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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Anyone know what could cause this on side of a house? http://i1343.photobucket.com/albums/o798/RedGreenBaron/Wall_zps8366e713.jpg