Discussion Forum
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Reinsulating 1988 Attic – Foam plus Blown in Cellulose or Blown in Fiberglass
Hi All. I'm looking at reinsulating a large attic (roughly 1800 SF) in a house built in 1988. The existing insulation is blown in fiberglass. I'm going to remove all…
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Deck question
OK, I'm building a deck and have a question about how to fasten the decking next to the sunroom wall that runs perpendicular to the decking. I've attached a drawing…
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Cultured stone installation
I'm about to start insalling Owens Corning culture stone on my currently brick-faced fireplace, and up above the fireplace too, which used to be drywall. OC's instructions say I can…
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FHB 2nd Edition DVD
So has the 2nd Edition FHB DVD been fixed yet (if so, I suppose they might be calling it the 3rd edition?)? I'm still getting e-mails from Taunton touting free…
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Fireplace Renovation
I'm about to start a project which will involve installing a gas insert in the masonry fireplace pictured below. The brick opening measures 39" wide by 25" tall. Problem is…
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Crawl Space Making Basement Cold
I live in Minnesota (Twin Cities area), have a problem with a cold basement. Unfortunately, the heating system wasn't zoned when the house was built (1988) and everything is finished…
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Attaching sill to block w/o core fill
I posted a question a few days ago about a sliding glass door I need to replace. The current door is installed directly on top of the concrete block foundation,…
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How to build up slab under tile?
I'm in the middle of putting down about 1,000 square feet of Dri-Core sub floor material in my basement (the OSB stuff with the plastic waffle on the back). I'm…
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Floating Floor – How much can go on top?
I'm considering installing an engineered floating floor on top of Dri-Core panels in our lower level. This is for a playroom for the kids. I'm going to build a small…
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New Kitchen Remodel
So I'm finally getting around to posting some pictures of my newly remodeled kitchen. I've previously posted shots of the bathrooms and mudroom I re-did, but this job was considerably…
Reader Projects
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Lower Level Playroom
Here are some photos of a playroom I built for my boys in our walkout lower level. The floor is engineered oak stapled down over dri-core underlayment. The playhouse has…
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Minnesota Kitchen and Mudroom Remodel
Here are some pictures from my kitchen and mudroom remodel. I'm an avid DIYer, and have learned lots from FHB over the years. This was, by far, my most ambitious…