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Any kind of wall paper or paint you put on drywall, it will telegraph every flaw beneath it. One thing I did once as an experiment is mix dry sacked taping mud with somewhat thinned water base paint. This I rolled on the wall like a thick texture about the consistency of warm butter. It was...

How do you know that it's travertine stone? Refinishing stone is a job for a professional.

All the glue in the world will not prevent drywall from sagging between the ceiling joists if it's gonna sag at all. 5/8" for 24"oc joist spacing would be my recommendation. The added fire resistance is a nice plus.

That's primarily due to the physical stress on a sealant joint that's designed to move quite a bit. I personally wouldn't be too concerned about the depth other than the amount of material it will eat up. But you could simply sweep some sand into the joint to within 1/2" or so of the surface to...

How thick is the slab? Assuming 4" nominal look at some type of pourable sealant perhaps.

Thanks for the replies. Not an art piece. I'm a hobby metal spinner and I'm designing a still. The main pot will have to be in two pieces like hemispheres either soldered (lead free of course) or welded. Soldering would be a slam dunk of course but I'm always looking for a more complicated way...

Can it be done? I have a Lincoln 120v mig welder but I'm not that proficient with it. I'm more comfortable with brazing with oxy-acetelyne. If it's possible to gas weld copper, looking for advice on flux and rod. Will brazing flux work and can I use ordinary copper wire for rod? Thanks for any...

Anything with acetone in it will vaporize the foam. Don't have a brand name handy but there is a special adhesive designed for this in caulk-tube format.

Is this in close proximity to your house? If so, what kind of siding is on the house? Might be more harmonious if you matched siding and paint. But being in BC you should have some pretty good quality sawn shingles available (you didn't mention budget!) and that's the first thing that came to...

We've got a 15kw Generac gas driven standby, no auto this or that. I just roll it out of the garage and plug it into the outside connection for the gentrans. What ever you do, make sure you can isolate your backup power from the utility with a proper gentrans switch setup. Basically what we...

Wow! Thanks everyone for all the tips!!

Re: Floresent lights T5's are (practically) instant on and not as sensitive to temperature as the older ballasts and bulbs. I believe they last longer as well (willing to be corrected) so the cost difference is made up over time.

OK, I'm hoping 1) there are some machinists that hang around here and 2) this is a safe spot to ask the question. I'm very much a hobbyist when it comes to working with metal. I have an engine lathe, nothing to speak of but it does stuff for me. Should I be using coolant when cutting with...

Re: Floresent lights On the ceiling for more clearance but it's a tradeoff. Light intensity falls off by the square of the distance. You'll need more lights at the ceiling for a given degree of illumination at your work level than if they were hung lower, say at 8'. But at the higher level the...

You're looking for guidance and you're a self confessed noobie with wiring? The best guidance will come from a local licensed electrician and having him do the work. I presume you consider your time worth something. Buy the fixtures based on advice you get here (I vote for the T8) and have your...

I wanted to put in a sidewalk to my front door on this ol' place after we bought it. The original owner never did finish the entry. We have a stream running across the lot (two acres) on the other side of the house. The proposed sidewalk is over 150' from the stream. 2/3 of that space is natural...

Pictures would make the situation a lot easier to comment on.

I modified my Fisher air tight stove (in the shop) with a coil inside the firebox for in floor radiant heating. A scrounged hot water tank serves as a heat ballast. It works great. I've yet to plumb in the water line(s) to the shop but they're roughed in and available. My shop is more a wood...

I personally wouldn't bother. It's the patina on copper that appeals to me as it ages. I've never tried anything like CLR to remove that patina but my gut reaction is it wouldn't do much. There are several products on the market for cleaning and polishing copper but they all involve some elbow...

That's some cool cutlery!