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I know this isn't rocket science but how do you replace the door strip in this picture? Does is just snap in or does the whole molding that's holding it need to be replaced? I have tried to look for this at a local lumber yard but can't find anything that looks right. Does anyone know where...

OK, I've heard so much about bamboo, both good and bad. I've done some research but the more I learn, the harder it is to make a decision. The good: Strand bamboo is harder to scratch and slightly more water resistant than hard wood The bad: Gives off some type of fume and could...

Hello, OK, we are in the middle of a kitchen remodel. I have a contractor who is telling me that we should hang the cabinets 2" lower than normal because my wife is short. He says that he does this sort of thing all the time. But then the kitchen design guy is telling me not to do that due to...

How expensive is something like that?

Hello, My wife and I are in the middle of remodeling our kitchen. We took out a fairly large baseboard heating unit (Something like 28"h x 48"w x 14"deep) That was the only thing heating that entire room, which is actually kitchen and dining room combined. So the kitchen got a little cold in...

Hello, My wife and I are in the middle of a kitchen remodel (this one is stressing me out big time). Anyway, the floor joists for the second floor are only 5.5" deep, add to that another .75" for 1x boards and I only have about 6.25" of space for can lights. Do they make can lights that will...

So, we own an old home with a stone foundation and we have a musty, earthy smell in the basement and parts of the first floor. It feels and smells damp down there. I wonder if pouring an 8 inch inner "foundation" over the stone foundation would solve some of these problems. Also, could...

Hello, I own an old house with a stone foundation. The basement has a damp, earthy smell and sand (maybe degraded mortar) falls through the cracks. Someone suggested having a company come in and line it with spray foam insulation. I have done a little research and there is one school of...

CallMe, Can I ask you another question? A friend told me that all I needed to do was put a 120v outlet inside the upper cabinet, poke a hole through the bottom and simply plug the LED stip in. You said something about a transformer? I am thinking about controling that outlet with a dimmer...

Thanks man, this helped a lot. BTW, I did not quote your entire post.

Hello, We are gearing up to tear our old kitchen out and put in new everything. Someone mentioned accent lighting under and possibly on top of the upper cabinets. I don't know what kind of lights to use (led, strip, etc) or how to wire the walls ahead of the sheetrock going on. Do you need a...

No kidding? I didn't look that close at the site I guess. 8 or 9 hours in the sun yesterday has made me almost completely useless today. I guess I am just nervous, this is expensive stuff. Thanks

Hello, I am getting ready to install a Nantucket Beadboard product on our walls. This stuff is 3/8" thick, it is actually a v-groove 6" apart, 4x8 sheets. I have never used this stuff before so I am wondering about the seams. It would be nice if it had a toungue and groove on the edges of the...

Call me dense but I am not following your explaination.

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 floor joists and then continue with my 1/2 plywood subfloor. I am in the process of doing that but...

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.

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 the house. This hump is only a problem (I think) where the hallway crosses over. So, there is a...

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.

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 seriously discouraged.