Questions tagged [exterior]
For questions generally relating to the outer "skin" of a home or other building, and the materials, features and fixtures generally found and used to construct and maintain it.
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Rot -OR- termites
Pulled some clapboards off and found this underneath....
Doesn't feel wet, however, we've had a dry spell here.
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What can I put over this painted mortar/concrete?
The house I bought has some kind of concrete roughly smeared and painted on the front side of the house. I am looking for a fairly cheap solution to improve the look until I can afford to replace the ...
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Gaps between bottom bricks exterior of home
Between every 2 or 3 bricks on the bottom row of the outside of my home there is a gap without cement or little to no filler. I’ve noticed ants trying to build mounds and other bugs getting inside of ...
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Finishing Exterior Door Threshold Gap
We recently had an exterior door installed by a family friend. We raised the new door about 0.75" higher than the original rough opening using a 1x4 board so that we could comfortably fit a rug ...
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Is "masonry cream" necessary/helpful with penetrating damp?
We recently bought a 1920s brick house in Yorkshire and may have an issue with penetrating damp in an exterior north-facing wall. We recently spoke to a representative of a local company advertising ...
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Which extension ring for stucco?
I installed single gang boxes for my exterior wall: https://www.homedepot.com/pep/202077343
My stucco contractor said all of these boxes are not deep enough and he needs an extension ring to bring the ...
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the installation of the subpanel outside gaps in the wood Advice?
The location of the subpanel will be on the exterior wall it is wood that has little gaps I have two thoughts 1 to use wing nuts into the exterior wall and mount flush. 2 to install unistrut and mount ...
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Exterior surface mount PVC box with 3/4" input coming straight from the wall into the box
I would like to put a surface mounted PVC box on a stucco wall and come with a 3/4" PVC conduit straight into the back of the box. Surprisingly, this doesn't seem to be as straight forward as I ...
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exterior home paint
My exterior paint on the aluminum siding is fading and chalky. It's probably 50 years old. We're starting to see another color come through but have no details from the prior owner. My question is how ...
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Entrance door rough opening
Rough opening of entrance hallway is 990mm x 2100mm.
Can we fit door jamb and 920mmx 2040mm door on this opening including the flashing tape. Or what is maximum standard door size and door jamb, we ...
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PVC in wrong location need to transition from there to around the corner to subpanel [closed]
There was a 1" and 2 3/4 PVC ran to the wrong location they brought them up on the front corner of the house about a foot away from the edge .
The subpanel is located a foot and a half from the ...
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How to fill the gap between the exterior door frame and siding?
After new door frame installed, there is an approx. ¼ inch space gap between the siding and door frame. Before installation, the frame was tight to the siding which is no longer the case. Not sure ...
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Outdoor faucet too low
This exterior faucet is too low to connect a hose.
It's very old and doesn't leak but the interior valve started leaking after I turned it on/off a few times:
The interior space is very tight but I ...
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What equipment is needed to raise the side of a pergola that is attached to a house by 1 1/4”
We have a pergola built on our deck and attached to our house. Almost complete. Have discovered that the side of pergola attached to the house needs to be raised by about 1 1/4” for a pitch that ...
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How to build level, load-bearing platform on non-level piece of yard
I want to build a level platform on a corner of my yard under a 8x8ft tent canopy. The area of yard is not dramatically sloped but not perfectly level either. The platform will need to be load-bearing,...
