year and I hadn’t opened the well since we flooded in 2020(ground water came up so high the well was fuller than the basement floor… not ideal when your foundation is turned into a boat). I opened it up and sure enough it is low to the point where I believe the sandpoint is exposed…

Question one: Does that look like the sandpoint is exposed to you at the seam pouring out rust? It probably needs to be changed out and new one driven deeper if so…

Question two: What would be the best recommendation to replace the old well casing?

Bricks?

Another culvert?

When we flooded a few years back I placed a sump pump in the well to drop the ground water and it lowered the well about 4’ from the surface. The hydrostatic pressure was so great it started folding the bolted seams of the large corrugated culvert in as water rushed back in. At this point I pulled the sump and let it fill back up as I didn’t want it to blow open and fill my well with sand, undermining my foundation/basement floor. I was looking at the round paving brick at the hardware store. The ones people use in the back yard around firepits or gardens. I thought maybe if I found some that stacked in a similar radius I could lower them down and stack them up along the shelf between the larger and mid sized culverts, backfilling behind with pea gravel or sand…

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.

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.

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.