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OK, in order to test this out, I screwed a sheet of 15/32 plywood to the outside of the short 8 1/2" wall, and WOW, what a difference. There is still some movement at the top of the wall when you give it a good whack, but it certainly made the wall more solid. I have plenty of room in the...

Thanks for all the replies! Yes, the walls are already built to the above sketch. (Actually, I made the sketch for this posting after I framed it, but what the hay..) The 52" wall is nailed together down to the three base 2x4's. I put this wall in to have something for the rough plumbing...

I am framing a shower stall (4 feet by 6 feet) in my new master bathroom that has cathedral ceilings. I don't want the walls to go all the way to the ceiling, so I'm only making them about 7' tall, and I would like to have a 60 inch bypass door in the opening. However, this leads to my problem...

Thanks for the encouraging news! I will definitely use dimmers, too. I may take a few out and hook them up temporarily to see how they look in the room, even though there's no drywall yet. As a side note, since these are actually for remodels, could I just leave excess wire within the joist...

Thanks, Genie! I like to hear encouraging news like that! I have about 3 dozen of these things to put around the house (such as in front of the fireplace, and around the master bedroom and bath), I thought they looked great in the store, and I really like halogen light compared to standard...

I bought several dozen 3" recessed lights from HD on clearance for around $6.00 each, and they have 50W halogen bulbs in them. They can be aimed, and they have satin nickel faces and trim, etc. Technically, they are for remodeling, because they were sold without the new construction hangers...

diverter I'm guessing this would be the same situation if I used a separate diverter with a standard shower valve. I called Price Pfister, and they said it could easily be done, but that there may be some flow issues with the rain shower head. I'm going to try it.

I'm thinking of using the Price Pfister 801-DC00 3-handle valve from Lowes (separate hot & cold, plus a diverter typically used to toggle between shower and tub) for a shower-only application. I'd like to use the standard shower output of the valve to operate the standard shower head, and...

Wow - Thanks for all the quick responses! Randy - Just to make sure we're talking about the same type of noise, my noise is more a crackle. It's not a squeak. I'm trying to think of a comparable noise, but the closest I can think of is walking over plywood that has dryrot. In general, the...

This past summer, I changed my 1950's ranch into a 2-story, which was a major project. (And no, I still don't live in the house yet). While the roof was off and the 2nd story was being added, rain had gotten the old 1/2" to 9/16" plywood flooring wet. The plywood sits atop 3/4" solid wood...