Attach the hose from your vacuum sealer to the nozzle on the canister. Turn on your vacuum sealer and press the button for sealing canisters. Your machine will begin to remove the air from the canister. Once the machine stops, indicating the air has been fully extracted, you can turn off ...
has lap siding or an uneven exterior, cut out a square of the siding around the vent hole and place a square piece of PVC trim—with an appropriately sized vent hole—in its spot. Attach the vent cap to the hole in the trim, then caulk and screw the vent cap securely ...
Pipe fittings, lines and drains have to be fixed. You also need to factor in the cost of water damage caused by the leaky plumbing. When hidden leaks go undetected, these problems often add to the final cost. Damaged drywall tear-out and replacement Structural repairs to load-bearing ...
Trim any excess fabric at the ends of the planks to about one inch. Fold this over and staple to the inside end of the plank for a clean finish. Make sure the fabric is pulled tightly for neat edges. Step 6: Build the Frame Measure and cut wooden planks for the top, bottom, and ...
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I was able to slip 1″ XPS behind the framing, but can not get them to adhere due to the concrete wall being uneven. Any advice on how to get them to stay in place? As an alternative, can I just attach the XPS to the inside framing and then drywall directly over that? Thanks ...
As you’ve seen in a bunch of the posted pictures, as of last January (2020), there still wasn’t a shower installed in the master bathroom, and even the drywall was not in since I had to take a good section out to get the shower base installed. One of the things that was ...
In a few spots, the drywall panels wavered unevenly. When you slide a straight countertop against an uneven wall, it will show gaps along the seam. One option is to scribe the countertop to the shape of the wall, but the contractor who installed the granite top in this project didn’t ...
If the wall is windowless, transfer the measurements by adding the thickness of the wall to the distance from the inside corner to the stud. For example, if you locate an interior stud 12 inches from the corner, add the thickness of the drywall, usually 1/2 inch, plus the thickness of...
separate one room from another. Position the rod at a level where the basket will hang at a placement where your cat can easily and safely jump in and out. If you have a big or heavy kitty, mount the tension rod to the wall using screws and drywall anchors to securely support her ...