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550′ Main Water Line Run Tubing Diam
November 7, 2024

Hi All - first post here. I'm having a home (3BR/3BA) built on our land in NC and the run from the water meter is 550'. I intentionally purchased a…
Cabinet Cutouts Gone Wrong
November 6, 2024

We hired contractors to install our kitchen cabinets and they made a mess of the countertop cabinet cutouts for the outlets. We expected them to pull the electric box into…
Pergola Brackets for 4×4 post mount for handrail and guard rail.
November 5, 2024

Hi, I have to move some 4x4 posts on a deck 6 feet above grade. One for a handrail that will sit on stone and scissor on the opposite side with…
Repair sunken concrete slab
November 5, 2024

The concrete slab in my garage/shop has sunk a few inches where it meets a wood floor. The low area is worse next to the wood floor and then tapers…
Joist Tape
November 3, 2024

Hello! Does anyone have experience with any of the joist tape from Amazon? I've only used brand name in the past but building a deck at a rental property and…
Raising height of joist to finish attic
November 3, 2024

I am not attempting this project myself, I am trying to educate myself before consulting with contractors. The addition to my home was built with the intentions to finish the…
Window replacement w reframing – seismic strapping required?
October 30, 2024

We're replacing three windows on this 1960 single story ranch in California. The windows are a few inches larger or smaller than the existing windows so reframing is involved. The…
Interior Stair Hand Rail
October 29, 2024

My house has an interior stairway with a hand rail that extends the length of the full wall on one side and a hand rail with balusters that extends up…
pocket door w/o removing existing steel jamb
October 27, 2024

Hi allFirst time here. I have been remodeling my bathroom, much to many family's chagrin, very slowly. One of the big hang ups has been how to reconcile a pocket…
Building a Bathroom Stud Wall
October 25, 2024

When building an internal bathroom wall, can you build and attach the stud wall onto the 19mm cement sheet flooring? Or does it need to be built beside the flooring…

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