Discussion Forum
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drywall issues this early?????
Hello, Well, I'm getting close to finishing my house build and of course there are some issues. I hired a drywall contractor for all the drywall work in my house. …
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Shower pan / drain install???
Hello, I hopefully have a quick question. For those keeping tabs, I'm still building my house - getting close though. My plumber installed the shower pan liner for my shower…
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Hardwood flooring installation questions
Hello - I'm about to start installing 3/4" x 5 1/4" maple pre-finished hardwood floors in my new house I am building. I have a couple questions, since the tile…
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What thinset for Ditra????
Hello, I'm looking at installing Ditra directly over top my subfloor (it's extremely similar to "Advantech") which is 3/4" tall. I'm just putting regular 13 x 13 ceramic tile over…
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Help! HW Flooring Nailer vs. Stapler?
Hello - I'm going to pick up either a pneumatic nailer or stapler this morning (about 8 hours from now) to do about 1,500 ft2 for my own house. I'm…
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When to install furnace???
Hello - I'm currently building my house and I've had mixed responses on the following question. I'm just finishing up the rough-in's for the house and I am starting to…
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Subfloor tile install question…
Hello again, For those that recognize my user name, we're still building our house (I'm basically the GC w/ no previous experience). The rough-ins are all done, windows, roof, etc. …
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Recommended HW Flooring Nailer
Hello, In about 1 month I'm looking at putting down approx. 1,500 ft2 of 3/4" x 5" maple hardwood floors. I was looking at renting a nailer (I'm a DIY'er), …
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What would you use for subfloor???
Hello, Still trying to contract out the build of my house and we are starting framing in the next few days. The lumber yard asked what I would prefer to…
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International Beams – are they any good?
Hello, I was considering using this product for my floor joists on a new construction. A local lumber place just started carrying this product, so I don't know if it's…