Tim Carter finishes the installation of a new vinyl window in an existing frame wall covered with fiber cement siding. Watch the entire four-part series to see how to create the hole in the wall with precision. Discover tips about remodeling from national award-winning master carpenter and builder Tim Carter.
Tim Carter demonstrates in this third video of the series how to cut out the wall sheathing and install the much needed sill flashing. The window install has been happening over a period of days and it's being done on a garage that has fiber cement siding for the exterior. Tim shows the importance of Read More »
Tim Carter in this video explains why houses feel cold even when the furnace is operating properly. Tim explains some of the reasons for heat loss in his December 28, 2017 AsktheBuilder Newsletter. In his February 21, 2016 AsktheBuilder Announcement, he explains the perspective differences in temperatures. He has a 47 degree swing in one Read More »
Tim Carter demonstrates in this second video of a four-part series how to create the actual rough window opening. Tim has removed the drywall and starts to install the king studs that run from the wall top plate to the bottom plate. Then he shows how to install the header across the top of the Read More »
Tim Carter shows in this first of four videos how to install a new window in an existing wall. This first video covers the planning and important tips to consider before demolition begins. Installing a new window is not as simple as you might think. There's much involved, even for a simple wall with wood Read More »
Tim Carter shows a nifty trick when framing walls for a house. Don't allow an interior wall to touch an exterior wall. Leave a 3/4-inch gap so you can slide drywall in one giant piece instead of having to cut it at the corners. This wall framing trick also helps prevent air infiltration because the Read More »
AsktheBuilder.com founder, Tim Carter, is also a master plumber. He shows RARE video of plumbing vent pipes in an attic and walls before they disappear forever behind drywall. Carter installed the vent pipes for this plumbing himself in a new home in central New Hampshire in the winter of 2016. (Read his May 31, Read More »
How To Fix Wood Rot Video 4 of 4 Tim Carter shows you step by step in this four part video series how to repair wood rot and SAVE hundreds and thousands of dollars. Carter reveals an amazing wood fortifier product and a two-part wood epoxy that can be sanded, stained, and painted. After Read More »
How To Fix Wood Rot Video 3 of 4 Tim Carter shows you step by step in this four part video series how to repair wood rot and SAVE hundreds and thousands of dollars. Carter reveals an amazing wood fortifier product and a two-part wood epoxy that can be sanded, stained, and painted. After the Read More »
How To Fix Wood Rot Video 2 of 4 Tim Carter shows you step by step in this four part video series how to repair wood rot and SAVE hundreds and thousands of dollars. Carter reveals an amazing wood fortifier product and a two-part wood epoxy that can be sanded, stained, and painted. After the Read More »
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