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DIY Home Repair Forum: Flooring 04-23-2013, 10:13 AM
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Posted By m2244
Call me dense but I am not following your...

Call me dense but I am not following your explaination.
DIY Home Repair Forum: Flooring 04-23-2013, 05:54 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 436
Posted By m2244
Hump in floor, how to transition? (Part 2)

Hello,

I asked a question on this forum a few weeks ago about how to fix a hump in the floor. A few guys here told me to remove the 1x boards in the problem area and sister 2x6's onto the existing...
DIY Home Repair Forum: General Home Improvement Discussion 04-06-2013, 06:43 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 441
Posted By m2244
Do you know of a good source in this country? I...

Do you know of a good source in this country? I found a lot of information about it but most of it was from Europe. Thanks for the help.
DIY Home Repair Forum: Flooring 02-27-2013, 08:52 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 700
Posted By m2244
I missed your question from last night, I was a...

I missed your question from last night, I was a bit wound up.

The hump (curb) is the center line of the house, the floor joists run perpendicular to the hump, it's where they rest in the center of...
DIY Home Repair Forum: Flooring 02-27-2013, 08:11 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 700
Posted By m2244
Now I am wondering if I can cut a few of the 1x...

Now I am wondering if I can cut a few of the 1x boards and do some shimming/leveling that way?

Man, life can really pile on the BS at times.
DIY Home Repair Forum: Flooring 02-26-2013, 07:42 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 700
Posted By m2244
Not sure if it's much of an option. Damn old...

Not sure if it's much of an option. Damn old houses! Can we still put in the flooring. The old flooring was spruce I believe.

The worst mistake of my life was buying this friggin place! Getting...
DIY Home Repair Forum: Flooring 02-26-2013, 06:45 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 700
Posted By m2244
It looks about 11/16 in 4 feet on one side of the...

It looks about 11/16 in 4 feet on one side of the hump and about 7/8 in 4 feet on the other side.
DIY Home Repair Forum: Flooring 02-26-2013, 05:39 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 700
Posted By m2244
Can I install flooring perpendicular to a hump in floor?

Hello,

I am in the middle of a bedroom remodel. The subfloor is old 1x boards and they have gaps between them anywhere from 1/8 to 3/8. I am currently laying down 1/2" plywood over the existing 1x...
DIY Home Repair Forum: Flooring 02-21-2013, 12:49 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 521
Posted By m2244
I Know. When I read his post I was pretty...

I Know. When I read his post I was pretty impressed with myself. I didn't even know I did all that.
DIY Home Repair Forum: Carpentry and Woodworking 02-21-2013, 05:33 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 501
Posted By m2244
Does anyone know where I can get...

Does anyone know where I can get formaldehyde-free MDF beaded or v-grooved?
DIY Home Repair Forum: Carpentry and Woodworking 02-20-2013, 12:31 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 501
Posted By m2244
I just worry about MDF. Read something about the...

I just worry about MDF. Read something about the glue being toxic or formaldehyde releasing somehow. You know how that is, not sure what to believe any more.
DIY Home Repair Forum: Carpentry and Woodworking 02-20-2013, 08:29 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 501
Posted By m2244
Need help with tongue and groove

Hello,

I am preparing to put some tongue and groove on the walls of one of our rooms and I have a few quetions, if anyone can help.

First of all, our old house has 1x boards over the wall studs...
DIY Home Repair Forum: General Home Improvement Discussion 02-19-2013, 12:10 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 382
Posted By m2244
Can you get thin tongue and groove?

Hello,

My wife and I are talking about remodeling some of our rooms with painted tongue and groove. I don't really want to use 1" thick stuff. Do they make 1/2' tongue and groove?
DIY Home Repair Forum: General Home Improvement Discussion 02-19-2013, 10:23 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 332
Posted By m2244
Advice on a nail gun set up?

Hello,

I am thinking about getting an air nailer (compressor and finish nailer to start). I am wondering what people suggest for brand, size, oil vs oiless, etc. I would be using this mostly for...
DIY Home Repair Forum: Insulation and Radiant Barriers 02-16-2013, 12:55 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 446
Posted By m2244
Prepping for insulation

Hello,

We are in the process of remodeling our 1930s house. I am planning on tearing out some sheetrock and firring (or is it furring) the studs in about 3 inches, they are only about 2.5 inches...
DIY Home Repair Forum: Flooring 02-16-2013, 12:47 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 521
Posted By m2244
Flooring filler

Hello,

I made a small mistake. I am laying 1/2 inch sub floor down over existing boards, gluing and screwing. On one of the sheets I followed the wall in our old house. So now I have a gap...
DIY Home Repair Forum: General Home Improvement Discussion 02-16-2013, 12:41 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 331
Posted By m2244
How to beam question

Hello,

We are in the process of remodeling our kitchen. We are taking a short section of wall out, maybe 8 feet. U want to put a supporting beam in its place. It needs to be rugged but it will...
DIY Home Repair Forum: Flooring 01-28-2013, 08:14 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 423
Posted By m2244
How level/even should a floor be for hardwood install?

Hello,

We are considering installing 5/8 bamboo flooring on the second story of our house. I believe it's 2.5 to 3 inch width (can't remeber for sure).

This is an older house so the floor sags...
DIY Home Repair Forum: Flooring 01-28-2013, 07:25 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 628
Posted By m2244
Great. Thanks guys.

Great. Thanks guys.
DIY Home Repair Forum: Flooring 01-28-2013, 06:16 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 628
Posted By m2244
How to even out a patched-in plywood floor

Hello,

I am helping a friend with his bathroom floor. They had a leak, he cut out a 2-foot square section of the plywood, we patched it back in but the old and new plywood does not match up...
DIY Home Repair Forum: General Home Improvement Discussion 01-21-2013, 08:58 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 565
Posted By m2244
Thank you. I thought so but I needed a second...

Thank you. I thought so but I needed a second opinion.
DIY Home Repair Forum: General Home Improvement Discussion 01-21-2013, 07:49 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 565
Posted By m2244
Can I install sheetrock right over existing sheetrock?

Hello again,

I don't want to tear the ceiling out of this room, there is blown-in insulation in the attic. Can I just sheetrock right over the old sheetrock? I don't want to use strapping, I don't...
DIY Home Repair Forum: General Home Improvement Discussion 01-21-2013, 07:44 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 463
Posted By m2244
Is there any reason not to install sheetrock vertically?

Hello,

Here's the thing; when we remodeled one of our rooms last year I installed the sheetrock horizontally and the taper (I don't tape) said that I should have used sheets that were the length...
DIY Home Repair Forum: Insulation and Radiant Barriers 01-21-2013, 07:38 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 500
Posted By m2244
Sorry, if I crawled in there nd took a pic, it...

Sorry, if I crawled in there nd took a pic, it would just look like a cardboard wall.
DIY Home Repair Forum: Insulation and Radiant Barriers 01-21-2013, 05:04 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 500
Posted By m2244
How to insulate this damn wall

Hello,

I am in the process of remodeling our 90-yr-old house. One problem we have is that the walls only have about 3 inches of blown in insulation. On the second floor we have a wall on each side...
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