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Any suggestions on what nail and nail gun to install 5/16 by 2 inch face nailed oak flooring. Looked around the box store today and didn't see anything I thought wood be correct. Wood flooring supplier did not sell nails. I have 18 gauge nailer and a framing nailer but don't mind buying a...

I have a 1200 sq foot ranch with a full basement built in 1957. The floor joist are 2 x 8 dimensional lumber and they span 12 ' 8". In the center of the house about six in a roll have had failures. One because the plumbers cut a 4 inch square hole to run the tub drain. The joist beside...

Anyone have the latest NEC requirement for access clearance around the panel ? Stuart louisville Ky

When did the nec begin to require 240 breakers be located in the top of the panel with the 110 at the bottom. I assume its to place the larger amp breakers nearer the power "in" cables. Thanks Stuart

I'm trying to repair the seam between a whirlpool tube and the cultured marble wall. I think the floor joist under the tub were not spaced correctly for a large fiberglass whirlpool tub. I'm guessing that with about 20 gals of water ( 160 lbs ) and an adult male ( 210 lbs ) is adding so much...

is putting supply lines in an outside wall against plumbing code or just poor common sense. Have a condo with water lines in an outside wall but within the attic space on the 1st floor condo. They are only covered but about 2 inches of insulation. They have frozen and burst, much to the...

I'm wondering what can of worms are opened in stripping the drywall out of a house in Sarasota county florida. Specifically at what point you open yourself up to building code upgrades. I know the current standards are more stringent than in the past few decades. I'm going to check with the...

I looked at a 5 year old home that had vinyl windows and could see where the bottom of the window was bowed or bucked from the crush of the brick. How many rows of brick can be layed before you have to let them set and dry. It seems builders ( or masons ) brick to many rows. I have seen othe...

A local roofing co replaced two roofs on our block. Both two story homes have the same square footage and floor plan. The position of all vents prior to the work was identical on both homes. Neither power vent has a humidistat On the first home there were 4 vents ( the small aprox 12 x...

I'm looking at replacing a basement 2 x 6 load bearing wall. The center beam on this 2 story brick home is 3 2 x 8 's sandwiched together supported by the 2 x 6 wall on 16 inch centers. I want to open the basement for a large media room. The length of wall I want to replace is 24 feet...