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Kitchen remodel: do I need to move sink supply lines and waste pipe?
October 17, 2022

Hi - I am moving a kitchen sink a few feet from the current location as part of a kitchen remodel where we are also installing new floor cabinets. The…
Can I add a ridge beam beneath a ridge board and treat the board like a beam?
October 16, 2022

I'm building a 12' shed dormer over my garage to add living space to a currently uninsulated, unfinished 8/12 roofed, 24' x 28' space. The bottom of the ridge board…
Subfloor screws
October 14, 2022

Hello people. simple question. Do you think it would be fine to use 1-5/8 star drive deck screws on a 23/32 OSB subfloor to joists? If not, any suggestions would…
refinish coat texture wood ceiling
October 12, 2022

wood ceiling(4x8 plywood sheets screwed to joists with 3" screws). structurally sound. installed 14 years ago. spackling on seams looked awful. In 2018 paid a contractor to texture the entire…
Joists midspan blocking
October 10, 2022

Hello guys, I'm still in the process of designing a 12x15 office and I have different opinions about mid span blocking. Some people said I don't need those and some…
Check my math/wall assembly
October 10, 2022

I tore down the drywall on the wall between my unconditioned garage and conditioned living room. I want to install 1" rigid foam with 1x3 furring strip and then drywall…
Roof Stick Framing technique for R-49 Ceiling Insulation
October 8, 2022

I am bidding a roof framing job for a client. My problem is the new code for ceiling insulation in my area is R-49. This has to be stick framed…
Furring strips installed wrong! Any solutions
September 29, 2022

Hi All,my contractor installed the furring strips horizontally for our vertical siding. Everything I’m seeing is this should have been done vertically and then horizontal over it. I brought it…
How to attach stair stringers with no rim joist?
September 24, 2022

I’m replacing my front porch and can’t figure out how to attach my stair stringers/risers. I’ve got a concrete footing around the perimeter and 3 rows of cinder blocks (filled…
Options to level a tapered floor (1917 building)
September 24, 2022

Currently in an old condo building (1917) and want to remodel a kitchen/dining room. The issue I have is that the 2 end walls supporting joists are brick. The 2x10"…

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