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Basement Glass Block Replacement Installation
July 8, 2022

Hello Everyone,I am an experienced DIY-er hoping to leverage some expert knowledge for a window installation. My recently purchased home is from 1955 with a block basement. I would like…
how to tile over existing tile/ correcting slope?
July 1, 2022

I’m renovating a 1900 Victorian. In the bathroom, we used a 42”x60” TileRedi shower pan. I recently tiled the entire shower, including the base. When I put water in the…
New Wall and Carpet
June 29, 2022

I am turning an existing loft space into a bedroom and have a question regarding new walls that I need to build for the closet. The room currently has wall…
Porch columns on new bluestone
June 28, 2022

We are remodeling a 1998 colonial. The home was built with an uncovered front entryway and the bluestone decking deteriorated. We decided to improve the facade by adding a portico.…
Scissor trusses over deck – point me in the right direction please
June 27, 2022

See image. We are owner-building something very similar to this picture. Maybe because I don't know the correct terminology, I cannot seem to find any literature about how to tie…
Lock cylinder too short
June 25, 2022

The builder renovating my house is trying to install a Baldwin single cylinder mortise entrance handleset in a newly made front door for me. He tells me the cylinder that…
Bearing capacity of fill dirt
June 24, 2022

Hi all, I’m currently in the process of adding fill dirt to build a raised house pad (4 feet above grade at some places). The fill dirt was excavated…
Rattling Sliding Windows
June 23, 2022

Hello,I have studied the Lindbergh Kidnapping Case over the past 22 plus years and have a question about the construction of the house which Charles Lindbergh had designed by Chester…
Subfloor & Underlay
June 22, 2022

Hi all. I've got a wonky 23/32 OSB subfloor over 2x10 joist, (16oc for front of house, perpendicular 12oc back of house)I've shimmed the entire subfloor by ripping 2x SPF…
Historic house – exposed rafter – how to frame cross beam into wall
June 20, 2022

I'm working on a 1946 custom home by an important architect and need to come very close to building the living room from the original blueprints.I'm luck to have the…

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