Recent content by baartman

I burned my dinner reading this.

Highly recommend the plywood. The OSB may deteriorate in humid conditions, or if something in your storage spills/leaks, the chips may start to come up and catch on things etc. I would even use 5/8 ply.

This is indeed a very good forum. I was a apart of this forum for a number of years, but they changed formats and all the regulars moved to a different site forums.delphiforums.com/breaktimeclass You'll find any answer you need here. Good luck with building your house! :thumbup:

Is it rubbing at the top or the bottom of the jamb, or all the way down the jamb? If you sprayed a closed-cell insulation to completely seal the unit after install, because the wood can't breathe, the jambs may be cupping.

I've had issues before, when using long 5/32" hammer drill bits for the tapcons, where the bit actually bends and drills a slight banana shaped hole. This usually happens when I push too hard on the drill, or when I'm holding the drill awkwardly. This causes the hole to seem deep enough, but the...

Sorry, not at the moment.

I've got a tip for staining... If you ever need to stain multple sides of a board, get a 1x3 or plywood strip the size of your sawhorse, screw 1 3/4 screw through the 1x3 or strip. Flip the board so the screw points stick up, then screw or clamp the board to your sawhorse. This allows you...

Couldn't have come up with a better solution myself. Good idea with the backer rod!

That rotten wood is probably not wood but is a slab isolation board to protect the slab from expanding and pushing out the walls. I would advise against filling it in as that would then allow the slab to push out the walls. If you want a clean look, you may look into pinning a trim piece onto...

Concrete block is a porous material, and moisture will seep through, especially at grade height. I would attach a layer of tar paper to the block first and then your metal. Also keep the metal off the floor. This should keep the rust from forming if the siding is steel.