Attic floor
As long as the floor will be used only to hold light boxes and not for walking, 1/2" plywood or OSB will be fine either for 16" or 24" on center fr...
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You Should Erect a proper Wall.
You should still erect a proper wall. By framing 2x4 partitions you get the benefit of being able to better insulate, plumb and wire where neces...
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Could be...
Could be water from water table rises. Even though you didn't have any recent rain, if you live in a cold region you could have water table rising ...
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Roof
Since a roof is not an insurable item by your casualty insurer, it is in you own best interest to repair or replace the damage roof asap. Any le...
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Waste of Time
Complete waste of time. Get a new tub. Stripping the old 'glaze' is worthless.
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Polybutylene
Polybutylene or "PB" pipe is usually a grey, flexible plastic pipe used almost exclusively in modular and mobile home construction from the 1970's ...
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Piping
What type pipe depends on your water conditions and where you are located. If you are in the country or city and your water is essentially 'neut...
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Foundation
Foundation: 1) FOUNDATION CRACKS: Cracks need to be filled with epoxy fillers if possible. Otherwise treated with outside edpm membranes or fou...
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Concrete Pad
As long as you reinforce the concrete pad with either reinforcing wire or reinforcing bar, it does not matter how exactly you sub-support the concr...
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Denatured Alcohol
The proper solvent to remove permanent marker is denatured alcohol. Pine Sol, nor Goof-Of nor Lacquer Thinner will work.
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MDF worse than hollow doors.
The fact is, that solid doors conduct more sound than do hollow doors. I cannot agree with homedoc any less. That is the problem with designi...
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Is this a door 'slab'?
Is this a door 'slab'? If so, you may simply have the door oriented upside down. Since a typical 6'8" (80")door slab pre-bored will have the ...
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Improperly Finished basement
What you are describing seems to be an improperly finished basement. There should be no plastic sheets between the masonry wall and the framed w...
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Normal
What you describe falls into the 'normal' range for concrete slab cracking. If you still have doubts, engage the services of an architect or str...
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No Can Do.
Building codes will not allow you to: A) Use any type of rigid foam insulation placed directly over plaster that is not B)Covered over by at le...
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Screws
Better to pre-drill holes and use screws/anchors or 'mollies' or 'toggle bolts'.
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No such Animal
No such animal as a 'sound proof' or even a 'sound deadening' door. Sound is transmitted thru the solid frame of the door and studwork moreso th...
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Identify Windows w/low-e
There might be a stamp on the glass identifying the window as low-e, but there is no universal requirement to mark windows that contain low-e chara...
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Floor leveler
Floor Leveler is a concretious type masonry product that you mix, trowel over a rough floor surface, that gets out unwanted humps and bumps. See...
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