Is this OK....? Or is it a disaster waiting to happen...?
This sounds like a problem for wind shear, imagine if you can simple push it and it moves what wind will do. Couple of questions...1. Is it free st...
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about 10 years by Altereagle
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plywood curve door
One side at a time would be good as long as you're rails can hold the curve (I'd also add a midrail or 2 if I were you). Doing the inside first, ea...
about 10 years by Altereagle
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plywood curve door
I did a reception desk that was a semi-circle that needed a door similar to what you are making. Fun working on the radii for that project, it was ...
about 10 years by Altereagle
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Drywall over old wall material
If I were you I'd remove the existing. If moisture gets trapped between that and the layer your adding it can create more problems than it's worth....
about 10 years by Altereagle
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sagging molding floor
Cut through all of the layers down to on center of the joists around the area. Check your floor joists if they are gone call a carpenter, if not......
about 10 years by Altereagle
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wood in a shower?
Hey Pif, I ran across one called "iron wood" when I was apprenticing with the historical board on Victorians 30 years ago back east...Tough mother ...
about 10 years by Altereagle
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Design of a Crown Moulding Return
It's an outside corner Otis, simple as that.Have a look at the tutorial I have on the web site, it explains how to cut those.. and I have an exampl...
about 10 years by Altereagle
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Please Help ME!!
you "don't" have.. geez, I'm betting you don't have the proper set back at the corner.
about 10 years by Altereagle
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Please Help ME!!
You can get a 2 way corner cap for those you know...pla-cor makes one kind.. Anyway you are most likely having a problem because you have the drywa...
about 10 years by Altereagle
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Replace Stair Treads?
Obviously you must have a concern with the wear, just for that alone it would be worth repairing the treads.Stairs are very dangerous the codes say...
about 10 years by Altereagle
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Crown Molding Placement
The decorative part of the crown is "always" on the bottom, in this case the ogee at the top and the scotia on the bottom.Can you give me the url t...
about 10 years by Altereagle
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How do you trim an uneven sided door
What you would be doing is making what we call in the trades a "bastard" joint it is the closest way for you to match the joint up.Sometimes some m...
about 10 years by Altereagle
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expanding ceiling gap
I also have a little about truss uplift in the crown molding tutorial on my site that may explain it as well. I think the 3rd of the how to install...
about 10 years by Altereagle
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wooden outlet covers
Call your carpenter?
about 10 years by Altereagle
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Trim around a door....
Put up the trim and mark a line. Inside that line take your hammer and crush / break away the drywall to within a 1/4 inch of the line.Alter Eagle ...
about 10 years by Altereagle
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How do you trim an uneven sided door
Put up two pieces. Where they intersect top & bottom put a mark. Now join those marks & cut along that line, now put both pieces back up and copy t...
about 10 years by Altereagle
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drywall and mudding
Score the back of the board for the lip, you want the board to over hang the lip though so that if any water does get behind the tile it'll be dire...
about 10 years by Altereagle
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Determing size of header ???
"weight-bearing wall that supports the bedrooms on the 2nd floor" Pif so like you say it's professional territory with hands on.
about 10 years by Altereagle
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Rotting Wood - Req advise
Typically you would need to go another 2/3 so if the damage is 2Ft you would go 6Ft. If it was 3Ft you would go 9ft. The best of course is to cut o...
about 10 years by Altereagle
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Determing size of header ???
No, not by your brief description.You have to start at the roof, what type of roof and roofing, dead & live loads. The span of the load that will b...
about 10 years by Altereagle
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