Search results

Does anyone know a good way to find the end of a built in vacuum line. Builder supplied house with central vacuum lines pre-installed but was good enough to bury the end of the line under the drywall in the garage. I know the pipe goes inside the wall between the garage and the laundry but...

Never believed it wasn't hooked to the drain, just nothing upstream. It has a tee off it that dead ends running the opposite way I want I assume that is the "rough in" for a sink. Some reason I thought it was much farther away and half put it out of my mind. I only saw it once its been hidden...

Poking around in the wall I found the the existing rough in for the sink (2") is about 6 to 7ft away from the soil stack, I would have to believe it is vented all the way to the roof as there is no other fixtures above, and it does go up through the floor. Is there any limit to how far I can run...

Not really helpful, What is wrong? I realise fittings are wrong and the vent actually does not go straight into toilet flange, its just a mashed up hack together drawing What I wanted to know is if it is allowable to cut into the soil stack and re-vent into the same soil stack?

Can I cut into the existing soil stack to add a sink in basement Basement rough in by builder has toilet and bath drain, locations are okay, also has a branch for a sink but its to far away from where I want it. Main floor toilet soil stack would be very easy to get to and sink would go about...

Google "flexible stone coating" there are a few of them, I've used Hardrock which worked well but I'm not sure they have dealers in the US, Rustoleum - StoneEffects and then there is Tufflex - Flexstone maybe others too they are the ones I know about.

I have a area I want to put in a patio on top of a retaining wall would like to have flagstone all the way to the end. Can you mortar down the outside row of flagstone to the retaining wall and leave the rest dry laid in sand? Retaining wall is two foot thick concrete wall, not worried to much...

Only problem is I already poured the piers. Nice day on Sunday and figured had to get some work done, like you said its a shed, anything goes, so skipped the planning part. probably not the best move on my part

Just wondering if this will work as a floor and foundation for a shed. Want to keep it as low as possible on long side so want to use joists to carry the load and the end/rim joists to hold the remaining joists top hill is to the right and would use wasted space off end of retaining wall so...

Ice forms about 6" below the vent on top of the shingles. Pipe is about as short as you can get and fan is slightly closer to the centre of the house. Vent is at a very low part of the attic so the blown in insulation is covering the pipe almost all the way from ceiling to the roof, you can just...

The last two years I have had water come in due to ice damming under the roof vent from the bathroom exhaust fan. I looked all over the internet and can't seem to find anything on how to prevent this. Huge lump of Ice builds up under the exhaust and any warm days snow will start to melt and...

Here is another thing I have a problem with . I can't see this being acceptable. But would like to know what others think This is the same house. The window was put in the wrong place and I told them they had to move it. after which time they added the plumbing but still hadn't moved the...

First off thanks for all the information helps when dealing with the builder Another question how high above the door should a header be or better question how high is it allowed to be over the door? Picture is a little dark just took it tonight when I was out.

Don't have many pictures but here is one from a few days earlier. That small section between joists is just covered with a thin strip of OSB only crossing those two studs. There is a bedroom over the garage. To be honest I just wanted to see if this is they way it is done these days. Being a...

Not really worried about an extra stud but the drywall seams won't work out since 16" centres won't carry down the wall. Plus it's more a question on workmanship. I think its poor workmanship I want to know if I'm justified.

I have a new house being built and I think the framing on the garage wall is poorly done. When complaining I was told by the developer that nobody guarantees 16" on centre studs. Which is fine due to size of rooms and all but I have never heard or seen the mis-spaced stud in the middle of the...

By looking and feeling around I can't seem to find any evidence of sill sealer, house was built in the 1974 don't know what they used back then or if they even did that back then. The driveway is right against the house in the area of the problem so I doubt it being a landscaping issue

There is fibreglass insulation (Roxul) stuffed in all the joist spaces vapour barrier carriers up from behind the drywall and covers the insulation. It is exactly the same through out the entire basement, but this room is the only one to get condensation and frost. the area effected is behind a...

I have frost on the top of my foundation wall in the basement. I have read some things about using a spray foam to get rid of this, which is what I probably will do. I just can't figure out what causes it. It only comes in my storage room which has been dry-walled and insulated but no ceiling...

Not that I am an expert on drainage or anything but I think the biggest problem is the hollows of the cinder block filling up with water, without drainage holes in the bottom of the blocks the entire wall will still be saturated with water damaging the concrete. In my far from expert opinion...