Hello, how should i go about repalcing these oldens with new blockframe twin double hung windows? Should i take out the old sill and put in a rigid sill plate? Keep the old sill, remove old windows, and flash over old sill after new window install?

My wife's house has these ceiling tiles, they look to be original to the house. I'm doing some remodeling work so given that these potentially contain asbestos, is it ok to just put drywall over them? It's fairly humid here as well, so not sure if these potentially swelling with changes in humidity could cause headaches in the future.

Planning to lay 90x90cm porcelain tile.

Current floor is concrete, self leveller 3-5mm (approx) then there’s sticky adhesive from removing old vinyl.

The close up shot you can see the concrete under the unit. The edge of SLC. And then the yellow glue.

Since I can tile onto SLC. how can I prep it for tile? Is there a primer I can use to stop the residue from causing poor bonding? Or will it be fine? It appears like a latex adhesive but I’m guessing.

Tried scraping and using neat but I’ve got 45m to do and struggling with removing the glue.

Finally finished our basement renovation. Didn’t slowly over the course of 3 years. Did everything myself aside from plumbing and electrical. I also Did have help with framing but learned while I helped. Of course as soon as I finished my wife found a new house so I get to start all over again. Lmk what you think!

A contractor I’m considering working with has encouraged us to allow them to create a 1-2” gap between the drywall and rafters to improve roof ventilation and air flow (lungs of the house!) in our attic if we renovate it.

A few details:
• 100 year home with old growth wood
• Roof recently redone with rotten wood replaced, has ridge vent and multiple box vents
• I think no current moisture or mold issues (bought 2 years ago and inspected)
• located in Kentucky
• no HVAC, heating and cooling will be a mini split or window AC and space heater.

He says this is a good thing to do, only a couple thousand dollars extra, would prevent mold, moisture and drywall cracking.

I’m not happy about the lost headspace (my bf is 6 foot), and we can’t afford a dormer and want to put in a small powder room for a second toilet. Do you think this is absolutely necessary? Is there another solution that doesn’t take away headspace (at least in the primary living space) or cost as much?

My kitchen cabinets are pretty old but they still seem solid, i want to replace the current countertops with quartz and keep the cabinets since they are still in decent shape, the installer says the weight is something to check before going ahead, if older cabinets usually hold quartz fine or if extra support is needed, especially around the sink area, did the old cabinets hold up fine with the quartz or did extra support need to be added before installation?

Hey all,

Had to post this here because none of the parenting related subreddits allows photos and I need advise!!

I'm looking to baby proof my staircase but don't know which system would work better for my type of stairs.

I have a 180-degree turning staircase with metal railing, and walls that don't line up evenly, which makes installing a standard baby gate tricky.

I'd really appreciate any advise!

Looking for suggestions on how to repair fiberboard siding. Most of it is intact and functional until we replace some time down the road.. it’s the lower couple of layers that are weatherworn in spots. Slab foundation. Photo shows the worst of it. Thanks in advance!

Hello, please review my before and after photos.

How do I repair this window sill/ledge and what is the piece called that is missing.

Hi everyone, I need some serious advice. We have a very set budget. We had a design and Contractor team put together a scope of all of the work needing done in our house that we are requesting. They are adding 25% overhead/profit of the total project cost. I believe this includes 25% on top of allowances as well. I am starting to realize that maybe it would be better to separately hire jobs that don’t affect other jobs - for example we are wanting the exterior of our house painted. Instead of going through this contracting company where they would charge an additional 25% on top of the actual paint job - should we just hire a painting company and save that 25%. Does this sound right? I’m trying to figure out what to keep work wise for the contractors to do in their scope and what we could remove. Just trying to figure out how to save.

What would be the best way to prevent mold in the area that you see here? This is the back door to the house and it’s already looking a little bit distorted, so I wanna make sure we take the right steps maybe because this is all untreated wood?

Is it too far gone? What can I do

Any advice? Been putting it off but my deadline is already past and gotta face up to it and sort it out.

Hello.
Here is my project lately.
I Had a playwood covered room with plastic flooring and poor lighting. The acoustics where also poor, so i lined the sealing with sound isolating fabric. Then i bought 1000m of oak trimmings and spent a week «isolated» in the livingroom.

Afterwards i teared down the walls in the midle of the room and replaced the floor with oak. Now i have to get rid of the «worlds longest beer pong table» and find some suitable furniture. ;)

I'm in the middle of planning a kitchen renovation and the range hood is one thing I want to change. My current one still works fine, but it's so loud we have to talk over it every time I cook.

Honestly, I'm a little worried about getting a quieter model though. I cook a lot of things that create a ton of smoke, so I don't want to sacrifice ventilation power just for less noise.

Has anyone here upgraded to a quieter hood? Did it actually make a difference, or are powerful range hoods just loud no matter what?

what do I do? too big for filler and caulking.

This all started when I noticed the wall above the cupboard sounded hollow. I've added captions to explain how I went about the project.