Re: [BlindHandyMan] home remodeling ideas

2006-08-08 Thread R S Enterprises
. I put the smooth side up for easier sliding of cardboard boxes. Ron - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 10:45 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] home remodeling ideas I'm in the same situation as I find

Re: [BlindHandyMan] home remodeling ideas

2006-08-07 Thread Shawn Keen
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] home remodeling ideas The joists then are probably on 24 inch centers. Depending a little on how many partitions are under, 2 by 8 should be quite good. Commonly the sub floor is made of tongue and grooved 5/8th plywood which comes in 4 by 8 foot sheets. I doubt you

Re: [BlindHandyMan] home remodeling ideas

2006-08-07 Thread Dale Leavens
] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 9:45 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] home remodeling ideas I'm in the same situation as I

Re: [BlindHandyMan] home remodeling ideas

2006-08-07 Thread Dale Leavens
] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 3:32 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] home remodeling ideas Just so I am using the right terminology are Joist the 2 by 8 boards that go across the sealing or the floor of the attic.? Also what are partitions? - Original Message

Re: [BlindHandyMan] home remodeling ideas

2006-08-07 Thread Shawn Keen
- From: Dale Leavens [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 10:15 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] home remodeling ideas Joists refer to horizontal structural members. They are the planks set on edge under a floor or over a ceiling. It gets a little

Re: [BlindHandyMan] home remodeling ideas

2006-08-07 Thread rj
: [BlindHandyMan] home remodeling ideas I see, thanks for the information. This home was built in 1941. back in the time in the U.S when things were built to last! Not acording to who the cheapist contracter was. I'll have to ask my neighbor but I bet his home is the same way with the 2 by 8's

[BlindHandyMan] home remodeling ideas

2006-08-06 Thread Shawn Keen
So many good ideas and not enough time to enact them. I live in this old 1940's built home with a detached garage. It's a single story with an attic. well take that back it has an attic but I'd like to put some floors in up there. Here's what it looks like. You pull the trap door down in the

Re: [BlindHandyMan] home remodeling ideas

2006-08-06 Thread rj
. - Original Message - From: Shawn Keen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 9:36 AM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] home remodeling ideas So many good ideas and not enough time to enact them. I live in this old 1940's built home with a detached garage. It's

Re: [BlindHandyMan] home remodeling ideas

2006-08-06 Thread Dale Leavens
. - Original Message - From: Shawn Keen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 9:19 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] home remodeling ideas Okay, I had another look. What do they have for a floor up there now? a board that's probably about 3 foot wide

Re: [BlindHandyMan] home remodeling ideas

2006-08-06 Thread spiro
I'm in the same situation as I find that the insolation in my attic must be under done. I thought of 2x 8 ft halves of ply but crossing that 20x 14 ft above the livingroom was nearly doomed to crack plaster while I lay out bats of insolation. How do we cover this? for material and personal