I've got 2 wooden garage doors (roll up style). We are converting our garage to a rec room and want to permanently seal these doors. We want to retain the outside look of the doors on the home, using the doors as the outside wall. Internally we plan to build an internal framed wall, hiding the doors. Essentially we want the outside to look as it does now, but be completely sealed so no moisture gets inside (between the outside wall and the new framed inside wall. So getting these doors 100% sealed is of primary importance. We're located in Western Washington lots of rain, so doing it right is important. Areas of concern: * Bottom of door where it meets cement. * Horizontal openings between each section (5) of door. * Area around door. Thanks! :cool:

When I removed the plaster ceiling over my basement stairs, I exposed the bottom of the stairs that go up to the 2nd floor. There is a board nailed to the underside of these stairs that runs parallel to the stringers. It's clearly not structural since it doesn't run the entire length. Would this have been done just to support the ceiling below, or perhaps does this play a role in helping to silence the stairs above? There is no such board under the basement stairs and they do sound a bit ricketier. Also, how might I go about making the stairs feel and sound more solid? I'm thinking of using construction adhesive (Liquid Nails) to glue cross pieces under the riser to tread joints while the underside is exposed. TIA Joel Bayside, NY