Had somewhat of a similar issue, purchased a butcher block, sanded it down, bat one spot was giving me trouble. Neighbor gave me a small jar of "industrial bleach". not sure where he got it, it didn't solve the issue 100%, but pretty close. I think it was a powder substance that was mixed to make it liquid. HTH.

If your door is properly balanced you should be able to bring it up to shoulder height, let go, and the door should not drop or raise on it own.

If you have extension springs and need to replace them note the color on the loop, that indicates the weight it is rated for.

Test them out first. There is a lot of variability in quality of these kinds of tiles. They often need to be taped together to prevent gapping, sliding, and spreading. Some tear very easily, others will take impressions easily (and permanently).

Even with quality tiles, there is a good chance they will still slide on the concrete and you might need something underneath to prevent that. When I have seen these used in dojos and gyms, they frequently use carpet tiles.

Easiest way would be to get some tracks with diffusers. Kind of like this:

https://www.amazon.com/StarlandLed-Aluminum-Installation-Professional-Accessories/dp/B01LL3S006?th=1

The wall is on both sides on the inside. There is also no reason for any wires or pipes to go through. The picture is around here

Looks good. Do they make more modern styles of crown molding? Maybe something with more rectangular stock?

If you know how to install crown molding, you can install the molding a few inches below the ceiling line and stick lights up just inside the top.

https://imgur.com/a/ZpBXbom

Is it a good idea? Probably not. Have I done it? Yes. Has it caused any problems (yet)? No.

Can you install directly on remaining sub-floor? Maybe, depends on which way the joists are running and possible height differences. Can you reinforce with additional plywood? Probably. Should you nail additional layers into joists? Debatable, but probably not.

Are there gutters/downspouts outside that corner of the house? Looks like moisture penetration. Check to see if water is pooling up to the foundation in heavy rains too. Need to get the exterior corrected before working on the interior.

Thanks for your thoughts. The opener installation is about 18 years old, so I expect it is time for a new motor head. The spring is that age, too. The opener had recently stopped responding to any remote control, too (tried to re-program to two remotes).

The door is not particularly "heavy", so I think the balance is good. IE, it opens and closes by hand with reasonable effort.

All signs say new motor head.

Thanks for responding!

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Installed wrong, huh? I would stick to desk jockeying and leave the remodeling advice for the people who have been there and done that.

And as a person who's seen crazy things from actual life, you'd know that what should be a perpendicular stud might actually be installed "wrong" because people are sometimes idiots and then you get buildings with all sorts of WTH!?!...

There's no info from the op whether that wall was there originally, or someone moved/turned a wall and built a new one around whatever studs were there. No info on the actual architecture of the home, etc.

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So, rather than assume from afar, which is one way to make the unexpected into a real problem, simply proceed as if that is a true load bearing stud to minimize the Oh F#!*' moments.

This is also safer for the op because he doesn't have any good way to ensure 100% whether this is or isn't load bearing - doesn't have the access or experience.

You could add a Vapor Barrier Underlayment before putting the foam tiles down, they make carpet tiles that may work for you as well.

Update: the bolt has been removed through a combination of showering it in WD-40 and applying ungodly amounts of torque with a comically-long pipe.

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Thank you for all of your suggestions! Considering the thread closed.

I like the jive of your jinb!

Thanks for all your help everyone

What's the difference / pros and cons of epoxy paint vs redguard? Do you use both? I was just gonna use the waterproofing / redguard but I've never heard of epoxy pint...

Hollow steel door? I would imagine Styrofoam is best. I have seen what I think is the reflective stuff but I can't imagine it making that much of a difference with how thin it is.

I did a high loop. My dishwasher even came with the hose thing that holds the high loop.

It's under the sink. So it goes out the dishwasher low through the sink cabinet sideways. Then up high loop as high as it will go under the actual sink, then back down in the garbage disposal.

Also the best practice is to make sure the disposal is clear of anything while you run the dishwasher so it can drain without issue.

Also put a little detergent in the washer area (not the enclosure) so it will wash during the prerinse

Correct, you'll be good. Sorry I use speech to text and I'm I'm running around trying to answer lol. Best of luck to you.

So as long as the outlets show grounded on my plug-in tester after doing what I suggested above, I'm good?

I'll probably just pull off the cover on all the outlets in those two rooms to ensure that nothing else janky was done.

It will tell you if it's grounded to the panel or I very least to a ground rod. Which is where you want to be grounded anyways..

Thanks for the quick response.

So, if I were to do this, and the outlet tester were to indicate a correctly grounded outlet, does that rule out the possibility that it was not grounded at the panel? Or, does the tester only detect whether the ground wire is connected to the outlet, and thus not if it is truly grounded? If the latter is the case, how would I go about verifying that it is in fact grounded?

>Sorry - not sure why this sub-thread is not allowing me to add pics? I can usually add them but no option for some weird reason.
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>But I pulled up some of the particleboard and there is no subfloor under it. It is old school floor boards (~9 in wide) that run perpendicular to the joists. So looks like I should put down a new reliable subfloor. Thanks for helping me make the right decision.