Recent content by Hank11

I found some heavy duty **** hinges on Amazon. They swing 36 x 92” double doors into my shop. The doors are made from hickory 2.25” thick, so very heavy. Been up about 3 years now with zero problems. They were not real expensive. I’ll add that you do need well made doors with good solid wood...

A site visit by a civil engineer would answer the questions raised here. No one here has any real knowledge of the OP’s soil conditions.

Thanks for all the comments. The tub will sit directly above and on top of the floor joists sitting on the block foundation wall, so the floor structure is really not holding up a lot of weight on the cantilever. But it still needs substantial framing.

Crawlspace. One story structure.

I need to expand a bathroom just a bit (2 feet extension past the block foundation wall) for a large tub. Outside wall on gable end of structure. Floor joists parallel to rim joist. I need a 2 foot X 7 foot bump out. The tub will be sitting approximately directly over the block foundation. It...

Pretty sure this is the way. ^^^^^^^^^^ Or strip it and skim coat, then paint.

You will also have to deal with the door and window trim as all the jams will be short. But this might be less of a problem for you than removing the old stuff. If you drywall, use construction adhesive and screws.

Make 45° miter cuts and joints before you put the trim in place. If you can lay the boards to be joined down on something perfectly flat, you can end up with nearly invisible joints. Put blue painters tape on both pieces to be mitered, cut through the tape. Glue them together, wipe off the...

New seals.

Grinding will smooth it for sure. I would hire it done.

I have not tried it, but I will this fall when the heat breaks. I asked my concrete floor finish guy about what I wanted, which is to knock off the coarsest part of a broom finished porch before applying a sealer. After we talked about it a bit, that was his answer. It won’t make it smooth like...

Squirrels here have chewed the fuel line fittings on top of the fuel tank of my truck twice and my wife’s car once and they’ve even chewed some of the PVC trim on my shop. I’ve been getting even but I don’t seem to be able to get ahead. I don’t think it’s possible to eliminate all the squirrels...

Try a floor machine with a Scotchbrite pad. If it looks good do the whole thing and get it over with.

I have this situation and it’s not ideal, but it’s also not bad. In the winter, the room feels just a little bit chill even when it’s warm in there. The mini split keeps it pretty nice otherwise. In summertime it’s less bothersome because the walls that are maybe 3/4 uninsulated are not exposed...

I’d go with the 12. The extra spoil will push back in easy enough.