How to Cut Drywall by Expert Village

Sometimes, you can use a keyhole saw to cut out this. But, I like to use just a regular utility knife. And, you don't have to cut it all the way through. You just scar through the paper and as deep as you can get into the drywall. And, then I usually... Read More »

Checking Home Insulation Thickness by Expert Village

Hi! My name is Joshua Lindsey with CFM Building Science Solutions. On behalf of Expert Village, we are doing a frame walk and insulation inspection on this home. The thickness of our insulation is going to make a difference in the R-Value. So if we have... Read More »

Terminating & Capping your Plumbing During Home Remodeling by Expert Village

This area used to be a back porch where the ceiling drops down. This entire area was a back porch. This end segment of it was a laundry room. When we decided to make this an entry alcove, what we did was we had to end the plumbing here, we had to... Read More »

Fixing Insulation to Save Energy by Expert Village

We did here in our houses. We have the good insulation but it was not good enough for me. So when we got all these packages from the company's with all these Styrofoam chips in there, we used these chips and put them on top of the ceiling and add to the... Read More »

Plumbing and Drain Tips for Bathroom Installation by Expert Village

We are going to talk a little bit about the toilet flange here and this is where your toilet will sit. This is a 3 inch toilet flange and it ties down into our main 3 inch AVS sewer line and again we have that 1/8 inch fall per foot so that the solids... Read More »