Homeowner Forum / Construction / April 2007

Hello All - My house still has the original single "wood" garage door
and it has 6 windows across the top measuring approximately 12" across
and 16" down; a very nice look.  The wood is unfortunately corroding
badly now and in need of replacement.  I was looking for the same

Hello - We got about a quarter inch round chip in our Uba Tuba Granite
when a glass salt shaker fell from the top cabinet.  Does anyone have
any suggestions or home remedies that the do it yourselfer could try
to fill the chip.  I noticed there may be some professional granite

I am about to install 3/4" walnut prefinished and Brazilian Cherry
hardwood in my house and in one room engineered Brazilian Cherry. I
currently have a Bostich MIII Stapler and have since heard that nails
are better for the 3/4 hardwood. Which to use? Opinions seem to be

I'm about to put a deck down for a customer using 3/4" ipe. I'm
thinking of trying hidden deck fasteners.  Does anyone have any
experience with these they'd like to share?  How much extra labor was
it, and did you get squeaks, etc?   I'm looking at the ebty system--

I am replacing a ceiling in a room that will be more or less 6' x 12'. The
ceiling joists are 11-7/8 I joists running perpendicular to the 12' axis on
24" centers. The rest of the house is over 40 years old and has 1/2" drywall
running perpendicular to trusses that are on 24" ...

I am planning on putting in staple up radiant heating for my main
floor while I am finishing my basement (since I will have access to
the underside of the floor).  At a future date I want to remove the
linoleum floor on the main floor and put in hardwood floors, the real

Ok I have read the directions on my Owens-Corning shingles. However
when I started to remove the existing old shingles I see they were
nailed in the tar seal strip. Now I am not sure if back 27 years ago
the installer had used nail guns. But the shingles are dried and very

I'm looking for advice on using dimpled membrane products (e.g.
Superseal,  Delta-MS, etc.) for waterproofing a block basement wall
(this is new construction).  My foundation contractor thinks it sounds
like a good idea, but he insists that I should use it in conjunction

What is the layout order of starting three tab shingles rows?
With the standard 3 foot three tab shingles what is the best order of
courses to stager the joints?
After the starter course I use a full three tab shingles. Then cut 6

I've got an area of my kitchen where I'll be removing plaster walls in order
to insulate, add wires, ductwork, etc. On one side, the area to be removed
will be contiguous with some that will remain intact. In another, it'll be
removed to a corner. I don't know yet how thick the ...

I already read that it is a poor idea to repairt and repoint brick work
originally built using lime mortar by using portland cement mortar, but my
question and train of thought relates as to weither the converse true:
How can lime mortar be used to repair and repoint a building of ...

I am building a new house and my building inspector warned me that the
floor joists can shrink with time and the floor will sink accordingly.
He says that he has seen vertical gaps of up to 10mm between the
skirting board and the floor a few years after the house was built.

I am about to install an above the ground pool, the pool will be sunk
20inches deep, 32 inches above the ground left. The pool is 18X24, I
would like to install a deck around the pool
I made a quick calculation and it looks like the deck would be 600 sq/

Is there any reason why I wouldn't want to use either 1/4-inch lauan
or hardboard as underlayment for 3/4-inch oak flooring strips
(nailed)? The subfloor is 3/4-inch OSB with somewhat rough, uneven
surface and hardened glue in some places, which is why I want to put

Hey everybody,
I live in the Chicagoland area near O'Hare airport and was thinking
about soundproofing my windows to try to reduce the noise from airport
traffic. I'd like to do it as inexpensively as possible but don't have