Discussion Forum
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Insulating 100 Year Old Hip Roof
I recently installed a new asphalt roof on my 1906 modified hip roof in Michigan. The roof framing is essentially a hip with a section at the front consisting of…
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Gutter Options
Put on a new roof over the last winter and now am wrapping up the painting of the details on the eaves. New fascia all the way around the hip roof. …
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Faucet Install Problem
I had a faucet develop a leak through a poor casting recently. I ordered the replacement faucet (bridge style) and it turned out to have deck nipples that were too…
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Low Water Pressure
It is actually a low volume problem. I have a 100 year old home with a 3/4" lead service coming in from a 8" city main about 40 feet from…
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Vintage Rail and Stile Garage Doors
I am in the process of restoring a set of 70 year old paneled garage doors. These are not carriage doors but wood roll up units. They originally had plywood…
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Grade and Basement Windows
I am looking to the experience of the group here with a problem that came up on a 30 unit development I am working on. It's an infill urban single…
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Kraft Faced Ins in Mechanical Room?
I have a small 1 story house that has had a furnace installed in the attic space. The attic space is essentially a mechanical room and is part of the…
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Residential Water Supply Replacement
I am preparing to replace the 100+ year old lead water line on a project home I am working on. We dug a 48"+ trench last night and uncovered the…
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Secure and Insulated Garage Door
I am in the process of consructing a story and a half carriage house on the alley side of my lot. The upstairs will eventually be an apartment. I am…
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LVL, IJoist, Hem, other
Getting ready to start framing on a carriage house behind my home. Basically a two and a half car with a loft above with a gambrel roof. The upstairs will…