COMMUNITY FORUM: HOME DESIGN

Sears Home

I have been told by several people in the town that I live that I live in a Sears Home. Do you know how I go about finding out if it is in fact a ...

about 6 years by doug seibert

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Wheelchair accessible bathroom door

We have purchased a ranch house and are renovating it. It's your typical ranch with a long hallway to the bathroom and bedrooms. We had the contrac...

about 6 years by Billhart

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decorative ceiling beams

Is there a formula to determine how far apart my decorative ceiling beams should be? Also for a coffered ceiling - is there a formula for the spa...

about 6 years by rpmggadmin

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Diamond muntin pattern

I am making a kitchen cabinet door with muntins laid out in a diamond pattern. I have completed the frame and cut the strips for the muntins. I tri...

about 6 years by glendot

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happy to be here!

hello! I am very happy to be a member here and this is my first post. i am a university student from china. my major is civil engineering,exac...

about 6 years by Architect87

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Epoxy advise needed

I made a countertop that is in fact a large shadow box, with all kinds of family memories in it. I need to find some epoxy to fill the boxes so tha...

about 6 years by doug seibert

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Garage addition

I have plans to add a 16 x 26 one car garage to an existing cape cod style house, with one room above and laundry and 1/2 bath to the rear. The pro...

about 6 years by billopt

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painted doors with natural trim

I have white painted doors in my hallway and want to strip the trim to natural stained wood - it's pine. Can you mix painted doors with stained t...

about 6 years by deke100

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Cultured marble bathroom vanity

I am going to replace my vanity with a twin bowl cultured marble vanity top. Any suggestions such as the thickness I should go for? Thank you

about 6 years by kaptinluck

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Can't Match Vinly

I have a 2 story raised home. Half the first floor is open with the remaining closed in in brick that has white washed (off-white)finish. The secon...

about 6 years by rcouret

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HomeBuilder

Didn't know were to ask so if I'm in the wrong spot SORRY. Building new home. Picture a firepace starting on floor. Short maybe only 24-26" in he...

about 6 years by homebuilder

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Please critique my house plans

We are adding onto our house. Mud room, kitchen and living room walls will stay as is existing. The walls from that point on will be demolished and...

about 6 years by sfe391

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Miami Carey Medicine Cabnet

After 15 years a hinge in my medicine cabnet broke & I cannot find Miami Carey Corporation anywhere. Are they still in business & if not is there a...

about 6 years by Carl1032

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Lowering a vaulted ceiling in a living room

How would you do this ? we have fake dorms outside. The temp drop from the other rooms is about 3 degrees. I is an angled ceiling. the house is fou...

about 6 years by purple59

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load wall

need to take out part of wall, how do I tell if it is a load wall ? thanks

about 6 years by spell3

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clotheslines

I want to build a new clothes line, but don't know exactly how to do that. I want one with 2 sections with 3 lines on each section. I want to use a...

about 6 years by stacken76

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Planning a Loft Addition ????

Hello, I just signed up here. I've been looking through deck building books and searching the net for solutions to the obstacles that I can see, an...

over 6 years by tomphonic

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Kind of lonely around here.

Kind of lonely around here. Not much going on. 7 post for the year and most are mine. I just joined Saturday.

over 6 years by 4good2

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Laminated 2x6 House

New Member and my first post. After researching and pricing log homes, laminated log homes and metal pole barn type homes (Morton Building homes), ...

over 6 years by 4good2

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