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We're redoing our bathroom, and I'm not sure how to transition from floor to wall. [more inside]
posted by pdb at 11:06 AM - 13 answers

For the past couple weeks, there's been a humming noise in my kitchen and bathroom (which share a wall). It's very audible in the kitchen and bathroom, and gets much quieter when you go into the sunroom (off the kitchen on one side) or the living room (off the kitchen on the other side). [more inside]
posted by wheatlets at 8:18 AM - 19 answers

We want to install a tankless electric water heater outdoors. There are outdoor tankless GAS water heaters. There are INDOOR tankless electric water heaters. But outdoor tankless electric water heaters don't seem to exist! [more inside]
posted by equipoise at 10:28 PM - 19 answers

My garbage disposal is broken again and won't turn on. The last time this happened, my neighbor flooded my kitchen with filthy water by using hers because our lines are connected but her junk dominates mine. What can I do to protect my cabinets, drawers, and floors while I wait for help? A plumber won't come 'til mid-tomorrow (Sunday) at the earliest or Monday morning at the latest. I do not have towels to spare. It's late evening for me right now.
posted by The Adventure Begins at 9:47 PM - 5 answers

What questions should I ask a listing (seller's) real estate agent to make sure they're good at what they do? [more inside]
posted by wnissen at 10:00 AM - 7 answers

Should I approach this the same as any other tree? (Pics included) [more inside]
posted by kilohertz at 7:20 AM - 4 answers

I just purchased a 14" electric chainsaw to cut down some small trees (<6") and overgrowth in my back yard. I'm comfortable with most basic power tools but have never used a chainsaw before and don't have anyone around to teach me. I have done a good amount of reading and watching youtube videos. Any other real life safety tips or advice?
posted by roaring beast at 9:43 AM - 24 answers

Do you have a louvred pergola like maybe this or this? How well do they keep rain and snow out?
posted by falsedmitri at 9:20 AM - 3 answers

I want to buy a used tiny house type RV. There might be two different RV inspection certifications? Is one of them better than the other? [more inside]
posted by clew at 9:59 AM - 1 answers

I dug some stuff out from the back of my wardrobe, and found a bunch of tiny baby spiders on them. Like 5-8 scuttering around on a leather bag. What do I do here? [more inside]
posted by antihistameme at 3:47 PM - 10 answers

I own a studio flat in Farnborough, and I'd like to live somewhere more exciting, but I'm stuck here because of my job. [more inside]
posted by Chenko at 11:56 AM - 7 answers

I've got a two-car garage with a concrete floor. My kids and I sometimes set up the ping-pong table in the garage, and we'd like some kind of floor covering which will provide a bit of cushion for our feet and will also be suitable for (sometimes wet or snowy) cars. [more inside]
posted by fuzzy.little.sock at 9:46 AM - 3 answers

Somehow my sump pump got stuck on and ran for a long time until there was steam rising up from the sump. Is it dead? [more inside]
posted by Mid at 5:14 AM - 9 answers

I'm thinking of getting a wireless controller for the hot tub ... [more inside]
posted by falsedmitri at 6:12 PM - 2 answers

I like interior design as a hobby and I've been reading Apartment Therapy for years. It's been getting harder to ignore the clickbait and outright advertising articles, but also as of a couple days ago they keep locking me out for 5-15 minutes at a time via the "we think you're using automated tools" interstitial - and the prove you're human mechanism fails. Help me find a new interior design website? [more inside]
posted by I claim sanctuary at 8:17 AM - 7 answers

What do I do about a leak to the basement? Tomorrow morning I'm going to call a plumber... then what? It's below where our dishwasher/sink is so that has to be what caused the leak. There's not much water damage... but there's a bit? So what happens next? [more inside]
posted by VirginiaPlain at 10:02 PM - 10 answers

I get library books home delivered once every 14 days. Unfortunately, the books often smell so strongly of fragrance/perfume/bodyspray from other library users that I can't read them without getting a migraine. Is there a way to de-fragrance books? Should I be putting them in a box next to a container of charcoal, or bicarb soda, or something else?
posted by chariot pulled by cassowaries at 8:46 PM - 15 answers

About two months ago I noticed a very slow drip from a pvc pipe attached to a valve on my water heater. The heater is about 4 years old. I called a plumber and in the meantime put a bucket underneath the pipe. By the time the plumber came out 2 weeks later, i had filled about a quarter of the bucket. It was not a constant drip, just intermittent as to when it would drip and I couldn't identify if something was causing it. [more inside]
posted by rbf1138 at 12:46 PM - 20 answers

I may have to furnish a bedroom again soon, just for myself. I really don't want the typical Western Big Honking Bed Furniture with mattress, boxspring, bla bla bla. Tell me of your inexpensive, space-saving, and above all sleep-encouraging bed arrangements. [more inside]
posted by rabia.elizabeth at 1:40 AM - 8 answers

We recently had our water tested by our town, and the results came back indicating the presence of lead. Not a lot, but who wants ANY lead in their water? We can't afford a big filter for the entire house, so we've decided an under-sink filter would best serve our needs. I'm looking for recommendations from folks who have purchased filtration systems for the home. We are researching the best under-sink water filters, ones that I can (hopefully) install myself.
posted by Guy_Inamonkeysuit at 9:13 AM - 7 answers