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What kind of header do I need for a 10 foot sliding pocket doors?
It is only a 10' span and you don't have a 2nd story above so you should be able to get by with the 10". Worst case the beam just ends up thicker.
Instead of a single member PSL you just get 2 ...
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What kind of header do I need for a 10 foot sliding pocket doors?
You don't need 16ft. of load bearing beam you only need 10. This to span the width of the door. Then the door stacks behind a wall that provides the load bearing support.
Bottom line this is ...
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Can I remove this jack stud above our fireplace for recessed TV mount
Yes that stud can be removed. You can remove any or all of the center three. Just make sure you have good backing for the drywall.
As shown in the picture, there is no point load above it, and the ...
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How to add ceiling joists to 20ft wide garage
Another possibility for #3 is to insulate along the sloped surface.
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How to deal with drywall that is 1/4in proud of door frame
Rip a 1/4" strip of wood and glue it onto the edge of the door frame. Now your drywall will be even at the top and bottom, and the frame will be 1/8" proud of the drywall in the middle. ...
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How to deal with drywall that is 1/4in proud of door frame
There are many good approaches to this problem, but here’s the quick and dirty:
Pound the edge of the drywall down with a hammer. Yes, pulverize the gypsum until roughly flush with the door jamb. Try ...
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How to deal with drywall that is 1/4in proud of door frame
I've used three techniques to deal with this problem, which can be caused by several issues.
Fix the underlying issue Sometimes it's a result of sloppy framing (misaligned trimmer studs, king studs, ...
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How to deal with drywall that is 1/4in proud of door frame
This happens because there is a bow in the jack stud next to the doorframe.
It isn't the end of the world. Install your casing, nailing it to the door frame first. After those nails are in add a few ...
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How to deal with drywall that is 1/4in proud of door frame
Ideally the frame would match the wall thickness and be level on both sides of the wall.
You don't have that luxury, so you'll need some trim that has been rebated on one edge in the back - so the ...
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How to add ceiling joists to 20ft wide garage
Other ways - Acoustic drop ceiling. In a garage the drawback is moisture. Use smaller tiles 2'x2' and get moisture resistant tiles. Wind could blow the tiles up when the garage door is open so you'd ...
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How to add ceiling joists to 20ft wide garage
I guess this comes under option 3.
For 20 foot material these days, talk to your local suppliers about I-joists. Probably the most structurally efficient way to span that with wood, and they won't be ...
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Do newel posts come in standard sizes?
The 71mm isn't critical, so something a tad smaller or bigger won't make a lot of difference to the job. The total length of the 600mm part likewise. That could be slightly longer or shorter, without ...
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Tools/techniques to remove a long section from a wooden board
Others have already explained most of the sensible ways of doing this, and FWIW I'd just use the circular saw in your case, but this is fairly trivial to do by hand, and the tools are very cheap.
Rip-...
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Tools/techniques to remove a long section from a wooden board
Notches can be cut out with a jigsaw by cutting a curve. You start perpendicular to the edge of the board, curve round so you are cutting parallel to the board and finish your first cut in the ...
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Tools/techniques to remove a long section from a wooden board
Another solution, which only requires a jigsaw and a drill, is to drill a hole just larger than your jigsaw blade at the inside of one corner of the cut, then insert jigsaw into the hole to do the ...
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Tools/techniques to remove a long section from a wooden board
One hand tool you might not have heard of is the jigsaw's predecessor: the coping saw. It's a bit like a C-clamp and a hacksaw had a baby.
The two features of the coping saw are
The blade is pretty ...
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Tools/techniques to remove a long section from a wooden board
Something that hasn't really been mentioned, but almost hit on in a comment by jay613, is to cut off that whole strip of wood (meaning to cut your board to the narrowest width you need along the blue ...
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Tools/techniques to remove a long section from a wooden board
The less expensive way will be to the circular saw to cut the section into strips and use a hammer and wood chisel to remove the wood not wanted.
I think the best way will be to buy a router and with ...
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Tools/techniques to remove a long section from a wooden board
If you feel safe doing so, start a plunge cut with the circular saw into the long section and cut out most of the length. Then finish off with a hand saw.
If you don't feel safe plunging with the ...
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How to attach a basement wall to weak bouncy joists above it?
If you build the wall so that it supports the floor joists then one problem that could occur is that the floor joist will become a lever. When it sags/bounces in the middle of the long span, the tail ...
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How to attach a basement wall to weak bouncy joists above it?
Use a string line to measure how much the floor above has sagged at the location where the wall will be.
Make the wall tall enough to correct that.
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How can I sharpen oscillating tool blades?
Those blades are available to be purchased in quantity for under 67 CENTS each!
Yes you can sharpen them, but why would you spend the time?
There are 2 views on this. One is that it can be done. The ...
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How can I sharpen oscillating tool blades?
As Leah Bolden from See Jane Drill shows, this is easily done using a tri square file. She shows her technique in this video.
Basically, you use a triangular file to file new teeth. This even works ...
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How can I sharpen oscillating tool blades?
Generally, those are disposable items.
Could you sharpen it? I'm sure you could, but your results would probably be less than satisfactory. Getting enough of the teeth sharp enough to notice a ...
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How can I sharpen oscillating tool blades?
I'd use a rotary tool (Dremel) with an abrasive disk. Gently buff each tooth face with the face of the wheel, being careful not to put too much pressure on the wheel. They don't have a lot of strength ...
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