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• Soundproofing Under Hardwood Floor?

  Hi folks,I'm finishing my bonus room above the garage. The subfloor is Advantech, the floor will be 3/4" solid oak. The bottom of the subfloor (ceiling of the garage) is…

• Spacing OSB sheets in a conditioned garage?

  Hi Guys,I'm headed back into the garage tonight to start hanging my OSB for the walls. In my dads garage, we did thin plywood many years ago, his garage is…

• OSB Wall Sheathing Meets Drywall Ceiling

  Hi guys, I'm currently hanging 7/16" OSB for my garage interior walls. I was initially spacing it down 5/8" to allow the drywallers to rest the edge on top of…

• Window Tape Recommendations Needed

  Hi guys,I am going to be doing the last step on sealing my windows which of course is taping them.What tape(s) do you recommend? I was considering the 3M 8067,…

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• Fire-Retardant Paint for Garage

  Hi folks, Does anyone know if DC315 application is code in NH for rim joists, exposed garage ceilings, etc.? I had my rim joists sprayed w/ 3" of closed cell…

• 奖金的房间屋顶保温和代码问题…

  Hi folks.I am having my contractor come out to closed cell spray foam my bonus room in an unvented fashion (per conversations with J. Lstiburek).The rafters are 24" o.c. &…

• Garage, Bonus Room, and Basement Insulation

  Hello experts! I am in zone 5B I have some questions on three different areas of my home before I OK the work to be done… Garage: I am fully…

• Best way to patch lag bolt holes in roof?

  Hello,I am having spray foam going onto an underside area of my gaage roof. At some point, a sat dish was installed and then moved. The first bracket and lag…

• Recommendation for Dense-Packed Cellulose Netting

  Hello everyone, Do you folks have some good sources for the netting that needs to be used for dense packing? I see an Insuleb on h. Deopt, but that's it...