Homeowner Forum / Construction / January 2006

We're expecting a child this summer, and my home office is going to be
becoming the nursery, so it's time to find a new home. I have a large
attice space above my garage and am considering turning that into my
new office. The space measures 17'6" feet by 21'6" and is supported by

Last August I had a complete new roof installed on my house in Western NY.
The pitch is 12/12 with 2x12 rafters on 16" centers and 1/2" plywood. Grace
TRI-FLEX underlayment was used under the shingles. The shingles were
installed using a power nailer. The shingles were IKO ...

What would be a good estimate for the price (not including window or other
materials, labor only) that a replacement window contractor would charge per
window (assuming an average size, double hung vinyl window with aluminum
wrap, windows not located more than two stories high)?  ...

I finished my home in April 2005, which is heated by hot water flowing
through PEX tubing in the concrete floor.  It works fantastic, very
comfortable.  We knew not to run the PEX too close to the toilet as I
heard the wax ring could melt, but we didn't bother to avoid running it

Can anyone identify the braking tool illustrated in the penultimate
picture on this site, please?
http://www.bobvila.com/BVTV/HomeAgain/BTS-1205-MetalRoofBasics.html
I've seen one in use on a TV programme once and it appeared to clamp,

  http://www.kaneva.com/checkout/stream.aspx?assetId=2017&free=0

How long do I need to wait before removing the forms from 4" thick concrete
pad? Searching has given me answers ranging from a few hours to a week.
Seems to me 24-48 hours should work.
Thanks

my grandparents live in West Orange, NJ and their home is zoned R-6, is this
residential as well as business, my grandmother is alone now nad wants to
move to an adult community but she said my grandfather always insisted it
was some from of commercial property.  any help is good.

Need your input regarding highway fumes near housing
My sister is buying a home, in Northern California, which is approx
1,300 feet from a busy highway in Northern California. The sound is not
an issue, my concern is the traffic fumes and it's impact on health,

In light of the price increases for natural gas, does anyone know of an
objective way to analyze
the energy costs between the two systems?  Electricity in my region is
fairly much nuclear and hydro,

Good day all, I am currently insulating a heated workspace that is not
attached to the house.
It's gas-heated and once insulated will be kept at 5 oC (41 oF) during
the week. When working in the shop, the temperature will be

Of course the answer is take it down and put up new sheetrock.
And the question is:
Got another one of these HUD fixer-uppers. in some bath areas walls are
all like they just had some mud slopped up to patch and painted over with

re: Thomas Andrade, Encore Cabinetry, Inc. and Matteo Family Kitchens
-- suppliers of Kraftmaid Cabinetry
Be forewarned.
Tom seems like a great guy on the telephone. But he will not return

i need to cut a wasteline to install a PVC  "Y" about 3 feet up from the clean out in the basement for an install of a powder room toilet.  Do I need to support the stack before I cut it or would the builder (house built 1920's) have installed supports in each floor during ...

I wrote online stair roof wood and concrete block calculators you may
find useful. They are all free to use, and most are in metric and
english
Stairs http://www.blocklayer.com/Stairs/StairsEng.aspx