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nail pop in bathroom ceiling
Just one nail is not a safety risk. There drywall is not supposed to be a barrier to water infiltration, so this popped nail will not risk water getting in. Watch out if you see water stains on the ...
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How to hang a mosquito net from a ceiling without causing damage?
What about installing wall anchors with relatively large flathead screws and then using magnetic hooks? Perhaps something like this, although you might be able to go with something even lighter duty ...
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How to hang a mosquito net from a ceiling without causing damage?
Use an eyescrew with a good strong hold, but then add a hitch pin clip.
You can put the pin's eye on the net with the release part clinging to the eyescrew. Alternatively, you can put the pin's eye ...
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Why are there cracks on my ceiling beneath my skylight?
What you have may be the results of a leak having been repaired.
Water will swell wood. If you apply a surface repair to the cracks, then the wood dries and shrinks, you will have a crack again.
The ...
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Why are there cracks on my ceiling beneath my skylight?
You have a leak somewhere in the skylight system or the surrounding area where the flashing attaches to the roof and skylight. Shylights are nice but it seems like they all eventually leak.
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Are these roof members structural support?
That looks like an old house, with the original roof sheathing made out of boards instead of plywood or OSB. The rafters, however, look like 2x6 or 2x8s and not the usual 5x5 rough sawn lumber with ...
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Are these roof members structural support?
You absolutely need to engage an engineer.
Ignoring those braces, which may or may not be relevant, your ceiling joists tie the outer walls together and keep them from bowing outward.
As an aside, ...
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Are these roof members structural support?
There is not enough known about the structure of your home for anyone on the internet to make anything other than a guess.
Since this is your home and not just a storage shed, it would be wise to ...
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Are these roof members structural support?
Those are probably structural.
Supporting the roof construction.
Do not mess with those, unless you want your roof to colapse
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Using metal roofing for ceiling
Yes, this is a perfectly viable option for the underside of a porch roof. I've also seen it done for a garage ceiling.
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Potential Asbestos - Health and Abatement Concerns
Removal of asbestos should ONLY be done by specialist companies - its not a job for an ordinary builder.
e.g. see https://www.hse.gov.uk/asbestos/index.htm
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Potential Asbestos - Health and Abatement Concerns
Asbestos is not dangerous by default. Working with asbestos is.
The problem that is dangerous is asbestos dust. Because of its naturally fibrous structure the dust contains microscopic needles that ...
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Potential Asbestos - Health and Abatement Concerns
Asbestos is not plutonium.
Hell, even plutonium is not "plutonium" in that meaning. Let's review the reasons you even give a care about asbestos.
Career workers who spent 5-40 years of ...
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Potential Asbestos - Health and Abatement Concerns
To calm yourself down, take a sample of the removed popcorn ceiling and send it to a lab. It's the only way to know for sure, and it's cheap. Around where I live labs charge $15 to $20 per sample. ...
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Potential Asbestos - Health and Abatement Concerns
The home was build in 1978.
The popcorn ceiling might have asbestos in it.
Get on of the DIY asbestos testing kits and many stores and do the test.
I removed popcorn from my ceilings without dust.
To ...
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Installing lights in drop ceiling - do I really need multiple contractors?
I don't know about your skillset/interest, but this is a good diy project. You take down the old light. You figure out if you have enough wire to easily get to your first pot light. (If not, call an ...
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Installing lights in drop ceiling - do I really need multiple contractors?
This job could be done by a skilled handyman. Or a good DIY project as suggested by another answer here. It really depends on your current skillset. If you get one of those new flat recessed light ...
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Installing lights in drop ceiling - do I really need multiple contractors?
Makes sense but in the wrong order.
Hire the electrician first. He or she can remove the old lights and rough-in the new ones.
After that, yes it's drywall and paint. And from the looks of your ...
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How can I fix my swinging chair to my ceiling?
In your previous residence, the 8 cm screws went approximately 7.5 cm into concrete. In the new residence, the screw is going 3 cm, at best, into concrete, and the rest isn't going into much of ...
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How can I fix my swinging chair to my ceiling?
You need to go at least 6cm into the concrete ceiling.
I also live (part-time) in the same region as you, and this is a common problem. Although the building where I live is much older than yours, the ...
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Should I open up the ceiling due to this mold-like substance?
I agree with wiping it down with some diluted bleach.
Usually when there is some type of bathroom leak in an upstairs bathroom, you will see brown spots on the ceiling downstairs.
Because there is no ...
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Adding an insulated ceiling to my new build garage
You've been misled (though I can't imagine by whom--I've never seen such a warning from anyone I consider knowledgeable). Those trusses (and all similar trusses numbering millions) are absolutely ...
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Should I open up the ceiling due to this mold-like substance?
No! Don't rip out the drywall. These look like the typical mold that grows in areas of high humidity. Just wipe it with a rag that has some diluted bleach. When painting over it, use a mildew-...
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Does a vaulted ceiling with air gap above insulation require ventilation?
If you have an air gap above the insulation, it must be ventilated. The excess heat must have some place to go. Preferably through a ventilated ridge cap, and continuous soffit vents at the overhangs. ...
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Does a vaulted ceiling with air gap above insulation require ventilation?
I think each rafter cavity should be vented and well vented at that.
My thinking is that in cold weather moisture from the living space will enter the edge of each rafter and migrate inside the ...
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What material is my damaged kitchen ceiling?
Would think drywall(straight line crack probably at a seam), with a texture coating instead of plaster.
Drywall does not like or last when wet. Depending on how wet it got, replacement of the wet ...
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