Discussion Forum
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Garage/Bonus room insulation
Looking to insulate my garage(new construction) with a bonus room above.It's a 3 bay garage approx.36'x26'(843 sq ft ceiling) 12' ceilings 2x10 ceiling joist 2x4(585sq ft ) walls.
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Insulation under a garage slab
Hello Everyone: I'm getting ready to pour my 3 bay garage slab and had a few questions.I plan on pouring 4000lb mix and 5"thick in two of the bays and 6"-or 7"…
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whats a fair price
Hi all:I haven't been on in a while,just working alot,any way. I hired a guy to do a tearoff(shingles) on my old house(1850s)When he came for the estimate he said…
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toilevator
Hi to everyone: I have an elderly aunt who needs a higher height toilet,she has a 4" adaptor that thumb screws to the bowl.Two weeks ago it slipped off causing…
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Hardwood Choices
The wife and I went looking at hardwood flooring(prefinished )the other day and really liked the american cherry by Mirage,but under further review I noticed that it only has a…
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Subfloor under hardwood
Hello all,still working on my new house and I was wondering if I can use 1/2" cdx sheathing under 3/4" hardwood flooring? There is already a 3/4" t&g plywood subfloor…
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spray painting
Hi All /Snow what snow? We got about 19" of the white stuff in Hartford ,CT Getting ready to paint the interior of my new home and looking for some…
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tile question
Hi guys:How the heck is everyone?Good I hope! I got a shower surround,and I used 5/8" durock from the shower base to the ceiling.The taper wants to use regular joint…
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attaching chairail over metal studs
Hello everyone:a friend of mine is opening up a restaurant and he asked me to help him install some chairail for him,nothing fancy just some straight stock. The question is how…
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major window problem update
Hi guys I just wanted to give an update on my window problem51978.1that I had posted a while ago. I had a siding guy come over and basically what we…