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Hope this is the right forum. I have some man made flagstone that my wife bought at Lowes. I need o cut a coupkle pieces of it so she can place it where she needs it. I have seen some shows showing how you can score the back and then place some under it and snap it along where you scored it...

I am coming to the end of my basement remodel (hopefully). My wife and I want to put in a gas fireplace. Stopped at the local gas supply company where I live and they had a few pre-fab cabinets that gave us some good ideas. The lady at he store was giving us some tips that I question. She...

During my basement remodel I have removed the existing line coming into the basement because I want it moved to another wall. I have a 50' roll of 3/8" soft copper tubing (never used) given to me. I am told it is ok to use. Why I ask is that the existing running up stairs to my central unit...

Getting ready to start sanding my newly mudded walls and have plan to rent a power sander from HD this weekend. I hope this will help to cut down on the time it will take me to sand my entire basement. I have never used one before, but have watched demos on the technique used and think I can...

I am finishing up with my drywall in my remodeled basement. I used densarmor drywall and have noticed that it a different texture to it than the normal paper drywall. It has a fiberglass mesh type texture to it. Well except for the areas where I have mudded the seems and screws. When I...

YellaWood is not as green in color as some of the other stuff. Should I worry about the green stuff for building my deck around my pool and wanting to stain it later? Just seems like common sense to me that the greener stuff would not show the stain as expected as the YellaWood might. I think...

After checking my water tank for water coming out of the air valve I discovered none, however noticed that there is an in-line pressure gauge that reads ZERO. This is without any water running i nthe house and may be the way it should read unless water is running. My common sense tells me that...

I saw in another thread a suggestion about using a motion sensor to turn a light in the hall on. How does this work? Similar to an exterior one? I a second side entry to our basement that is rarely used, however the light switch is on the opsite side of the room from the exterior entrance...

I don't want to remove the entire flue just the part jutting out fro mthe wall and then seal it somehow. Prior to hanging drywall in my basement I need to remove an old unused woodstove chimney flue. I was hoping that by the time I furred out my walls that it wouldn't stick out past my studs...

Hey all, I am having issues with water pressure at all of my faucets. Water pressure stays up for a few minutes then goes down drastically for a few minutes then back up again. I experienced this at another house I owned and it was the pressure tank. Could this be the culprit here as well...

I have a new ceiling fan in my kitchen that I installed about 6 months ago. The problem I have with it are the light bulbs. They use some new type, I think candlelabra or something. the set that came with it lasted for about 4 months. One of them burnt out and when I went to replace it I saw...

Wanted to confirm a thing or two about pigtailing outlets. I am remodeling our basement and furring out the walls with 2x2's. I am at the point where I can start pulling my wire boxes out from the block walls to be flush with the new 2x2 studs. Can someone explain what I need to ensure I do...

When my basement remodel begin to come to an end I am thinking of installing an intercom system. Is there such a thing as a wireless solution? If so, besides batteries what are some of the pros and cons? Also is there any particular brand to stay away from or one to recommend? Thanks

Any ideas on what to use as a sound barier in bathroom walls. I am thinking fiber glass would not be the best choice due to moisture and it is in the basement. I am using the foam board on my exterior walls so would this work for the interior walls around our bathroom as well? If foam board...

I have ran into a problem I don't knwo how to address with the bathroom in my basement. When and whome ever installed it they used 1x4's for the wall studs aginst the concrete block. What I would like to do is replace them with at least a 2x, but I can't because of the shower/tub. It sits...

To (hopefully) move my basement remodel along a bit faster I went out and purchased a Senco Model DS200-AC screw gun to hang my drywall with. I am still at work so I haven't gotten to test it out yet. Tempted to run a screw into the wall next to my desk. Just not sure how well that will go...

I am using Tap cons to hang furring strips in my basement to get ready to hang my drywall. Well what I thought wouldn't be that big a job has turned out to be quite the little chore. The Tap cons work greeat, its just drilling the pilot holes I wasn't ready for. If you are going to be...

I am about to begin hanging the drywall in my basement and have been told two different ways for hanging it. I am going to hang it horizontally, but my question is whether or not to leave a gap between the sheets or to butt them up together. If I am to gap what would the distance be? I am...

First off I apologize that this is a repeat post, however I can't seem to find the one I had been reading. I am going to hang drywall on concrete block walls in the basement. They have been sealed with some type of paint/sealer. I plan on using some size of furring strip (please suggest) by...