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Building staircase from first floor to the attic with a Dorm window for headroom. Large 40 x...
You really need to bring in an expert to evaluate the building structure to see if what you have in mind if even feasible. There is little chance that your short text about your intentions can provide …
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How can I tell if a slab foundation can be built on?
The first step is to look at the foundation that supports that the walls of the garage. If the walls have foundations separate from the garage floor slab and those foundations are similar in construct …
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Can new wall go over tile floor?
It seems to me that it depends a lot on the type of tiles. It they are a ceramic or stone tile then definitely remove then. I would say the same for any type of brittle old tile that would have a tend …
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Re-mounting electrical switch box between studs after removing plaster and lath
The common method for dealing with this situation is to cut a piece of material that is nominally the same type of material as the studs and nail it between the studs as blocking. The electrical box i …
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Need Tips for Mounting screw-in Slider electrical Boxes
I would like to suggest that, as with many things, it just takes practice. If you do it enough times you will learn just how much to hold the box proud of the wall surface when starting the screws - k …
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Use metal studs to frame for drywall around brick fireplace
Trying to use a metal stud in this way is not suitable. First off a metal stud is not used flat like that. Normally the metal studs are used on edge such that the drywall would screw to the narrow fac …
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