Recent content by Iconoclast4130

@yeldogt The existing ties are going to remain. I am hanging fans from them and removing them won't really gain me anything from what I can tell. I got a quote the other day from a local company for closed cell foam and it is a lot more than I imagined it would be. So that will likely not be the...

I’m in the middle of a fairly extensive renovation on my ~700 sq ft garage and I’m unsure of the best/most DIY-friendly to insulate the ceiling. The garage has no ridge vent or way to get soffet vents from what I can see. One side of the roof abuts the breezeway and the other has a very short...

I will try to fix the picture issue. I was wondering if it was a sort of control joint (I admit I had to look up what that is). If it is a control joint, would it be acceptable to remove it now? The slab was poured in 2005 Let me know if the picture works now. It shows on my laptop now but it...

I don't believe this is what happened. The 2x4 in question is approximately 1/2 the distance from the overhead door to the rear wall. I should've added that info to my original post.

Hello all, I'm trying to get ambitious and overcome my inexperience with house stuff. I hope to get started finishing my garage soon and I have one issue I can't find any info on. The floor in my garage has a 2x4 right in the middle of it. I can't find examples of this anywhere so I wanted to...

Hey all, sorry for not checking this thread in some time. I forgot I posted here and we’ve been dealing with basement issues since a few weeks after we closed on the house. By “finish” I did mostly mean to hang drywall but the more I look the more flaws I’m seeing and I think the best thing...

Hello all! I am a soon-to-be first time house/garage owner. I have owned my condo for about 5.5 years but will be selling it in a few weeks time and buying a house in southern NH. I have done a small amount of work on the condo but i was limited to small projects. Our house has a two car...