Construction Techniques Archives - Page 284 of 2485

September 3, 2012

I'm looking for some advice on building a wood framed chimney chase. Here's what I would like to do.

September 3, 2012

I'm having problems with the local drywaller. I asked him to use drywall clips on our project, a super-insulated home. He laughed and told me no-one does it that way 'these…

September 3, 2012

Don't know if this is the correct forum for this, but I figured I'd start here.   We are building a new home with an attached shop on one end…

September 2, 2012

The task I face that I need help on is this:  We have some stairs that have a wall part way down, then open up for 5 steps on one…

September 2, 2012

Hi,  I tore out some old carpet and baseboards in a small 7x15 room on the second floor of our house. This part of the house is a twenty year…

September 1, 2012

OK, now that I have your attention..... Getting ready to re-point my fieldstone foundation, which has very wide gaps/joints in some places. The original mortar looks to have had lots…

September 1, 2012

We live in NC and are about to have a new roof put on, after the existing is torn off. We got a few quotes and found a contractor we…

August 29, 2012

Hello - Newbie here and was hoping for some guidance.    I'm replacing my 2x8 sills and boxbeams with pressure treated wood.  I would like to install a sill seal and…

August 23, 2012

Builder just poured my driveway, but only put expansion joints half way down the driveway and stopped at the sidewalk. It's already been 48 hours since the pour so I'm…

August 23, 2012

Local YMCA has terrible echo in one of there aerobic rooms. Local Music company want big dollars to attach 16x12 roll of carpet on the cinder block walls.( they want…