Recent content by The Shat

Damn, hope your hand is alright! First, let me thank everybody for the awesome suggestions. I think I've buttoned up my plan for the next phase of the project, and more importantly, have added a new project to further improve things. I'll compare cost of 2x2 strips of either pine or foam...

Yep, it's already gutted to the studs, so it won't take more than a day of work to rip down some studs, glue, and screw. I do have to look into what Randy has done, though. How much more costly is the foam board? I was unaware that I could get r-21 out of a 2x4 cavity.

Live in Minnesota, where it's cold as hell in the winter, and pretty damned warm in the summer, too. I'm in the middle of a garage remodel (26' x 20' attached). It has three exterior walls which are 2x4 construction (16" o.c.). Is it possible and/or cost efficient to face-nail/screw 2x2...

Thanks for the reply. There aren't permanent stairs yet, but I do plan on installing pull-down attic steps, so even though it's really a crawl space, I suppose it's viewed as an accessible attic. I plan on nailing 1"x across and stapling to that, or maybe a 2"x on edge so I can keep them...

I'm getting ready to put a lid on my garage re-model, but see all of these wires running across joists that aren't secured to anything. Sure, they're stapled every 32" where they hit a joist, but I could reach up and grab on to one if I wanted to, too. I know that's not allowed by code. I...

I'm in the process of remodeling an attached garage. The panel for both garage and house (shared) is on the north wall of the garage, and the house is attached to the south wall of the garage. Therefore, all of the wires from the panel go up the wall to the attic, across the joists, and into...

First off, hello to all. This is my first post in the forum. First time poster, long time stalker. I've learned quite a bit searching the forum over the past few months, but feel it's time to begin to participate, and what better way to do it than asking a ridiculously difficult question...