“Dear PoPville,

This morning, a DC trash truck backed into our retaining wall while trying to make a sharp turn on our street on Quebec Place NW up in Columbia Heights/Petworth. They caused pretty serious damage as you can see from the pictures. The police came and we filed a report with the Dept of Public Works and the WPD but it seems cumbersome and the claim process seems like it’ll be dragged out for weeks/months. (more…)

Washington, DC

“Dear PoPville,

We’re looking to have the windows in our 4 story condo building professionally cleaned. Does anyone have recommendations for companies they’ve had good experiences with that aren’t exorbitantly priced?”

Photo by PoPville flickr user Tim Brown

“Dear PoPville,

We had some noisy neighbors move next door to our row house. We have the original 1920s wooden and glass paned door and wanted to add a storm door to help curb the noise from their neighboring deck that is next to our back door. Does anyone have any recommendations on companies that install these type of doors?”

Photo by PoPville flickr user Brian Mosley

“Dear PoPville,

I recently purchased an old home in the city, and seemingly like everyone else, am interested in taking down a small wall section to create an open floor plan.

Any idea what kind of contractor can tell me if it’s weight bearing or any recommendations?

I’ve looked on yelp and other sites and haven’t found anyone that can do it for residential houses.”

“Dear PoPville,

The exterior door of my condo unit (the door that goes into the hallway) is not hanging properly in its frame.

Getting in from the outside is requiring pushing in and pulling up on the door while unlocking it.

What kind of contractor do I need to fix this, and can anyone recommend an individual or company?”

Photo by PoPville flickr user Jordan Barab

“Dear PoPville,

I live in a small, two floor condo building on Capitol Hill and, over the past year, I’ve been been plagued with recurring leaks from above my kitchen ceiling every time that it rains. My unit is on the second floor with a flat roof right above it. Despite having had the roof area above my kitchen both patched and replaced (on two separate occasions by different roofing companies), the leaking persists. Our latest roofer is at a loss and has suggested that perhaps it’s coming from underneath the adjacent units’s rooftop deck. (more…)

Photo by PoPville flickr user Tim Brown

“Dear PoPville,

Looking for a reasonably priced ie cheap painter in DC to paint the interior of a house, any recommendations?”

Photo by PoPville flickr user Brian Mosley

“Dear PoPville,

I’m wondering if anyone has recs for good garage door companies in the the area that are a reasonable price. What has a new door with a new opener cost people? Has anyone used Pop’s Garage Doors?” Ed. Note: No affiliation.