Recent content by chaka

The caulking is my doing (and yes... needs to be redone)... but is the glass enclosure originally attached with adhesive? meaning it should not move on the tub rail? if so, it seems that has failed also.

Hi. I'm trying to figure out the best way to address a glass shower enclosure to tub connection. Basically, we have a tub that has a glass door on top of it. When we moved in I noticed that the door and the enclosure were ever so slightly misaligned. What that results in is people trying to...

Thanks Bud16415, you might be on to something! but, I'm not sure my wife would be that flexible (aesthetically)... and i should also mention that i have a toddler, so trying to keep some structural integrity so the kid doesn't go out with the leaves (and in case we ever sell the joint). :)

Hello! I was hoping someone here could help me with this question. I want to make a horizontal cut in the bottom board (1x8) pictured here and be able to flip up the bottom half so i can sweep the deck with somewhere for the debris (pollen/leaves) to go. I've been looking at hinges, and it...

Good Morning, I recently had a flat roof on top of a garage replaced (20'x18'). They did not ask me about replacing the existing drains, and now we have a TPO roof with 2- 3" drains embedded (they are both connected through the roof to the interior of the garage). Had I been local when they...

Okay folks, providing an update. We went with TPO, and are now looking at rebuilding the deck. We have a small section that used to be tiled (attached photo) and am now looking at tiles that you can put over a TPO membrane. We would get a slip sheet, and it would likely be a floating system...

Got it. I was going to ask the roofer for a slip sheet, but agree I'd like to keep the sleeper system out of the water. Do you have any good suggestions for how to do that? Also, can I re-use the stringers? (or is that generally done?). Just wanted to decide before I chopped them up (or...

I guess on second thought I could just screw slightly higher or lower than the previous attachment points. But was still curious if that was the best way. and of course the span question... it seems that it is 1.5x the width.. so 6x1.5 would be 9'? is that the standard rule?

Hi Folks, So this is a multifaceted project... involving demo, roofing, and then decking. I've removed the fencing (sawzall straight down to cut through the nails attaching it) and deck boards of a deck (pryed up and discarded. I will remove the sleeper system to access the roof (it leaks)...

Hi Tom, absolutely... I get it. I just really appreciate another brain on this one. I take everything you say with a ton of gratitude while also recognizing you are not a structural engineer or carpenter. Maybe I'll post in the carpentry forum to see if I can't get more eyes on this. Thank...

Thanks Tom... I'm including a few more pictures here of the substructure. I was going to use joist hangers when I put this pack together, but curious if I would still need the sleeper in the middle of the roof. In the photos you can see it changes width along the length of the structure to...

Thank you Tom! I feel a little foolish... So as with all projects, you get one set of questions answered and another crops up... Let me know if this should go in another forum... So I'm posting some pictures of the deck with the "walls" installed. I removed these sections with a sawzall...

Thanks for the suggestions! So, make sure to use a slip sheet between the decking sleeper system and the roof. I was planning on making sure this happened on the parapet walls (between the flashing and decking, but if there is decking structure between the parapet walls resting on the roof...

Hello! I currently have a concrete roofed garage covered with epdm that is leaking through the roof and into the garage (seam and corner failure from previous installer). It hasn't been much, but it has made it all the way through. There is a deck on top of the garage (that sits on parapet...

There is a gasket. But water was still getting between the gasket and the wall at the very bottom. I ended up pulling the old caulk out (that was getting pulled when I opened and closed the door) and replacing with a thinner Brad that didn't get pulled.