Construction Techniques Archives - Page 10 of 2492

Advice when replacing tile on Wedi shower pan?
September 3, 2024

Looking for some advice on how to remove tile from a wedi shower pan, curb, and wall. The incorrect grout was used on the original install of river stone tile…
Patio stairs
August 29, 2024

I’m building some stairs off my patio. I’m dealing with an incline. I built a box step using 2x6s. I have two steps. At the bottom I’d like to have…
Preferred Methods for Attaching Foam Exp Joint to Stone Foundation
August 28, 2024

I am pouring a patio up against a stone foundation and stone retaining wall. What's the preferred way to attach a foam expansion joint to laid stone? I have used…
Bathroom help needed
August 28, 2024

Having had a home where the previous owner used silicone along the meeting walls of a shower stall, I hesitate to do the same thing. What that produced was soaked…
Replacing sheathing behind brick facade from the inside.
August 26, 2024

I’m remediating some water damage and the bottom half of the sheathing (if you want to call foil and cardstock sheathing) has rotted away. I’m going to remove all of…
craftman-style column valid construction technique
August 19, 2024

I'm in the Tampa Bay area of Florida. I have a reproduction of a craftman-style house that was built in 2006. The house has non-load bearing columns. The columns do…
Ceiling Finish
August 18, 2024

I'm using 1x6 T&G pine planks for the finished ceiling in a bedroom - should I place furring over the drywall to ensure a tight nailing??
Adding dirt on top of septic field
August 16, 2024

I really need to re-grade my yard because the neighbor raised their grade and it causes water pooling along the lot line.I had heard that you can’t add additional soil…
Flashing Velux skylights on standing seam roof
August 14, 2024

HiWe're building an A-frame and we decided to put some skylights on the roof. We picked the small velux deck mounted fixed skylights (FS A06) as well as the Velux…
Pump jacks and steep pitch
August 13, 2024

I cannot figure how to use pump jacks on a steep pitch 9/12 roof so that i can get up to the gable to side it. House is 44' long. …

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