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I am working on framing my basement and i'm stuck on the wall between the concrete foundation and the stairs. There's 2 inches between the concrete and the stairs. I'm a novice DIY that learned most things from helping my dad but this one is a hard one. Looking for some advice please. 2...

This is a mud room that we're in the middle of demoing to remove the closet and the dividing wall to create one large room that we are going to convert into a guest room, and relocate the washer and dryer to a new addition. I'm trying to determine if this dividing wall is load bearing or...

Hi. I need some advice, please. But first, I'll explain our situation. We live in a foursquare brick home built in Toronto, Canada in 1911. The walls are made of two layers of brick finished with plaster and lath on the inside. Unfortunately, the plaster has many, many cracks, is loose in...

Our house is on a hill and the 9' foundation wall below grade has a 1" to 2" bow around the frost line (around 5' from the bottom). We bought this house last year but the inspector never mentioned anything about the bow being a problem. When we got an engineer in later to plan a basement...

I'm about to tackle the bathroom as part of finishing my basement. We need to put the bathtub/shower combination in a corner that has below-grade concrete walls on both sides. Ideally, I'd like to have the plumbing against the end wall, but from what I've read, it'd be very difficult if not...

I was told that my poorly planned 8"-block existing retaining wall could be strengthened by inserting vertical rebar and adding concrete. The wall is located in an area that is extremely difficult to access with a cement truck. Can I used dry Quikrete to achieve improved wall strength or must it...

Guys, I have to make a couple of 10"x12" holes in my wall to route some low voltage cables through fireblocking. I'm hoping to make the patches afterwards as close to perfect as possible, and with as least hassle. I do have experience patching drywall, and consider myself pretty good at...

I would like to start by saying i have never done any drywall work. You can tell me to hire someone but I wont listen. So with that out of the way, how should I go about supporting the drywall that am going to use to finish this gap left by removing the wall? Original thread about wall...

Just about to start the demo of my kitchen and I was looking to see what people thought about my archway being load bearing. I originally posted about this wall here without any drywall removed: http://www.diychatroom.com/f15/remodeling-kitchen-wall-must-go-197970/ Now that I have the wall...

I need to put insulation in my walls. There is already about three inches of roll insulation installed. I can't afford to blow foam into the walls so I want to put either loose insulation or more roll insulation and I want to do it from the top of the wall. I currently have drop ceilings through...

I am trying to diagnose a metallic creaking/popping noise behind drywall. I recorded 3 occurrences of the noise a the following link: youtu.be/9rIWIkw1Yzk The sound in the video is low so you may need to increase the volume because in reality the sound is as loud as a normal conversation...

Hi, I have a pipe meant for the shower and a pipe meant for the toilet that are sticking out of the wall and concrete floor respectively in my basement. I need to drywall the open section in the wall and add laminate panels to the floor. Because they are sticking out, I have to remove some part...

Hello everyone. I am in the preliminary stages of remodeling my kitchen. I am planning on removing the archway/wall separating my current kitchen from a small breakfast nook to open up the space. I was hoping you guys could give me an idea of what you think about this wall being load bearing. I...

Hey all, I am in the process of painting my bath tub. I have been prepping it by removing all caulking and grout at the base. I accident broke a tile in the bottom corner of the tub. I am not sure how to replace it. If I cut it out it is lathe & plaster on the back and I'm afraid it will...

Hey guys! So I am renovating my garage and I have this open space in the wall where an old door used to be. The bricks have been laid to close the outside wall already. However, my question is how to proceed to patch it up on the inside? My first guess is to simply build a small wood stud...

I had a section of ceiling damaged by water. The section projects out further than the rest of the ceiling. It is roughly a 6'x8' section that protrudes vertically from the ceiling by about a foot. This sections butts up against a wall which has cabinets attached to it. I was able...

Ok, so lots and lots of research and a bunch from this site. So signed up to ask a few clarifying questions. Just installed acrylic tub and shower surround. So all the directly wet areas are pretty much taken care of with that install. (As soon as I verify that the shower head not leaking...

Is it ok to put a dorm size fridge in a wall? It is this model: http://www.amazon.com/Sanyo-SR-2570M-2-5-Cubic-Foot-Refrigerator-Platinum/dp/B00006JKZO/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top/180-0863213-0203945 If so How many inches in the back should there be of air space? Thank you.

I know this is the flooring section, but you guys are extremely knowledgeable in tile. Anyhow I have 2 questions. 1. The old shower I ripped out was protruding, it was a float wall on green board. they just stapled chicken wire to it and then added about 5/8's of an inch to it of mortar. This...

I'm working on new shower/bathroom area and I will be using steel studs for the frame. My tile is 8"x48" porcelain tile. The Mfg http://mediterranea-usa.com/usa/boardwalk/ says it is a floor tile but looks great as a wall finish, which is what I will be using. I purchased 1/4" Durock sheets for...