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Rough Wiring Question
May 14, 2024

Hi everyone,I am going to be roughing in wiring for the first time. We are turning our old summer kitchen into office.We had to replaced a 4x6 post and have…
Best way to secure the hardwood flooring in the center of the house.
May 14, 2024

Hello everybody, I keep on posting about my flooring project up and down and sideways but I truly need your help, LOL! I decided to lay the planks centerline-out by using a…
Garden Window
May 14, 2024

I have a log house where the client wants to change windows and add concrete log siding to reduce maintenance. She would like to have more sill space at the…
16×32 greenhouse with a dormer entrance, middle of the 32ft section out of plumb after attaching roof
May 14, 2024

Walls were all plumb as far as I recall when the valley and collar ties were all completed. The center of the long 32ft wall is bowing outwards, and the…
Rebar in cmu wall
May 14, 2024

Is there any point to inserting a piece of vertical rebar into a CMU wall if it cannot be dowelled into the footing? If the cell is grouted, will it…
How do you have a level entry at garage?
May 14, 2024

I'm trying to figure this out. I'd like to have the entry from my garage to my home on the same level or as close as possible. I can dig…
Flat Roof Repair
May 9, 2024

Plan to have our dormer's 'flat' roof tore off with a modified bitumen install on our 1.5 story home. Pitch is 1.5/12 and area is 160 s.f. with a couple…
Surface Mounted Automatic Door Sweep
May 9, 2024

I have an 'exterior' door that opens outward into an attached garage. The door is metal and originally had a bottom sweep. The flooring was redone incorrectly and the bottom…
Undersized 2 3/4″ studs in exterior walls — Adding wiring without compromising structure
May 9, 2024

Hey folks.My house has some sections where the studs are about 1 3/4"x2 3/4". These walls seem to be the original house -- some other sections that were built as…
Bathroom renovation – Subfloor installation technique
May 9, 2024

Knees deep in a bathroom reno, or as my wife first asked for - a recaulking job of the shower. I've got the entire subfloor cutout and am looking at…

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