brick over concrete retaining wall
That's quite a challenge you're undertaking, if you've never done any masonry work before. But it's not impossible. Just take your time and mix sma...
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over 10 years by treebeard
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speed square
Check out one of the competitors websites... http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/ This months issue of the magazine has a good article about squares, i...
over 10 years by treebeard
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Matching drywall and paneling
The chances of your hitting a nail with a nail are so remote as to be.........yeah, I'd glue the furring strips. With my luck, I'd hit every nail t...
over 10 years by treebeard
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Matching drywall and paneling
Yep. You'll have to fur out each stud at the bottom. The good news is that you can use any cheap plywood to do the job as long as the combined thic...
over 10 years by treebeard
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Insualt or Wire 1st
Pull all your wiring first. And make sure that any and all wiring is included. Electrical, telephone, cable for TV and internet, sound systems, the...
over 10 years by treebeard
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Laminate tub surround???
What do you mean by pricey? I installed Corian tub surrounds in my house. They cost about $800 just for the material. I thought that was pricey, bu...
over 10 years by treebeard
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subfloor or not?
Are the boards really 2x6, or are they 1x6?If they're 1x6's, you really need to put down the plywood. I think I'd put down the plywood even if they...
over 10 years by treebeard
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Tile or vanity first?
There's really no right or wrong on that one. It depends entirely on how long you expect the vanity to be in place, whether you might replace it wi...
over 10 years by treebeard
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Flooring, what will work best?
We had the same problem in our last house. We finished the basement and put down a cheap carpet cut to wall to wall size in each room. We knew righ...
over 10 years by treebeard
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mystery waterfall leak in basement
If I had this kind of problem, I'd be very tempted to go outside to the spot where the leak is, and start digging with a shovel. I'd dig a hole dee...
over 10 years by treebeard
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Small addition
Perhaps if you gave us a little more information about what you need a website for, we could offer up some information. Are you looking for informa...
over 10 years by treebeard
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bad food odor in new house
What kind of heating/cooling system does the house have? Is one of them currently running? If you have forced hot air, it could be that the ducts h...
over 10 years by treebeard
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How Can I Tell if Exposed Beams are Load Bearing?
The only way to be sure is to remove some of the adjacent ceiling in order to look up inside the space where the joist for the next level reside. O...
over 10 years by treebeard
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Patio trench drain
Yes, there a many products in the construction market for this application. Best way to browse them is to go to a good search engine (like Google) ...
over 10 years by treebeard
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How 2 build a fireplace in an existing house?
If you're really set on having a fireplace rather than an easier installation like a wood burning stove, then get ready for some work.While the fir...
over 10 years by treebeard
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Jacking Up House
First things first. It's unwise to try to jack up a whole house by oneself if not a pro. I'm not into advertising for the pros, but there comes a t...
over 10 years by treebeard
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Best approach to adding a bathroom?
At the very least, you should get your bathtub in place before the walls are up and the room is enclosed. Tubs can be either very heavy and awkward...
over 10 years by treebeard
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Removing mildew from a wet basement floor
In addition to any suggestions pertaining to the removal of mildew, you might want to think about preventing future causes of mildew in such a mois...
over 10 years by treebeard
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Master Bath Remodel
It would be unusual to have a second entry to the master bath, especially from a "public" hallway, but it's not unheard of.As to the situation bein...
over 10 years by treebeard
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One level or two?
Look at it this way...If you take the second story of a 2 story house and set it next to the first story...1. You lose one insulated exterior wall....
over 10 years by treebeard
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