Questions tagged [interior]
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Adding chimney to the existing house - can it go through drywall?
I want to add a wood burning stove to my recently built townhouse. I did some reading and people say outside chimney works much worse than the inside one, especially when you are trying to start the ...
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Using wool curtain in gardenhouse
We got a very nice and large piece of wool, and it would be perfect to use as a separation curtain in our small gardenhouse.
Somebody (not an expert, and not from experience) told us that somehow ...
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Can I make an interior wall thinner to accommodate a larger W/D?
We live in a condo are looking to expand our laundry W/D space by a few inches so we can upgrade to a standard machine (27" wide). We only need about 2-3 inches to accommodate a larger machine.
The W/...
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clerestory wall
I am building a 24 by 30 cottage with 2 x 4 exterior walls, 8' high. I want to have a clerestory style roof with the front 1/2 of the house having a roof pitch of 3/12, and the back roof 6/12, which ...
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What interior door will fit a rough opening of 47-3/4"?
When we bought our house it had an opening as shown in the picture below.
There is white wood trim on top of the rough framing.
The trim is nailed to hide the 2x4 stud that forms the frame of the ...
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Reconciling high ceilings with New England cold weather
One particular problem with typical New England architecture is that the ceilings are ordinarily low because of cold temperatures and cost of heating. If a ceiling is high, the hot air from radiators ...
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Can I Remove One Side of Wall for Shelves
Our bathroom is a bit small and I want to take advantage of all the space I can for making shelves. I would like to remove the drywall on the bathroom side of an interior wall between 2 studs and use ...
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Have Gas Water Heater…Wondering If It Needs to be in a Closet
I received a "gift house" from my father-in-law a few years ago. A lot of the problems have been repaired over the past few years, but I have a major one that keeps kicking my butt.
The previous ...
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How can I avoid wiring when drilling into walls? [duplicate]
i'm going to drill into a wall interior and avoid the wires immedietly above the socket and horizontally near it below If I remember my dad told me that wires are normally found travelling vertically ...
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How do you get rid of brush marks when repainting
I'm going to be repainting the interior walls of my house and all of the interior walls have brush marks on them.
Will the normal sanding between coats cover up the brush marks or will I have to sand ...
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Airbrush-size airless sprayer for painting interior trim?
I have a lot of detailed interior trim to paint with latex enamel paint. It’s a pain to paint with brushes or small rollers and it seems like it would be so much easier to use a very small airless ...
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How would you attach an interior wooden wall to a metal building?
Didn't see this question from my searches but I'm unsure if I have my terminology incorrect. I've been looking to add some finished, air controlled, rooms to a metal building with beams upon my ...
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Repairing holes in an interior door [duplicate]
Well, um, uh, long story short, I have holes in one of my interior doors.
Full picture of door here: https://i.imgur.com/SUBbWY3.jpg
What is the best way to go about repairing it? Should I go about ...
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Drywall ceiling crack emanating from/near the outside corner of two interior drywall walls
I have determined that this is not a foundation problem (the cracks have existed for at least two years without getting worse, other than in the winter they open up just a little. No other foundation ...
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Outward opening bedroom door without a lock
I rent a room in a private home and cannot change the doorknob, but I would like to be able to secure my room from others staying in the home. Is there a way to secure an outward opening interior door ...
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How to calculate stair stringer when total RISE is small?
I have a interior landing (a room entrance) sitting at 12 inches from the floor. I'm having trouble running the numbers on the stringer calculation since dividing the total rise by 7 is 1. That ...
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What is best place to place TV unit in the living room so that it will comfortable to the view? [closed]
The image has two options for walls marked as 1 and 2? I have 40 inch led 1080 p TV.
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Why (if at all) is finish paint necessary on interior wood surfaces?
I have a couple of doors that stick in an old home. They stick even worse when occupants hang coat racks or mirrors over the door. The doors, like the home, are old and have plenty of character, i.e. ...
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How can I conceal interior camera wiring?
I'm trying to install 4 cameras, but from other people's place it look not that good that cable can be seen along the wall. is there anyway to hide it? its going to be from left wall to all the way to ...
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Possible to do full wall paneling in modern construction?
I have been house shopping recently, and one property I looked at had really amazing full wall paneling and carved woodwork. Building was constructed about 1850. I was wondering about the feasibility ...
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What type of wall material is this? And how would I remove Liquid Nails from it?
I installed some panels on a wall with Liquid Nails and have recently removed the panels. However, the Liquid Nails (and part of the panel) remains glued to the wall.
Would anybody happen to know ...
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Interior staircase with closed stringer
My interior staircase has a closed stringer and I want to change the first step to add a bullnose tread. Can I cut the stringer: is there any way this can be done?
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How to Move a Doorway in a Load Bearing Wall?
This is my first remodel attempt and I would like to create a doorway between a bedroom and a walk-in closet. The existing wall between the two rooms is a load-bearing wall. After removing the ...
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What tools or technique to use for cutting hinge and dead bolt recesses?
I have to hang several new six panel interior doors. Since these are not pre-hung they don't have the recesses cut away for hinges or the bolt or the door handle. I have the jig to use to cut out the ...
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Adding an Interior Door on a Stair Landing
*Update 1/26/2017
Ok, it looks like a traditional door may not work...
What about an accordion style door? There are likely studs at both the corner and at the opposite wall on the landing that would ...
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Mouse infestation cleanup advice [closed]
We had/have a bad mouse infestation. It appears they setup shop in the attic, but then moved into the interior of our home :(.
Example attic:
Example interior (under stove, eating the couch!, ...
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Affixing an angled shelf to a wall
I want to build a 45 degree angled shelf (think along the lines of a magazine shelf) across a 4 metre plasterboard covered concrete wall. The target load is approx. 50kg distributed evenly.
I haven't ...
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Door Opening No trim
If I measure a closet door opening, to be 35.5" x 80" and the door opening does not have any trim, what size bi-fold closet door would I need to purchase.
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How can I replace particle board overlayment installed under interior walls?
Just bought a house built in 1980 from the original owner. The bathrooms are carpeted, the master bath carpet had been soaked in urine over the years. So we immediately ripped it out and found the ...
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Interior vs. exterior A/C insulation
I recently got a new central a/c system with ducts included. PROBLEM: The ducts had interior insulation that gave off maple syrup odor. The contractor replaced the ducts with more interior insulation,...
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Foul smell in bathroom, ONLY when air conditioning is NOT blowing/running
There is a smell in an interior bathroom with no windows. The tub is rarely used. When I noticed the smell, I got on my hands and knees to sniff everywhere, stuck my head in the toilet tank, shoved ...
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How can I make thicker interior door slabs work as replacements for thinner slabs?
I screwed up when ordering new door slabs. Measured everything except the thickness, and, of course, I wasn't lucky.
Anyway, the door is pre-mortised, and it won't close because it is too thick. I am ...
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Can't friction fit insulation
I have interior walls that are 24OC and I'm insulating them with 15.5 OC Denim/Cotton batts (they don't make a 23/24" version of this insulation)
Because they're interior, normally a friction fit ...
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Remove interior paint from carpet
I recently wanted to repaint an interior wall. I took many precautions to cover the carpet using tarps, tape, and newspaper. Despite all of that, I still managed to get paint onto the carpets and didn'...
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What is causing my laminate flooring to become warped?
Recently I've noticed the following in my laminate flooring:
Apologies if the image is huge or unclear (I'm writing this from the Stack Exchange mobile app.
In short, there is ripples/bubbles in the ...
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Strange White Box in New Apartment
I just moved in my new apartment and there are 3 small white boxes without any label. (There is also a separate smoke detector and a door bell system, so it shouldn't be that)
This is how it looks ...
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Metal object encountered when drilling into wall above radiator
I was drilling through the wall (above the radiator, but not above any pipes or sockets) and hit something metal. I have drilled a tiny hole in that metal plate.
It's not copper, looks silver.
What ...
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Name of plastic piece
Where can I buy this plastic piece?
Here is another pic:
I need it to place it between these two metal rods so that the curtain will slide easier:
Now I don't need this exact same piece but ...
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How to fix rough opening of closet door
I'm redoing our master bedroom closet and the original doors were 1970 type sliding doors. The rough opening is 65.5". All the bedrooms already had a face-lift with wheat oak bi-fold doors and I would ...
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New door in 47 inches wide corridor
I need to install a door in a corridor 47inches wide and 90 inches tall with laminated flooring..
The door we picked is 36x80...
How to I feel the gap on the side and top to fit my new door?
Do I keep ...
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What should I use to seal the joints between two pieces of concrete backer board in a bathroom?
We had some plumbing issues in a bathroom that required us to open up the wall for the shower. That's been fixed but now I'm wondering how to seal the replacement piece of backer board. It'll be ...
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What type of product can I use to hang wall art on bare wood that won't damage the wall?
I have an "outdoor office" with bare wood interior walls. I'd like to hang some wall art but I'm concerned about damaging the wood and/or leaving a lot of holes that I would have to patch later (and ...
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How can I stop a board from “leaking” sap?
I recently assembled a shed and one or two of the board on the wall are "leaking" sap:
I thought it might stop after I removed the first batch but a few days later, it came back. Is there anything ...
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Can I add thin brick veneer directly to interior plaster
I have an interior plaster over wood-lathe wall that I'd like to cover using thin brick veneer. The plaster wall is generally in good shape (though some patching will need to be done for some ...
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why is there a concrete pole in my wall?
I broke open a section of wall I'd like to remove and there is a concrete pole inside!? Is this some kind of load bearing device? How can I know if I can remove it?
Thanks
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What type of product should I use to seal/protect the wood interior of a outdoor office?
I'm in the final stages of building an outdoor office (yay!). Here's what it looks like:
The wood is supposedly "nordic spruce" according to the manufacturer.
I'm planning to prime/paint the ...
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Fixing part of interior door jamb/frame
The bottom portion of my door jamb/frame to a bedroom was rotting, so in a pinch I remove the rotting portion (because of the terrible smell, and my kids were starting to pull at it). How can I fix ...
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What is the proper/recommended way to tile a window sill in a shower?
I'm in the process of re-tiling my bathroom shower wall and I'm stumped on how to properly tile the window sill near our shower. Here's a picture:
It's roughly 3 inches deep and 18 inches wide. ...
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Lifting mechanism for height adjustable sitting standing desk
I have put together a sitting standing desk and all but one part works. The bit I would like some advice on is how to dynamically raise the keyboard/mouse surface to switch between ergonomic standing ...
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What is the difference between “Input” and “Output” values on power adapters? Which one represents the amount of power being drawn from a circuit?
I'm trying to get a rough idea for how much electricity I consume in my home office.
I understand that there are a lot of ways to measure this kind of thing:
Turn everything else off in all other ...
