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07-04-17, 12:49 PM
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Posted By swordfish71

Replacing floor joists - floating subfloor

Hello,

I know this situation isn't ideal, but here it is.

I want to replace my 2x6 (you read that correctly) unevenly spaced and spliced and sistered and butchered floor joists that support my...
10-21-16, 03:57 PM
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Posted By swordfish71

I think I fould a solution, involving raising the...

I think I fould a solution, involving raising the shower floor a bit.

I will use a P-trap, give it about a foot of pipe, then a 45 degree into my wye that taps into my main line... all on 2"...
10-18-16, 09:58 AM
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Posted By swordfish71

shower drainage - S-Trap?

Hello,

I have an issue with my new drainage. I am working with 2x6 floor joists, and I therefore cannot install a proper 2" p-trap to drain the shower.

If I were to raise my shower base by...
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Views: 1,815
Posted By swordfish71

I know I seem like I'm knocking down all the...

I know I seem like I'm knocking down all the suggestions made ... but I think an air exchanger would be much too extreme of a solution for a space that is roughly 160 cubic feet.... The second floor...
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Posted By swordfish71

The entire underside of all roof surfaces are...

The entire underside of all roof surfaces are spray foamed - 5.5 inches thick, and the walls are all spray foamed 3 inches thick... And yes, there is ingition barrier on the insulation up there - I...
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Posted By swordfish71

Well passing forced air heating to and from...

Well passing forced air heating to and from furnace is not an option... My closest air return is in the floor of my first floor....no feasible way of running it to the top end of the second floor.
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12-02-15, 05:54 PM
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Posted By swordfish71

For the benefit of people who may be in the same...

For the benefit of people who may be in the same situation as me, I will update my project.

We ended up removing (against suggestion of a forum member, I agree) all ceiling joists. I was very...
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Posted By swordfish71

Attic on warm side of insulation

Hello,
I have a quick question that pertains to venting an attic that is actually inside the insulated envelope of the home. Let me expand ; I stripped my second floor down to wall and roof studs...
08-18-15, 08:09 AM
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Posted By swordfish71

I understand your difficulty to understand...

I understand your difficulty to understand properly my project... it is not one of those simple open-insulate-close projects.

I don't have the means to get photos up right now, but I will try a...
08-18-15, 05:52 AM
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Views: 3,808
Posted By swordfish71

Thanks for the reply! So I don't plan on...

Thanks for the reply!

So I don't plan on modifying the roof structure -- I am keeping the joist ties in place and will simply cap them with wood planking, and run my gypse boards up against the...
08-18-15, 02:41 AM
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Posted By swordfish71

Bump? I would really appreciate some input on the...

Bump? I would really appreciate some input on the subject. thanks.
08-12-15, 12:29 PM
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Posted By swordfish71

Converting attic space to cathedral ceiling

Hello,

I am reinsulating the second floor of my home because, being built in 1945, there were not real standards to respect and it turns out that most exterior walls are uninsulated, and my attic...
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Posted By swordfish71

hardwood floor installation - reversing directions

Hello,

For those who had read my first thread, I resolved my floor joist situation. I didn't even need to sister the joists. I removed all the old flooring down to the original sub-flooring, and...
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Views: 1,196
Posted By swordfish71

Question Sistering floor joists to flatten subfloor

Hello,

I just purchased a home, built circa 1948. The house was moved in the 1970's, and put down on a new foundation.

I have ordered my hardwood flooring, pre-stained ash wood. Beautiful...
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Posted By swordfish71

Insulation of house extension on cement pillars

Hello,
my girlfriend and I are possibly purchasing a house that has an addition on the rear, and the work seems very well executed. However, this d addition is supported by 8" sonotube concrete...
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