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October 9, 2024

As you can see, the wood in my bathroom ceiling is looking a little rough. I've poked at it with a screwdriver and thankfully it's more solid than it looks.…

October 8, 2024

I’m in the process of building a sauna.  I’m a little stumped on the metal roof. I’m using 38” steel panels with 4 ribs. Everywhere i search it shows to…

October 5, 2024

Should I add a block of 2-by lumber between the joists where they go over a wall? Would just some fiberglass insulation be enough? Is anything needed at all?Also yes,…

October 5, 2024

Working on a renovation. I'll be hanging new drywall on my wall, but the ceiling still has its old drywall which isn't being replaced. The wall does have a top…

September 30, 2024

Hello, this is a post and beam house, from inside to out wall assembly is: posts, horizontal t&g sheathing, wrb, 2 layers foil faced rigid foam, strapping, pine shiplap vertical…

September 29, 2024

Is there an easy way to repair a broken cedar shingle that is siding on a home ?  The home is old and sided with boards, with beaver board over…

September 28, 2024

Hi there, I have a Milwaukee cream brick home built in the 1850s.  An interior corner in our bathroom was gutted to fix some rot on studs and to reinforce…

September 24, 2024

Hello everyone, first time fine homebuilding forum poster here and I'm hoping someone can give me some sound guidance. I'm looking to seal up a very large gap in my…

September 24, 2024

Like everyone here, I enjoy fine homes. I am a Mechanical Engineer who has switched over to the hands on trades full time for the last year and pursuing my…

September 23, 2024

A few years ago, we had a company spray closed-cell foam into our already finished exterior basement walls. Construction is 16" OC steel studs covered with 5'8" drywall, taped, mudded,…