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Thanks for the assist, guys. I've found an elegant solution: I sent my wife for a masonry course at the local CC and convinced her to do it: she will add a concrete patch to the holes and finish the whole floor with some leveling compound. All I have to do then is the framing, and electrical...

Neal, The second sheet with the cutout shown is 1 1/2" of a 'particle board', but in this case, the particles are aggregate and the board-like material is cement...

My master bathroom used to have a vinyl floor and a fake modesty wall separating the shower/toilet zone from the vanity zone. My wife and I aren't as modest as when the house was built in 1965--heck, we don't even sleep in separate beds! Anyway, I pulled up the flooring and got rid of the...

I don't think I'm alone in being slow to reply to my messages. As with many things DIY, we've got jobs, kids, and spouses that don't want us to screw up anything we do to be helpful. Thus, our jobs take more time that it would if we were paying someone! As far as our drains are concerned, we...

The things I learned today: 1. Everything worked fine. 2. My house is nearing 50 years old and the drain pipes are galvanized 1.5-2" to cast iron. The plumber suggested that they are in OK shape, but will get clogged more easily in time due to internal surface area developing. He suggested a...

My drains (kitchen, bathroom, basement laundry) are slow, verging on stuck. The toilets don't seem to backup, but I'll assume that this is because the path is long compared to the volume that I drop and the long time between flushes. Doe s this seem reasonable? Can one cause (food or hair or...