Homeowner Forum / Construction / September 2007

Brief description:
Two story house.  Upstairs bedroom has a deck (9*9).  Below that is
the (bigger) first story deck.  I wanted to create a screened in area
on my lower deck by framing walls up to the upper deck's rim joists.

this may sound very trivial, but would a 2x10 floor
joist be damaged in any way by staples ?
i want to run a cable tv line under the crawl space
but don't want it laying on the ground. so the plan

Well, I have yanked out the old cabinets and am repairing the floor, walls, ceiling, everything else. Also going to install new receptacles where needed.  I'm thinking about putting in 4-plex everywhere instead of duplex so I have enough for my radio, razor, electric back ...

How would you demo a small cinderblock wall?  It's about 20 cinderblocks
long, not attached to anything except to a section of wall I want - but
there's a crack between the section I want to take out and the section I
want, so that may be fine.  It's about 3 cinderblocks high, ...

My upstairs bedroom has a deck that we do not use because of the
elements and the bugs.  I would like to make this space more usable by
covering it with a roof and screening in the walls.  The house is a
salt-box style house with no gable end lookouts, just frieze board.

A client wants a 12 and 22 dog kennel erected on a slab.  The kennel panels
sit flat and come in various lengths and have legs that stand off the pad
about 2 inches......
Do I slope the entire slabe?

I'm in Central NY with a new concrete driveway... looking for
affordable advice on sealing the concrete driveway, mostly from
roadsalt.
Advice is to avoid barrier sealants that won't penetrate.

people who really wants to keep their home and family members safe.
Here you will get all the information about what are the precautions
need to be taken for prevent burglaries? How to choose Security
Systems? How these security systems works? as well By submitting your

I have an installation guide for a tankless hot water heater. It says to put
a check valve between the water heater and water shutoff valve.  Why?  I
know what the valve does since I have one, but am don't see the point.  Any
help would be appreciated.

A friend asked me to take a look at their shower valve.  He said it's
sticking and hard to operate.  He was right.
Thinking I'd just replace a cartridge for him, discovered that I
couldn't unscrew the escutcheon.  Don't know whether or not you can see

At what stage in the construction process should the plastic be put
down.  This is a single fam.
residence.  House is dried in, (except for a front door) and the
insulation guy wants to wait but it's very humid under there (located

I posted a sketch at alt.binaries.crafts.pictures - same subject.   This is the kind of roof support construction in the old abode.  Build in the early sixties and getting smaller as the years go by.  I would sure like to get some use out of the attic space, but you can hardly ...

Roof Design
When I was a kid, the attic of our house was a scary and exciting
place. All sorts of adventures waited there for anyone who dared to
part the cobwebs and crawl into the dusty darkness. It was a

I'm looking to purchase EPDM membrane for a DIY job, preferably self-
adhesive. I see lots of companies in the UK selling the supplies, but
haven't found anything in the US yet (I want to see a price list for
different sizes and thicknesses, order over the internet, etc).

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news article from The (Portland) Oregonian - September 1, 2007
The fast-growing North Clackamas School District (Milwaukie, Oregon) may
be among the first to take advantage of a new state law that allows