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I have been a contractor for over twenty years. I have friends who are contractors from Alabama to New Hampshire. They all encounter the same treatment of window codes. It is strickly enforced....

I would like to use a wireless headset to create documents with speech recognition software.
I understand bluetooth communicates with a phone. What equipment should I use for the computer mic jack...

Probably because the moisture in the concrete allows bacteria to thrive.
Seal it ,after cleaning

Yes , there is an electric machine , which wheels along with a vibrating blade . It is effective , easy to use and can be rented

Drylok masonry paint is a very good choice

It does not mean structural problems.

Wood framing dries out over time & moves somewhat during that time.

Is this shower on a concrete slab ? Or is it built on a wood framed floor with a basement or crawlspace below it.

Popping sound in a timber frame usually is the result of sudden surface checking of the timbers. It is common .

One advantage is , your homeowners insurance will not have an excuse to be voided in the event of a fire

Use their glue ONLY

Buy the cans of spray in insulation foam, the kind that expands . That will fill cracks easily

How do you know it is load bearing ?

Is the new opening approx 16 ft ?

To replace a solid surface sink will require a heavy duty router with a specific bit that , at once quides along the opening and reaches in below that point cutting in .
In short it gets cut out...

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In my experience customers regret losing the light.
I recommend considering replacing with one hinged door and two large windows

Tile hould have a minimum of one inch and a quarter thickness of wood. More is better.
So the plywood you see is probably on top of some other sheathing. Find out exactly how thick all layers are...

Rigid foam board, as thick as you can afford.

You do need a special drain with the detachable flange. You lay your membrane overlaping your flange and then screw on the cover. The concrete base does not need to stick to the pan. The flange has...

The Bosch heater supplies every fixture in the house. By shower diverter , I mean the mixing valve at each shower

I have a large whirlpool tub which could not be filled with hot water from the conventional electric hot water heater. So I installed a Bosch gas fired " continuous hot" water heater.
The tub fills...

A normal sheet of plywood is thirty two square feet in its uncut factory state. To cover two hundred square feet requires six and one quarter sheets ( 6.25). Square foot coverage cannot be converted...

Yes , go to Home Depot and look in the book section. There are some pretty good books with unit construction costs. That will get you close

If a gable roof was built , such that it superimposed the existing shed roof then its run or width ( presuming the rise/run is the same as the main body of the roof) would would likely make the...

There should not be a conflict

To answer the question , one would need to know what finish floor and what activities arer going to be there ?

Concrete is pourous , water will leach readily through it and evaporate into the rooms.
You can apply clear sealers to a concrete floor easily. Several coats of sealer will drastically reduce the...

There is such thing as a surface mount box, which could be installed over the existing box. Some have a relatively low profile. The white vinyl ones look pretty good in some applications.
Another...

Yes tapconning into block is fine. Try to stick to the mortor joints.

Good advice was given in the previous posts. I would like to add an important point . Whenever you build a wall that only has paneling/sheetrock/sheathing/furring strips / whatever , only attached to...

You do not tie them together. After careful fitting , fasten the rock into the stud about six inches away from the fixture edge.
Sheetrock only needs fastening every sixteen inches or so. A well...

Corian can be sanded as if it were a piece of wood. That does not mean ,however that you drop belt sander down and wack away. Take some very high # grit , and gently , slowly & systematically...

You would need to post a digital picture(s) , in order to answer properly

If you take any piece of wood and rip it several times to get equal pieces, you rearrange every piece of the new assembly so that the grain ( when viewed end on ) goes in a opposite or different...

The caulked joint shown should be flashed , as the joint above it is.
Remove the T111 between these joints and flash the horizontal joint . Replace the T111with new material.
The windows do not...

If the doors are being made with ordinary construction grade 2 X lumber , then the styles & rails ( which are the vertical & horizontal pieces respectively) may be susceptible to warping/twisting...

Above comment is right , it will continue to move .
You could point up the cracks for now.
Eventually the footing and wall sections can be unpinned and replaced ,in place.
An experienced mason...

Do you have an extension table fashioned , so that a jig which holds the material to be cut can repeatedly swing through the same arc ?

You should still make a conventional downturned slab footing. Freezes are rare ( there in Al) , but nevertheless eventually you will get one and the frost heaving will easily ruin the slab. Then it...

Does anyone how to research the statistics of typical VOIP customer retainage ?

The spray in foam is highly effective. There is a type which is formulated to expand minimally. That way is does not pressure the door / window jambs and thus distort the unit . Get that type ,...

It is not normal to settle that much that fast and past settling does not necessarily mean it will continue either. Although at this rate it sounds as if there is more to go.

The last comment...

an eight foot span may be OK with two two by eights, but are you sure the original header does not span the entire opening . Usually that is the way a house is built and that 2x4 is only to stabilize...

Also , it will probably be easier to look on the manufacturers plate of your boiler/furnace/heating device , get their name and research and then call them. Ask for a thermostat reference and advise...

Before you do anything else , look at the location of the thermostat. The unit should be isolated , so to speak , from the heating elements , be it radiator or air duct , whatever.
The thermostat...

Usually there are other settings that control how fast the furnace responds to a signal to turn on. Read the literature in depth and look on the manufactures website for more info.

Yes ,the springs will likely need to be adjusted , but it should be easy to do.

Solid surface can't be filled , it will only crack again. To repair this situation requires a V shaped to be routed out and then a new matching piece to be glued in , as in new fabrication.
This...

You need a system that reduces the water vapor in the air. A dehumidifier , or air conditioner system which takes the condensate away.
Sounds like you have no HVAC system working for you.

No , that does not sound right.

A speed square is very inexpensive and some have a very good guide book.
If you are not familiar with the framing square , invest a few dollars in the speed square...

Yes , ideally the new posts should bear onto a footing , below the grade of the concrete floor.
A "Microlam " or engineered wood beam can be a lot easier to install in a retro fit . Steel beams are...