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November 12, 2020

Hi,I have a 100 year old house with the original (restored) windows.  On the sill, there is a strip of wood that abuts the bottom sash when it is closed…

November 10, 2020

My house is slab on grade built in the mid 70's.  I am saving for new windows and siding and I would love to use this as an opportunity to…

November 6, 2020

Hi, We have mountain land that we camp at, but a few years ago we put a shipping container on it. I found wool carpet remnants for the floor and…

November 4, 2020

Hi Group,- I am a noob, done a lot of projects, helped on some construction, but complete Noob.- I am converting what was a large garage (1300 sq ft) into…

October 28, 2020

Goal is to capture and preserve the warm temperature of bath water in a drop-in fiberglass tub with framed and tiled surround. New construction. Can the space, that will surround…

October 17, 2020

Hello, I just purchased an existing lot in Tennessee which has a new steel platform that was abandoned before the home was built. The structure has passed inspection by a…

October 15, 2020

Our garage originally started out as a car port, years later the original owners fully walled it in, and added a small shop on the side, but they never insulated…

October 13, 2020

Had closed cell foam applied between the rafters.  The rafters are nominally 2x6, actual 5-1/4 in deep.  The foam fill looks kind of uneven and it varies between an inch…

October 10, 2020

I see a lot of suggestions on using the Tenmat can light covers made of mineral wool.  I know can lights can produce a lot of heat and I watched…

October 9, 2020

Hi,  i was wondering if anyone could give me some guidance on how to properly insulate this space.  I recently removed out our old gas fireplace to find that the…