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Guys - I had some foundation work done and the guy left the new foundation 1.5 inches shorter than the old foundation. I'm attaching a photo of my repair and wondering if its a good repair. I had to add a second sill plate and extend it to the end of the window where I put a verticle 2x8 to...

I'm having some basement work done and the concrete stairs and landing have to be broken up. Anyone have any ideas for me about building some temporary stairs or purchasing something to get me by during the renovations?

Ok so heres another issue I found. I built a header for the main floor windows since I intend to go up one level on the house. Little did I know that half of the header is sitting right above the basement window. What solutions do I have? 1. take out the basement window and replace with...

Thanks for all the input on the stud replacement! While replacing the studs I realized the sill plate is not secured to the foundation! I jacked the house a bit and looked into the block and its hollow all the way around the perimeter. Is there a way of strapping it to the block? or will I...

Guys - Brand new here and hoping I can get some solid advice. I've replaced several exterior studs (balloon construction) due to rot and sill plates due to termites/carp ants. I used 6d 2.5 inch exterior screws to hold everything in place. Is this acceptable (I'm in NY) and is there any...