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I am finishing a garage/workshop. Standard construction with 2X6 sidewalls, insulation in stud pockets and standard vapor barrier. Wall currently covered with OSB. My question is has to do with a small portion of the wall at the base where there is about 1.5' of concrete block showing...

Thanks, gives me an idea on how to begin.

Traditionally, the thought has been to split or separate the insulation so that it goes on both sides of the wiring. It can be done.

I have a question about in-floor heating that may be a little off track for this forum but maybe someone out there can give me some general direction. I was wondering if anyone has had experience in adding in-floor heating to an already existing basement slab. This would have to be on the slab...

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The only area heated will be the lower level. The second story storage area will be cold.

I am staring on the insulation of my 26'x52' shed. Here is my situation. I have what are called "room in the attic trusses" which created an upstairs storage room. I have already installed the flooring in the upstairs portion. Right now, I have complete access to the floor truss bays from...

Sounds like you are on the right start to solving the problem. Go about it systematically and assume nothing until you can either find the problem or not find it. Remove, bag it and wear a mask. I agree with some of the other postings about double checking for a leak in the roof - just to be...

Hi Thanks - I have checked ebay and right now there are only two Canadian plates on there - was hoping to find more options.

Really cool - great imagination

I thought this might be a great place to continue my hunt for license plates. As many car nuts that are on this site, there has to be some plates laying around that folks might be willing to part with. I have finished my collection of individual license plates from each state in the U.S. I...

Hi I did the same thing as Gmonkee - easy to do and you simply use scrap.

Hi New member out here in MN. I have been wrestling with how to cover the ceiling in my new shed (garage). I have two requirements that I would like to fulfill in the ceiling project: 1). I want to keep the weight down - I do not want to have a ton of heavy material on the ceiling as the...