Partition wall in basement non-load bearing, I would like to place it exactly in line with my steel I-beam. Do you suggest friction fit or how can I secure it?
I'm not anxious to friction fit anything immediately next to that beam so I think I'd measure very precisely and attach to the joist bottoms with drywall screws.
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The braces (brackets) that hold my door to the door frame; the screws that hold it in are not holding the brac ... |
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One floor on the second level is super squeaky. I screwed the plywood floor every 4 in. in the joists. No im ... |
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I had a window about 5 months ago. The window at various times of the day and evening makes cracking noises. ... |
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We want to install 3 1/4 inch by 3/4 inch oak strip flooring in our kitchen and family room. The kitchen floor ... |
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What if some of these water blisters appear in inside clad walls? I'm wondering if the weight from the ice sto ... |
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House is about 30 years old and lately "blisters" in the wall are showing where the drywall screws or nails ar ... |
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I want to install hardwood floors in my dining and living rooms. The house is 15 years old and I assume I will ... |
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I want to convert my cottage roof to a cathedral ceiling. It is presently a 5/12 pitch with rafters made from ... |
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I've just installed a hard wood floor. The floor was squeaking previously so when I removed the carpet, I adde ... |
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How do I attach the dishwasher clips to my Granite countertop. Is there a way to do this without screwing dir ... |
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I am planning to replace the windows in my home, add 2" of styrofoam insulation and new vinyl siding to the ex ... |
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I will adding a subfloor to my daughter's kitchen before laying ceramic tiles. How far apart should the ... |
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I have low spots, about 1/2 inch low and several square feet in area, in the existing plywood sub-floor. Are ... |
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I purchased an retractable awning and the directions say to have 3 brick courses above where you are to instal ... |
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My brother-in-law asked me to hang some shelves and pegboard in his storage area but it was constructed with m ... |
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We are in the process of trying to put together a mail box post.Could you please tell me how to attach gingerb ... |
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I'm currently installing a 1/2 plywood sub-floor over an existing 3/4 OSB sub-floor in preparation for so ... |
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A friend has asked me to mount a metal handrail on a paving stone walkway. The metal posts he wants me to ins ... |
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I have a 4/12 hip roof, 14 years old, r40 blown insulation, ridge vent plus 4 square vents. styrofoam vents be ... |
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Our existing mantel is sagging and I would like to remove and reinstall it. From the top view I can see five s ... |
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Our existing mantel is sagging and I would like to remove and reinstall it. From the top view I can see five s ... |
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Our existing mantel is sagging and I would like to remove and reinstall it. From the top view I can see five s ... |
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Our existing mantel is sagging and I would like to remove and reinstall it. From the top view I can see five s ... |
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In my home I have a red brick wood-burning fireplace in the center of a wall in our family room. We rarely u ... |
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Anyway, I have just bought a house and we have to rip up the carpet on the stairs. I'm pretty sure that t ... |
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I would like to change the trim (baseboards & door trim) in a condo where the divisions are framed with metal ... |
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You said there was a special tool that you would use to nail through the carpet and underlay into the joists t ... |
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I am going to be installing an underlay before I put down adhesive floor tiles in our kitchen. I was going to ... |
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I am preparing to install laminate flooring throughout my main floor. I need to raise my floor 1/4" in order ... |
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Would like to re - do my kitchen floor. Presently done in sheet lino but many squeaks. Have had many people lo ... |
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I purhcased a 6 year old bungalow last year and have a problem with squeaky floors. The floor is particle boar ... |
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I have just built a ceder wood deck and some of the wood boards cracked after screwed. Some cracks are long fr ... |
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I need to build a beem out of 2x10 the span is 13 feet. the beam supports the wall by my bedroom the wall is n ... |
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We recently replaced the sub floor and installed new sheet vinyl. The old sub floor was removed and swept well ... |
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I am trying to install a plywood sub-floor on the concrete floor in my basement. Can there be any "floating su ... |
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I have carpet throughout my kitchen -- the no pile stuff from the 1970s -- not very practical. We want to lift ... |
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How do I go about fastening carpet to a concrete surface with screws? (concrete surface is a flight of outdoor ... |
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I own a 37 year old bungalow whose floor squeaks all over. Sub-floor is 1/2" plywood. Laminate flooring on top ... |
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I'm looking at having a new home built and I'm nervous about the strength and thickness of the subfloo ... |
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Last week I re-insulated the attic. This week I've
noticied a substantial crack in the cieling in
t ... |
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I am removing some old rugs from the floor and before I put down the new flooring which is going to be laminan ... |
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I'm installing full thickness 1x8 pine t&g flooring in the kitchen (25'x20'). I'm going to use a 2" brad naile ... |
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I'm having the floors in my house redone, there is presently carpet and I'm having vinyl flooring put in. They ... |
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I have been having problems closing a bolt lock on my front entrance door. The door has two side panels and a ... |
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I rather like rocking chairs, but a rocking toilet is another matter. I haven't removed it yet, but it seems t ... |
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I am about to repaint the front of my metal front door. I have removed the old kick-plate which I do not inte ... |
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Ren, we are getting quotes on hardwood floor and have been given some conflicting information. One person say ... |
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We are talking about putting a new floor in the kitchen. The previous one had what we think is the glue come t ... |
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Is it necessary to put screws into the sub-flooring to prevent squeaks with hardwood? If so, how many per squ ... |
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How does one stabilize the doorsill? Can you please give me some ideas. I understand the part about sealing it ... |
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We have just finished painting my in-laws place and the walls are 3/4 in plaster on the inside and 1/4 inch pl ... |
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We'd like to replace the old vinyl tile in our kitchen with vinyl sheet flooring. Several of the tiles are bro ... |
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Is there really a difference between the three pre-mixed products of cement, mortar, and concrete? I have some ... |
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A friend of mine needs to change her toilet seat cover but cannot remove the bolts. The top of the bolts have ... |
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Our house was built during a transition from lath and plaster to drywall. The walls have a thin gypsum board ... |
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Our house was built in the late 20's. It had 3 small bedrooms and we are combining two of them to make one lar ... |
