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January 2, 2012

I,d like to run Wainscotting around the dining room but one wall is out level 2.5"across 12'.I put the moulding up to the wall level behind a 5' sideboard and…

January 2, 2012

I am moving a laundry area from my garage to an second floor location and wil have a local sheetmetal mechnic bend a drain pan I need advice on what…

January 2, 2012

Hey Everyone! I've been reading alot of information on staircases here and I think I've found the place to get my answers.

January 2, 2012

  I am about to build a new house on the Olympic Peninsula in WA state.  Is this area too damp to use blown in celulose in the ceiling and…

January 1, 2012

Hi All, I'm doing some new year planning and that includes a new detached garage with a second-floor studio. Structure will be 24 x 28. I want to clear span…

January 1, 2012

Thinking of installing 6mil plastic sheating around the perimeter of my walkout basement slab to help with waterproofing.  The plastic would start about 8" up the wall sheathing, run down…

December 31, 2011

I have French doors opening into a wide, narrow closet (i.e., a pair of 2-0 x 6-8 HC slab doors) with standard closet pool/shelf interior.  Each door has a dummy lockset and is held…

December 31, 2011

I've switch my entry closet door to a barn slider type.  I used some 100lbs 28" full extension drawer slides from leevalley.  These two pictures are looking down at the…

December 28, 2011

My husband installed a new door to close in our basement bedroom. Unfortunately he hung the drywall OVER the top of the edge of the door frame. (Also around the…

December 28, 2011

I'd like to remove the 3/4" maple floor from a bathroom and replace w/ tile set in mud.  Subfloor is 8" boards. Removing the baseboard and molding leaves almost 2"…