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I would assume both of these walls may be load bearing due to the large column with 5 2x4's. I have some questions about opening up the walls some more. hope you guys can help! My plan is to open up the wall between the kitchen and the living room. We also want to put an island in. this is a...

I have a garage door opener on a double door. The door closes fully and stops. Then about 15 minutes later it opens without any action on my part. I tested this for several 15 minute intervals and found that it continually stayed closed for 14 - 16 minute intervals then opened on its own...

I bought a Larson storm door 36" wide that says it fits a space 80" to 81" tall. I had a handyman do the installation. It turns out that my actual opening was 81.5". There is now a .5" gap at the bottom of the door. The extender and sweep are lowered as much as possible - just catching the metal...

Hello, I am contemplating completely taking down one wall and making big window-like openings in two others in order to opening up my downstair's living space. This area flows from the kitchen in the rear of the house to the living room in the front, with a dining room in the middle. The...

Begining a project to add blown insulation to the attic. Currently, about 6 inches of blown cellulose insulates portions of the attic. From the attic I can see down into the cavities above my stairs (from the 1st floor, stairs come up 8 steps to a landing, turn 90 degrees, then 5 more steps to...

What do you do when the width of the opening of your new stairwell doesn't butt up against an existing joist! No opening has been cut yet...still in the planning stage of the game. We are converting our attic into a living space and need to install a stairwell. Our house is pretty old and the...