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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...
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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ViewsYou 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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ViewsCould 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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ViewsSince 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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ViewsComplete waste of time. Get a new tub. Stripping the old 'glaze' is worthless.
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ViewsPolybutylene 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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ViewsWhat 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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ViewsFoundation: 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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ViewsAs 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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ViewsThe proper solvent to remove permanent marker is denatured alcohol. Pine Sol, nor Goof-Of nor Lacquer Thinner will work.
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ViewsThe 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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ViewsIs 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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ViewsWhat 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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ViewsWhat 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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ViewsBuilding 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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ViewsBetter to pre-drill holes and use screws/anchors or 'mollies' or 'toggle bolts'.
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ViewsNo 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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ViewsThere 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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ViewsFloor 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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