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"Speckle and sand" sounds like what most people call "mud and tape" :thumbup: a well known brand of wall filler is called "Spackle", maybe that's where the confusion comes in.

What did the product manufacturer say when you contacted them?

I still need to trim about 5" off the face of the butcher block counter top, and I will use the cutoff piece as a backsplash. three HF 44" boxes cost me net $567 after selling the 3 old Craftsman boxes I had. Upper cabinets are 40" tall and the whole lot was $400 at Habitat ReStore. They have...

I've done business with Lester and I like his product. I did not receive any emails from him. As far as Home Depot, Lowe's, Menard's, etc selling their email lists...they are very protective of their customers and do not want to share with anyone. Why potentially send one of your customer's to...

I've always heard the vapor barrier goes closest the the warm side.

Brent - If you are willing to give them another shot, you can request a different consultant, or you could call the same guy back and explain you need to see other options. Its possible he is a rookie and doesn't know any better, or I suppose its possible they don't offer the 6100 and 6500...

Brent - Simonton has been around since 1946. The color of the vinyl looks more like painted wood and not so much like a bright white refrigerator plastic. Home Depot will do a Lifetime Warranty on the 6100 series window that covers the unit, the labor, and accidental damage to the screen. The...

If at all possible build the garage with a sloped roof, and build a deck on the ground. Roofing only 12 years, but I have grown to hate flat roofs. They seem to always have a problem somewhere. Roofs should shed water, a lot of flat roofs retain water. Check with your homeowners insurance...

Wincore fiberglass entry door. Lots of places sell them. If you have Home Depot Exteriors do it they will go above and beyond what the factory warranty is, for example they cover accidental glass breakage, and the installation and materials warranty is Lifetime, non pro-rated.

Our standards in the Chicago area are two courses of leak barrier (ice & water shield is a trademark Grace product). Each roll is 3', so 6' from the eaves up the roof deck. Also around any protrusions (stove pipes, chimney, plumbing vents), as well as any joint where the roof meets a side wall...

A 10/12 pitch is not something "a couple buddies" should attempt. One or both falls off and breaks their back, you've got BIG problems to deal with.

Big box stores, if they do it in your area, will bring their own materials and charge about $300-$400 per square, plus a premium for the steep pitch, around another $30-$50 per square. Since you already have materials, you should be looking for a small time local guy. For a garage roof you...

And with the money you saved you can afford to do it all again in 10 years. :bounce:

Wow, that is the first time I've ever heard that. If Insurers will cover contractors without insurance working on your home, why would the contractors buy insurance? I've always heard "professionals for hire are NOT covered under your homeowners policy"

Nope! I gots enough wide whites on my '36 Ford 1/2 ton (avatar pic)

Absolutely! Haven't decided on final colors, but I'm leaning towards antique white for the upper half and either a light teal or pea-soup green for the bottom half (like mid 60's chevy truck or Ford bronco), and then paint the HF 44 tool boxes to match the lower color.

Mastic is good stuff Rethink your gable vent.. Attic venting should work like drinking through a straw...intake at the bottom, outflow at the top. Have you ever tried to drink through a straw that has hole in the side of it? It short-circuits the flow. Same with your attic. The ridge vent...

The aluminum to wrap the fascia board is available with a pvc coating textured like woodgrain. Looks better than flat aluminum but is still maintenance free. For the vinyl soffit use the continuous-vented panels. They hid the perforations between the slats. I have continuous vented soffits on...

Here is 3 of them assembled. The bridge will go over the clock near the middle. The narrow one at the far right end. I have 3 more of the large double door to assemble

If he is looking at 16-18" and R60 when he's done, that isn't fiberglass. Must be cellulose. It's gonna be DUSTY!!!!!