Recent content by Mammyjammer

If possible, use a Front Discharge ready mix truck. The truck driver runs the chute, which frees up a member of the crew. A good driver in FD truck can make the placement of the concrete a simple process with minimal shoveling...which is a good thing because you will need your energy for the...

Very cool! Please elaborate on the recess a little for us ceiling height impaired.

You could run the sewer straight across the room and get the diagonal pipe out the way.The sewer line should not be that hard to deal with. If the fall is good, the pipe should be practically empty.......smelly, but empty.

I use 4x4 s for jack studs. Always had trouble with lag bolts for garage door tracks hitting right in the middle of two studs nailed together or hitting the very edge of a single jack stud.

We have a local plumbing supplier that will make up and pressure test an entire gas line, including a shut off. We just put in a 24 foot run for a BBQ at a friends house. We unrolled the new gas line, dropped it in the ditch and hooked up each end. A little soapy water on our connections and we...