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February 6, 2017

I am going to be hanging a 100lb heavy bag from the basement floor joists  and am wondering what is the best way to distribute the weight. The bag will…

February 4, 2017

When a new , heavier front door was installed the wall and window now vibrate.  I Took off the drywall from the door to the window (about 4').  The framing…

February 3, 2017

I have seen vinyl installed in a kitchen and the kitchen floor area runs out into an open floor plan which is carpeted.  In this case there was no transition…

January 31, 2017

Here's a picture of my shower I'm re-doing because of a pinhole leak which I didn't find until the entire shower was gutted.  This is in the finished attic of…

January 28, 2017

Hey all, I recently laminated my bottom floor with a nice deep wood laminate. I want to do the same on the stairwell which seems relatively easy except for the…

January 26, 2017

I am needing to redo some stairs that are very steep and only have an 8" wide tread.  The problem I am running into is when I calculate new stairs…

January 24, 2017

I have a flat house on a flat lot. My middle bedroom began leaking water thru the baseboard. We have had a huge amount of rainfall in So Cal recently.…

January 18, 2017

Hello, We are currently in the process of an extensive down to the stud remodel in a very wet Northern California winter. We are in an area classified as an…

January 17, 2017

CMU 1962 house. All interior/exterior doors are metal jamb with non movable hinges. Couple of questions. install metal/fiberglass door on entry. Does anyone sell exterior door blank that allows site…

January 17, 2017

I'm remodeling a post frame barn built last year to have finished and conditioned offices above.  I will be placing 4 inches gravel, 1 inch of xps foam, 6 mil…