Construction Techniques Archives - Page 91 of 2487

Setting fence posts in shallow soil
April 22, 2020

Looking for thoughts on how to set wood fence posts in a yard with ledge beneath the top soil. I have yet to dig a hole in my yard without…
Sealing/Flashing rim joists partially below grade
April 20, 2020

Ripped up old concrete patio (part of it was screened and didn't get wet but part of it is outdoors) and found that the rim joists were about half below…
Sister Joist
April 19, 2020

So the primarily joist in my basement is 2x10, and all I could get locally (due to stay at home order) was 2x6 x 8. I have to notch the…
Glass roof solarium
April 17, 2020

Folks, My wife and kids have me convinced that a good project for these days locked at home would be to design a 20' X 12' post and beam solarium/sunroom…
Attic Renovation
April 17, 2020

I am renovating an attic space for a bathroom, bedroom and possibly a walk in closet. The house was built in 1897 and has an 11x11 square turret on the…
Remove super hard mortar on vinyl plank flooring
April 17, 2020

I had backsplash tile and a fireplace facing installed. The installer slopped cementious mortar on my new vinyl plank flooring. [It is really amazing to me that the installers did what…
Notching/Cutting Floor Joist
April 16, 2020

I’m currently installing ceiling speakers in an unfinished basement ceiling. Where the speaker needs to go (to be even with the other in the other side), we’re about 3 inches…
Reuse pine subfloor over new subfloor?
April 13, 2020

Hey Gang,So, on to the next phase of this 3rd floor project. We remove all of the original 7/8th inch pine tongue and groove subloor so we could sister up…
New floor for enclosed patio
April 9, 2020

Replacing the wood screens and floor of an enclosed patio. Jackhammered out the old flagstone and 2” of concrete to find that there is another 3” slab of reinforced concrete…
GLASS BLOCK 1/2 WALL
April 8, 2020

IN BUILDING AN UPPER 1/2 SHOWER WALL WITH GLASS BLOCK ON TOP OF A SYNTHETIC (ONYX COLLECTION = alumina trihydrate) BASE CAP.DOES ANYONE HAVE SUGGESTIONS FOR GLASS BLOCK ADHERENCE TO…

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