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House Walls made out of Firewood - A Stackwall House
A viewer in Brandon, Man. had some questions about why his stockwall has started to shrink and crack. Art asked whether it is the aggregate he used or the logs themselves.Good question and I couldn't really help much. (But read on and you will see that at least one of our viewers does have so... -
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Rusty Nails in the wall
Todd from Manuels NFLD looked under his siding and discovered that the nails holding the siding were rusting away.In very damp climates, like Canada's two coastal regions, walls tend to get wet, and stay wet. In other areas of the country, the climate gives them more of a chance to dry out. Tod... -
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Installing flooring in an unheated cottage
Tina wants to install pine flooring in an unheated cottage. Different lumber yards were talking about curing the pine for as much as a year before installing it.Getting wood to a stable moisture level is important for flooring and if it is locally milled you must either kiln dry it, or air dr... -
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Transitions between floor coverings: Thresholds
It is important when two different floor coverings are at different heights, that the transition is smooth so as to not cause people to stumble, or wheels to catch. In the photo you can see the difference between two thresholds that both rise up the same height, but one being very narrow, cr... -
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Getting ready to paint.
Before you try to paint the walls, you must properly prepare the wall and the most important step in that is probably to properly clean the walls of all the grease and smoke and dust that they collect over the years.Regular detergent tends to leave a soapy residue, even after careful rinsing, and... -
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OVERVIEW: Sound Proofing
In this TV segment we followed a sound proofing specialist through a home, testing it for problems, and indicating some solutions. Elsewhere in this database you will find more through discussions on soundproofing various parts of your house.The photo shows the use of Z-bars or resilient bars on... -
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Concrete anchors and fasteners
There are many different ways to anchor things into concrete, each with its own distinct difficulty, cost and holding power.Concrete nails simply keep things from sliding, but have very little resistance to "pull-out".Tap Con or Grip Con screws actually cut threads into the sides of the pre-drill... -
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Ghosting-Dust Marks
In some houses there are strange dark marks that seem to follow cathedral ceiling joists, or even wall studs. Paint as you like and they keep coming back. You need to know what causes these marks if you want to eliminate them. -
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Using Resilient Channels
Installing drywall panels onto resilient channels is one of the first lines of defense against sound transmition through walls or ceilings. Here is a summary overview of their use. Notice there are more details in one of the videos which follow. -
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Hanging Things on Metal Studs
We often say that heavy objects that need to be hung on the wall must be attached directly into a stud. When you have steel studs, this can require special blocking before the wall is built -- or special attachment tactics if you want to go directly into the steel stud without wood blocking.