Questions tagged [plywood]
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How can I paint paneled walls covered in wallpaper?
I bought a house built in the 1940s (midwest US) and it appears that most internal walls are plywood and not drywall. This explains why the previous owner put up wallpaper in almost every room instead ...
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Questions about hardwood over hardwood
I am looking into getting new flooring. I live in an apartment on the 8th floor. I have parquet basketweave (see image) which is actually in pretty good shape but it's just not my style. It's also ...
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Can I use plywood for an exterior dog house?
I want to build an exterior dog house for my standard size goldendoodle in MA. There are a lot of DIY instruction videos on youtube. However, many uses plywood, but they do not address if I can leave ...
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Spacing between shelf brackets for 1/4 inch plywood and light load
I want to put up a track around the ceiling of my basement for the cats to run around on.
Looking at the scrap I have available I believe I have more than enough 1/4" plywood (dunno what kind of ...
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Enclosing an outdoor deck
I have a free-standing outdoor deck. It is 2 ft above the ground and the current decking is 1/2" x 6" with 1/2" spacing. It is in good shape. The deck is 12 ft x 16 ft. I want to ...
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Is it normal to see light between the plywood on a roof deck?
I am replacing my roof and needed plywood changed out due to water damage. They have completed the decking and are waiting for inspection prior to putting the other layers. Is it normal to see light ...
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Sanding down uneven ply strips [closed]
I've made this new hatch cover for my boat from plywood strips, I'm a bad DIY-er and struggled to get the strips even so was going to sand them flat. So far that's taking ages. Should I get a planer ...
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How to prep small piece of plywood for wall paint
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How can I prep a round piece of 12mm plywood 30cm in diameter, so that I can apply wall paint to it and it will look as close to a wall as possible?
Why: I'm making a light fixture. The idea is ...
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Raising floor before laminates. OSB or Plywood?
I am needing to raise my hallway and 2 room floors to match my kitchen that has been tiled. There was already a difference but I need to raise in total 4cm. 15mm will be my underlay and laminates but ...
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Fill up gap around the new OSB subfloor patch
I need to patch the subfloor after moving the plumbing from under the floor to the wall, in the bathroom. To support the new OSB patch, I've added floating 2x4s and now plan to put the board down with ...
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I want to close my back deck in and make a l laundry room can I lay plywood over the deck wood the wood is still in good shape [closed]
I wand to close in my back deck can I put plywood over the deck board the wood is still in good shape
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Side of Vanity Underneath has separated From the Rear
Underneath our vanity, the back portion has separated from the right side causing the drawer to come apart as well. The wall is too far back to connect it to anything. I feel like there has to be ...
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Risk of mold between plywood panel and window
I built a wood panel with a window sill to block the bottom half of a window. The window sash is made of two frames that split the window about halfway. The window and sash are built with a small ...
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Can an MDF platform support washing machine load at corners?
Can I use 3/4" MDF platform that is 27" x 27" as an intermediate base platform between a washing machine that will be grounded to the MDF platform at the 4 corners by the leveling legs. ...
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Plywood and underlayment question for large format tile
I have taken my bathroom floor down to the joists. I plan on installing a curbless shower witch requires a 1 1/8" recess. Can I use 1" plywood with Ditra to get to my 1 1/8 height and lay ...
