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I have a floor drain in the basement floor that I would like to put a countertop cabinet over. This was the drain used for the old utility sink. Knock on wood I have not had any flooding so it doesn't get much use. The line with the red cap is a cleanout for my footer drains, which is where the...

I finished my rough in and pan install for my basement shower. The plan was to use HardiBacker and some form of membrane to seal it. I read that Hardi is a pain in the ass to apply anything to because of how absorbent it is, so I am thinking of taking those down and going a different route. I...

As stated, please have a look and give me some pointers on my PEX install.

I am starting to run the supply and lines to my basement bathroom remodel. I am using a mix of PEX and Copper as needed. My valve is PEX feed and that helps in this scenario, because I have a bend behind the floor joist that cannot easily be soldered. Sure I could notch out the top plate for the...

I am starting to insulate the basement and frame the walls. I am in Zone 5 so I am using R-5 XPS on the walls and I will do R15 paper backed fiberglass inbetween the studs. I am gluing the seams with PL300 vs taping. I may tape the seams after but not sure if I will need to. I have glass block...

I have an old pipe I assume was for the bathroom drains to the old septic system. I want to eventually frame this wall but I need to deal with the old pipes first. I had a 3in cast pipe and it was broken a few feet down so I was able to remove it from the inside and redo both sides of the block...

as I continue the basement bathroom I need to move some plumbing and frame some of the basement wall. The old wall was 1x3 furring strips ramset into the wall. These nails destroy the block. I prefer tepcon screws for cinderblock. The old framing had no insulation and no top/bottom plates. Now...

I have a situation where I want to lay studs flat against the wall. This is an interior wall that is not perfectly vertical. It is off by about 1/4in over 7ft. I have secured the studs with 1/4in tapcons to the block and shimmed them so they are as level and in plane as possible. I did not drive...

I am preparing to redo my basement bathroom and I am not sure if the existing venting is proper for my installation. I have made a rough schematic of the system and will also try to verbally describe it. I have a 3in vent stack at the far end of the system in a ranch. All fixtures come after...