Recent content by shane2943

Nope. :( Haven't done anything with it. I'll just bear the heat this summer. Maybe get a shop fan. I'm putting the house up for sale next March, so I'm focusing on doing other upgrades and repairs around the house, like fixing bad siding, remodeling the master bath, remodeling the kitchen...

Here's a couple more pics that might be useful (limited to 4 pics per post). If you need me to take any additional shots, let me know. From the kitchen side: Back side of fireplace in attic: Other end of wall in attic:

Hi everyone. For those who thought this was a how-to, my apologies. :) I want to remove most of a load bearing wall diving my kitchen and dining room. I'd like to drop the wall to a half wall (about 40" high) and install a bar counter top on it. This will open things up in the house quite a...

Sorry I haven't responded, guys. Thank y'all for the replies! The door jam is not slotted for the newer style weather stripping. I actually ended up using exactly what you recommended about a week ago....just the vinyl bulb instead of silicone. Sure enough, the paint on the front door...

Hi everyone! Looking for some weather stripping ideas for all of my exterior doors. Two of the doors do not have any weather stripping at all and one of them has it, but it's in sad shape. Looking for something reliable that will also reduce the 'impact' of the door as it shuts, if that makes...

Ok, suit yourself. But your missin out. :eek: So how would I solve the fire break issue? That's a pretty important detail, methinks. I mean, I don't have a habit of burning bonfires in the garage, but who knows what could happen. Plus, I do eventually want to sell this house (probably not...

Shoot, that's what I got this for (notice the upper corners and the sub at the lower right): What I NEEED is some decent venting (eventually). ;)

You keep being nice to me and I might show you my duct work. :eek: ;)

OK, here's a couple pics of my holes....err...soffit vents: The vents are actually more like 3X8 instead of 3X6. But that's neither here nor there because either way, it's not enough venting. And here's the spacing:

No, you may not! Those are personal and private! :mad: (I'll take a pic when I get home. :D )

I really just want to be able to have a little extra storage above the joists (accessable by step ladder) like laying long pieces of wood that are currently on the floor across the joists to store them. I would want to build a shelf attached to pullys that would raise up in between 2 ofthe...

Not quite sure what you mean by adding support to keep my roof from sagging. I don't want to remove any supports. I intend fully to keep every 2X10 and 2X4 that is currently there in it's place. I only want to remove the drywall to open the space up. Now, your firewall statement really...

DANG! You gotta nice garage there, my friend. Actually, what I'm wanting to do does differ from what you did in that I want the attic space, and the garage space to be one in the same. The only ceiling I want above the garage are the ceiling joists and roof deck above that. I want to get rid...

This shot is taken off to the right of the garage so the peak of the roof and ridge vent can be seen: All 3 of these shots were taken from the back wall of the garage towards the front of the garage (where the two garage doors are). Please forgive the ghettotastic wiring. Yet another project...

OK, got the pics. When I said that the garage shares a common wall, it's more like 1.5 common walls but that's neither here nor there. Would just make separating the garage from the rest of the attic a bit more of a pain, but doable. Ok, I'll do my best to describe the photos: This is the...