detergent
can you elaborate on how the detergent is causing a dam or allowing the water to move laterally?
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siding
The siding should extend below the plate 1" - 1.5" over the the cement wall below. Are you saying the siding ends above the wall and the gap is just sealed? If ...
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Shingles
Piffin, Thanks as always for such clear insight. When re-reading my original note, I think what I meant by 'less cuts' might have been that the precision of t...
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answersupdated over 15 years ago by fragasaurus
joists
Are you saying that the joists are only rotting in the last 2-3 feet? If so, you may be able just to sister in new joists without going through the trouble remov...
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answersupdated over 15 years ago by fragasaurus
Subfloor
To replace the subfloor around the edges they will have to make cuts as the walls are built on top of the floor. For sheets not under walls a simple solution to ...
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answersupdated over 15 years ago by fragasaurus
cedar shingles and frieze board
When siding a house with wood shingles/shakes, it is common practice that the frieze board (when used) is applied on top of the highest course of shingles. Said ...
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answersupdated over 15 years ago by fragasaurus
Insulation
Hey Eagle. Do you recommend using unfaced batts because the paper on the faced batt needs to face the 'warm' side and in this case could not make a constant plan...
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answersupdated over 15 years ago by fragasaurus
Boiler
Hello JGRIZZ. I have a question about your point about the service department of the company that installed the system. We live in the Northeast and have an oil...
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answersupdated over 15 years ago by fragasaurus
cinder blocks
For what it's worth, I bought a 40 year old house that was 2 stories built on a hollow block wall and it had no structural issues. Since the gap in your wall is ...
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answersupdated over 15 years ago by fragasaurus
Cinder Blocks
I'm assuming that there is a continuous footing under this section of the wall? Can you say if they filled the block cores? If they did fill the block cores, do...
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answersupdated over 15 years ago by fragasaurus
shingle
To add to Monkey's reply, it wouldn't hurt to put a dab of roofing tar in the hole itself.
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leak
Is it possible the leak is coming from the bleeder valve? The valves are on one end of the register. I doubt this is your problem but in two homes I've seen r...
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answersupdated over 15 years ago by fragasaurus
Plumbing
One option is to forget about going below the slab and go above it. You can get a macerating toilet that pumps through a small diameter pipe to connect with the ...
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answersupdated over 15 years ago by fragasaurus
Bearing wall
here's the catch... Depending on your town/municipality laws you may need a structural engineer to determine what supports you need once you remove a bearing wal...
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Framing Octagonal Tray Ceiling
I'm framing a tray ceiling in a new home we are building. Instead of a square tray, I'm going to build it as an elongated octagonal (Imagine a stop sign with two...
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leak
I think Lonny is right about maybe just needing more turns but if this doesn't work, then you should also make sure the rubber washer didn't come out of the femal...
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answersupdated over 15 years ago by fragasaurus
Ridgevent
I wouldn't be so quick to write this off as too much hassle. Ridgevents are an important element of a roof provided the rest of the ventilation system is in plac...
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answersupdated over 15 years ago by fragasaurus
Siding
Thanks for the reply. I think I may not have been clear in our intent though. We currently have cedar shakes over an undercourse which is nailed to plywood shea...
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answersupdated over 15 years ago by fragasaurus
Lacing outside corners
In using cedar shingles/shakes, on outside corners you can either use corner boards or you can lace the corners. I understand what the finished corner should loo...
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