Home Improvement Today?

looks like some destruction/re-struction is in store for me... Seems like the outside spigot line is leaking.... mortar in the bricks is wet and I have a puddle in my room

 

installing a new fence

cedar pickets, currently wet.

thinking of swelling and shrinking through the seasons, they should not swell any more than current, so if i was to put 1/8" gap between the pickits, they should never touch?

 

How wide are the boards ?

 

5.5"
8' section
Is 17 full boards with like 2.5 inches
18 gaps at 1/8. Perfect

 

If they shrink a lot , you run the risk of them splitting . Checker head , stainless ring shank headed nails are what I usually use . Depending on how big a job it is , and how important it is to you that they don't split , in a case like that I've pre-drilled the boards for the nail locations with an oversized hole about 1/2 again the shank diameter of the nail . If you are using finishing nails from an air nailer , usually there is enough give in the nail to avoid most splits but you run the risk of the boards cupping and pulling through the nails .

 

I was talking about the gap between board a and b

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But the good info

 

Yeah , I got that , 1/8" will be fine because if they are green they will shrink more than they will ever expand again . Just pointing out that if they are green and are nailed firm , then try to shrink , you will likely see a lot of splits

 

Didn't think of that at all

I have a nail gun (air)
Was thinking about 50-60 psi

 

Finish nails or headed air nails ?

 

Will insulation dry out? Leak is some where up inside the wall

 

On slab or basement?

Insulation will dry out but if it we're me I would pull it all out and redo it.....Remove all drywall, wood base that is wet but in a dehu after you find the leak of course.....

 

slab.... is there a way to replace it without tearing the whole strip?

 

There is a way for anything I suppose but when dealing with moister I would pull it out and replace it.....

 

I had a small leak from a washer hose that went unnoticed until the spot showed up on the kitchen ceiling I cut out all the drywall and redid it all.

The drywall was only wet under the valve box and too the floor level then had water stains on the ceiling in the kitchen along the tape joint.I may have gone a little over board with the removal of drywall but I don't play when water is involved...

I wanted to make sure it was dry as a bone and no mold anywhere treated it with anti bacterial stuff sealed it up and moved on...

 

That's what I'm afraid of.... have never done any drywall before

 

This was my first attempt at anything of this magnitude for drywall repair it took me a long time to get it right but you can't see it now.....

 

Looks good... this just wasn't on my radar to have to do Oh, well.... what'cha gonna do?

 

What is that pipe that comes in? Main water supply?

How old is the house?

Looks like you have PEX piping for domestic water..