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March 20, 2022

My wife and I are going the blow the roof off our rambler here in Minnesota and add a second level. We are trying to keep the existing ceiling that…

March 19, 2022

I, a homeowner, am planning a kitchen with a built in look and a defining edge around the cabinet with soffit above it. What would be the best approach to…

March 18, 2022

The wall outside our shower keeps getting water damage. I tried replacing the strip that is affected with green board but it is deteriorating again- I think the drywall compound…

March 16, 2022

I have a serious mess I discovered over the weekend of a notched beam and lack of supporting studs.  I'm going to clean it up this weekend, but the end…

March 14, 2022

Pictures for reference: https://imgur.com/a/O75UhT6Over the past 2 winters I've been dealing with a persistent roof leak in the front are of my low slope roof. This is the high side…

March 14, 2022

would anybody have a pdf of an exterior brick and stud wall with a stud and metal siding wall spaced about 4 inches away that shows the weep holes of…

March 12, 2022

Last summer buying a big gazebo was not going to happen, most were sold out and or very expensive. At the end of last summer I started to building a…

March 11, 2022

I am interested in re-siding an old cinder block cottage.  Currently the cottage has an old layer of foam insulation covered with a VERY thin layer of cement.   The…

March 1, 2022

I am currently in the framing phase of a deep energy retrofit gut rehab of 3 story 1880s balloon framed home in zone 5 (Chicago). I have basically spec'ed a…

February 28, 2022

I just bought a house and am trying to replace the kitchen tile backsplash. The previous tile was adhered to the drywall via construction adhesive instead of thinset, therefore tore…