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Started of as a paint job. And so the story of the old goes right. Ready for the beginning of this story. Its only 3 days old figuring out what to do. And times to start and stop for the year. and extreme cost most likely need to make lots of estimates myself to see how and when we can do it...

So we noticed that theres was a lot of unused space behind our under the stairs closet. As a project we wanted to expand the space further out. After tearing down the drywall we came across these studs shown in the pictures. I wanted to remove them so I can have flush walls throughout the...

I'm looking to hang a light canvas print in a basement bedroom that contains the circuit breaker. I'm wanting to hammer a nail into a stud that's about 2.5 feet away from the circuit breaker. Is this safe to do or should I avoid this stud in case it's a wire/pipe? To clarify, I'm going to hang...

I need to hang a radiator (160cm wide, 50cm high, total weight around 35kg) via two brackets to a plasterboard wall. The wall is external, so that it has studs (about 12mm deep and 50mm wide) behind the plasterboard and then bricks behind the studs. I am lucky enough to have studs in...

I am going to build a partition wall that goes from floor to rafter. There are collar ties. So, two questions: 1. Should I attach the wall studs to the collar ties or the rafters themselves? If I attach them to the rafters, should I cut a notch out of the studs to go around the ties? 2. When...

Hi i just removed my ceiling box and found a brace going across nailed to 2 studs that are coming down at an angle mended together at the meeting point. I was going to remove the brace bar and install a ceiling fan brace. there was a ceiling fan on it before and was wobbling so decided to change...

I have a freestanding wooden shelving unit I want to secure to the studs on the wall as they're leaning forward. However, I'd only be able to secure 1 side since the studs measure ~23" apart whereas the shelving unit is 26.5" apart. What can I do to properly secure both sides onto the studs?

Hi, I've just moved to a new condo in Canada. It's a concrete-framed condo, but with standard drywall interior in the suite. When I knock on it, it sounds hollow. I've lived in a wood-framed house before, and whenever I needed to hang stuff (TV, photo frames, mirrors..etc), I would usually...

Hi, I've just moved to a new condo in Canada. It's a concrete-framed condo, but with standard drywall interior in the suite. I've lived in a wood-framed house before, and whenever I needed to hang stuff (TV, photo frames, mirrors..etc), I would usually find the studs in the drywall to hang...

I am mounting a new recessed medicine cabinet in the center of a 58" vanity wall. This cabinet has a 30x24" large oval mirror as its door. The cutout to mount it in the center of the 58" wall will require that a 14" x 18" hole be cut out of the drywall. The 14X18 hole will involve a stud...

Hi! We had a under the cabinet microwave above the stove with a vent. We want to replace the microwave with an exhaust fan. The vent was behind the microwave and is on a exterior wall. We thought this would be a easy swap and removed the microwave. Then realized that there is a stud in the...

I'm trying to find out how much weight a stud can hold. The studs are 2x4 correctly built into my home (or so i hope...) Assuming the mounted objects are mounted to the the stud with a mount that has the height to width ration correct and equal to the weight and directional pull of the object...

I'm wall-mounting a large/heavy tv and one of the two studs I intend to use measures 2.5" wide with my stud finder, and the center of the 2.5" stud is 16" from the center of the other stud (which is 1.5" wide). I thought maybe a double stud, but that would be 3". Thoughts on the odd stud and...

I am replacing an old vanity lighting bar with two vanity lights. The existing wire is not secured in a junction box. My problem is that the location I need to install one of the new lights to center over the faucet is directly over a stud; so if I install a drywall junction box I will have to...

How do I do an in-wall cable routing job for a wall-mounted TV if there are horizontal studs in the route I want to take? I bought a Legrand CMK70 kit, which comes with a circular saw to cut two holes and an AC power kit to go between the top and bottom. I thought it would be easy using this...

Hey everyone, I'm a new guy here, but have been doing DIY projects for a little while now (about 5+ years). So my new dilema... Im about to takle a bathroom remodel, complete gut job. I had to replace the tub about 2 weeks ago b/c it decided to get a hole in itself before I actully wanted to...

I want to install ceiling hooks in my back screened-in porch from which to hang plants. I'm having a terrible time finding the ceiling joists. I'm planning to use Stanley 3-7/8" #4 Zinc-Plated, Round Screw Ceiling Hooks...

Sorry another post. So I got my first load of 2x3's in. But the PT 2x3's are only 2 1/8" wide. I'm wondering if that's normal? Will this be too thin for a good solid wall base plate? I was thinking of a couple options if it is too thin: 1. Use regular 2x3 and apply a water proof sealer to...

Ok so I know to find out if my room is square or not. Use the 3,4,5 method or the 6,8,10 method if you have a larger room. I'm off by 1/2" give or take, it's really close. So now, how do I square this corner for framing?

http://menards.com/main/tools-hardware/power-tools/compressors-and-pneumatic-tools/nailers-staplers/surebonder-offset-round-clipped-head-3-1-2-framing-nailer/p-1796004-c-12912.htm Would this nail gun be sufficient for framing my basement walls? I plan on using 10d 6.35cm framing nails and...