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Deck over conditioned space – PMR?
July 2, 2025

Has anyone successfully installed a protected membrane roof (PMR) over wood subfloor (advantech)? I'm building an addition that will have a small 150sf deck over conditioned space. I had been…
Tiling a Slightly Uneven Bathroom Floor – Level First or Let Thinset Do the Work?
June 30, 2025

Hey everyone,I’m midway through renovating my primary bathroom and have hit one of those "do I trust my gut or follow what I read online" moments. The old tile came…
Truss Noises
June 21, 2025

I have a 3 year old house that makes noises at the ceiling line in the same spot.I have been in the attic 25 times checking for missed nails, missing…
Will this garage height work?
June 19, 2025

I'm building a 1-car garage on a concrete slab. I was planning to have the walls 96" and hang the sheathing a half inch lower to close up the under-sill…
Hardwood Floor Repair Question
June 18, 2025

I have about 2000 sqft of solid oak hardwood in my basement. It is a 1 x 6 product and was glued onto the slab about 12 years ago. About…
How to attach furring at the inside corners of a 1920s retrofit
June 18, 2025

For our siding job we're adding 1" of exterior insulation and 1x4" furring to hang LP lap siding on. But at the inside corners we don't have anything structural to…
I could use a little help: I can’t figure out what’s wrong with this floor system.
June 13, 2025

Hello,I'm taking a short course on tiny home construction. I'm currently designing a floor system project to demonstrate my understanding of the various factors that go into constructing a floor…
Repainting kitchen ceiling
June 12, 2025

I’m second owner of 2005 house. Original owner never installed exhaust fan over island cooktop. Been cooking for 17 yrs in kitchen. The kitchen is in a great room with…
Application of 2″ x 1/2″ oak-veneered MDF slats to drywall
June 9, 2025

Am planning to apply 2" wide x 1/2" thick oak-veneered & edge banded MDF slats to a vertical drywall surface finished at Level 5 and painted. There will be 3/4"…
Superior Walls, ICF, ICCF, or Something Else for Finished Walkout Basement
June 8, 2025

I'm planning on building a house in the Glenwood Springs area of Colorado. Most of the lots I'm looking at have some amount of slope, so I'm planning on doing…

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