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How can I seal a hole in a concrete foundation wall for flex tubing?

During the electrical upgrade, several PEHD tubes were laid through a hole in the wall (60cm thick). I am not sure how to fill the hole - want to keep the water and the dirt outside. Insulation is not a requirement, since it is in the basement (c.a.…
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Do I really need to run so many parallel EMTs?

NEC gives max number of conductors for certain EMT conduit. For example, it’s 16x12AWG for a 3/4” conduit. Now it turns out this is really not the limiting factor at all. It is de-rating. Suppose I have 20A circuits (with 12AWG wiring) and I want to…
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Paint bubbles forming over filled sections

There were numerous marks left by a Dado rail and among other things but I've used the following process: Sand area lightly Apply Polyfilla Sand excess Polyfilla off Clean wall with brush to ensure now dust remains Apply base coat using brilliant…
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How to scribe when the filler offcut piece isn't itself square?

I have an offcut that isn't exactly square and parallel, but it does have one straight side along the length. Think of something like this: I'm wanting to use this as a filler piece between my bookcase and the ceiling. I have one of the u-scribe…
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How to fill a brick sized hole in a brick cavity wall?

I have found two brick-sized holes that were covered up by multiple layers of wallpaper. Like this: As I intend to paint the wall instead, I would like to fill them in. I am not sure how to do it, though. Do I need to place a brick there? Is there…
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Why does my plasterboard patch have a rough texture?

I'm performing a plasterboard patch repair and are in the latter stages. NB: this work is a continuation of this post: How should I apply jointing tape when a patch is not properly inline? I put in a plasterboard patch, fibreglass tape and then a…
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What's the best soil for filling around the building walls?

The ground is made of clay so we excavated and did the back filling with river sand and we have laid the excavated clay around the building walls. But I'm noticing that rain water that runs off from the building wall to ground. I'm noticing many of…
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Fill the space behind sink and wall and prepare for tiling

I have a full worktop stainless steel sink & built in draining board which is fitted next to our kitchen countertops, however, the sink is about 35mm shallower. Wanted to have the front edge in line with the kitchen counter top, hence the space is…
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I need to caulk my bathtub, but a gap is too big! Solution?

I moved into a 5 year old home and found I didn't like the excessive application of caulk on my bathtub. I bought a bunch of removing tools and got started. Now, when I'm trying to re-caulk the tub, I encountered a problem I'm not sure how to deal…
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Injecting PVA or a resin to fill deep narrow gaps

Some context. I built a swing set using pre fabricated corner brackets. Because the timber was slightly oversized, I had to plane down the ends to get them to fit. Because I'm no joiner, one of the beams is slightly off, so if you see on the…
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Options for repairing asphalt driveway section cut open due to leak

Recently our property had a water pipe leak right around the water meter, which led to a repair requiring our asphalt driveway to be cut open using a handheld saw to access the copper piping underneath. The spot is right on the edge of the driveway,…
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How to fill space between sink and wall?

Between my kitchen sink and wall there is a type of plaster that is falling apart. I'm not sure what material it is, but I would like to remove it all together and put something new. Could you tell me what it is, or even better what should I fill…
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Replacing tile on front edge of tub that has sunk, but not enough room to attach drywall/cement board

Album of area in question We purchased our home with this known area of broken tile. Eventually the entire original mid-70s bathroom will be gutted and remodeled, but in the meantime, I'm looking for a solution that will: waterproof the gap between…
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How to fill in a large right-angle gap at my front door frame?

I recently had a new front door and frame installed in my London Victorian house. However, rather than neatly filling the gap between the inside wall and the frame, they simply used a strip of beading/trim to cover the gap. I did not want to have…
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Reinstalling nail in the wall

So recently the shelf in my closet randomly came down. All the nails in the wall got ripped out and I’ve been trying to figure out how to put them back but have had some questions. Can I simply put the nails back in the wall and hang the shelf?…
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