I am a married 48 year old father of Four. Children range in age from 24-16. I have been in the automotive refinish business for approximetly 30 yrs at the dealership level. I enjoy working with my hands, and have done many construction projects. I have built my two homes with the help of my father in law.
Sat 24 Apr, 2004 10:22 am - I've built my walls around the perimeter of the basement. I plan on drywalling the ceiling. Should I have used a top plate on top of my top metal channel? I'm going to use 2x4s on the... (view)
Sun 11 Apr, 2004 09:11 pm - metal stud framing
One wall runs from the outside wall across the room to the I beam. that wall has the door opening at the out side wall.The last 5' of that wall will have to drop at least... (view)
Sat 10 Apr, 2004 10:07 pm - I am presently framing for a bathroom in my basement and one of the walls will be under a cold air return, can I screw the metal channel directly to the duct? Is there a code issue there ? how do... (view)
Thu 8 Apr, 2004 08:09 pm - I am currently finishing my basement with metal studs. I'm trying to learn how to frame the soffits with metal. Can anyone help with this? I also need to build a wall under a cold air return.... (view)
