Home Improvement

Have a little paint to sling, and the gas line gets installed next week by the plumber. Tradesmen are so booked out it's insane. I think the remodel went well, and despite being in the works since last November, once we finally got the cabinets it went really fast. Some shots below.

Hey all, hoping for some help. The garage of my rental property is partially underground. I have a spot where water is leaking through the grout when it rains heavy. It's not the end of the world since it's the garage, but I'd like to patch it. I tried using Hydraulic Cement and either I did it wrong or it's not the right solution. Is there something else I should be using or did I just do it wrong and should try again?

Would a rubber spray like Flexseal work for something like that?

There's not even a crack...it's just kinda seeping through the grout line.

I think it's more important to get the water diverted away from the foundation than to try to patch it. Gutters? Directed down spouts? regrade on that side of the house?

There's already a french drain over there, but I'll have to look. The house goes right up (maybe 2-3 feet) from the property line, so there's not a ton of space to work with.

Foler said:

Nope not big at all. The fucking overflow valve is so low that it drains till I'm sitting in a puddle so if you wanna enjoy a nice bath you really need to keep the water trickling. Dunno if they make this but would be nice if the overflow inlet was at the top rather than bottom of the circular drain switch thing, would buy me maybe 4 more inches or so.

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I'm not sure if this would work for you, but it's done wonders for us...

Lanx said:

you asked for help but didn't provide any pics or nutting!!!

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It's a New England fall. Any advice for my grass in preparation of winter and spring? Should I be putting down stuff?

I think people seed and fertilize early fall. Then I just really mow the leaves into the grass. I've "heard" ti's good for the grass, but I'm lazy so that's mostly why I do it.

Brahma said:

It's a New England fall. Any advice for my grass in preparation of winter and spring? Should I be putting down stuff?

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For the 25 years I lived in New England, no one did a single thing about grass before the winter and every year, the grass was happy and healthy each spring. You don't need to do anything because that's the natural cycle of the environment. If you were in Nevada it would be different because grass isn't native there.