Building Construction

Painting of Paneling

Does anyone have experience with covering paneling with paint or wall paper? The job is in a large great room, 30'...

6 comments posted 19yrs

posted by johnareichert

6 comments posted 19yrs posted by johnareichert

Removing framing around stairs

I've got a very typical set of stairs that descend to the basement of my ranch style home. I'm in the process o...

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posted by jkimble

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by jkimble

Roofing rates in the Northeast

I have a rental property built around 1900. I will need a complete strip, re-sheathing and reshingling. The building is...

6 comments posted 19yrs

posted by smk01

6 comments posted 19yrs posted by smk01

Bathroom light fixture

Hi, I have a new house but my electrician bailed on me before installing the last few ligth fixtures. The only problem...

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posted by smk01

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by smk01

Beam Size ?

I am trying to find 4x beam size to get L/480 or less deflection with Structural Select Doug Fir and 10 + 60 PSF loadin...

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posted by RimaNeas

10 comments posted 19yrs posted by RimaNeas

Plaster/Skim removal from Socket/switch boxes

I have had some awful plasterers who had plastered over all my sockets and switches. I have my Electrician comming in t...

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posted by yza82REMOVE

10 comments posted 19yrs posted by yza82REMOVE

Structural framing query

30x50x16high wood framed shop. (2x6 rough cut lumber framed walls) Friend wants to delete the intermediate horizontal w...

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posted by deckert

60 comments posted 19yrs posted by deckert

main water valve is not shutting completely

I tried turning my main water shut-off valve completely in clockwise (maybe 2 complete revs) to turn the water off. I t...

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posted by bent

34 comments posted 19yrs posted by bent

Roofing

I am in a new home and I noticed that the shingles were placed across a valley where two roof sides intersected. It see...

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posted by jlockport00

6 comments posted 19yrs posted by jlockport00

redoing floor of fixing it?

Hi, . my wife and I live in an old apartment with wooden floors. The floor is fine for the most part but it has started...

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posted by lbrtchx

28 comments posted 19yrs posted by lbrtchx

Cheap-n-dirty shelving for concrete wall?

Have need for shelves to hang on tilt-up concrete (not block) wall. Must be sturdy, but don't want supports at the...

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posted by incognito

42 comments posted 19yrs posted by incognito

modular homes

Hi, I recently visited www.rcmmodular.com website and their homes seem interesting. What do you think about their design...

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posted by jeanthibaudeau

8 comments posted 19yrs posted by jeanthibaudeau

RecShow - Middle East Online Recycling Show

According to the World Bank estimates, tens of billions of dollars will be invested in the waste management and environ...

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posted by advertise

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by advertise

Baseboards & trim or carpet first?

I'm curious. I've seen this done both ways, but when I built my first house, I put the baseboards and trim in f...

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posted by les.stockton

8 comments posted 19yrs posted by les.stockton

Kitchen backsplash adhesive

Normally, when I'm laying tile for floors or on a backerboard, I'll use thinset, but because I didn't want...

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posted by grumman581

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by grumman581