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1. 
   Tom_Fetterer | Feb 04, 1999 01:35am | #1

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   Randy,

   Try these:

   Trus Joist M.:
   http://www.tjm.com

   Boise Cascade:
   http://www.bcewp.com/index.htm

   Weyerhaeuser:
   http://www.weyerhaeuser.com/facts/bmd.htm

   USP Connectors:
   http://www.uspconnectors.com/ewp.htm

   Electrical Resource Board:
   http://www.mosquitonet.com/~nerc/wwwboard/wwwboard.html

   NEC code index:
   http://anna.texoma.net/Codes/Electrical/eindex.htm

   NEC code:
   http://anna.texoma.net/Nonprofit/City/Code/Index.htm

   Codecheck:
   http://www.codecheck.com/frame.htm

   PlumbNet:
   http://www.europa.com/~aball/msgs.html#top

   Plumbing forum:
   http://www.plbg.com/cgi-bin/forum.html

   US Gypsum Corp.:
   http://www.usg.com/remodcon.htm

   Journal of Light Construction:
   http://www.jlconline.com/

   Ask the Builder:
   http://www.askthebuilder.com/

   Builder Web:
   http://www.builderweb.com

   Most have additional links.

   tf

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   Brewskie | Feb 04, 1999 04:37am | #2

   *Randy,Be forwarned......Many of the so-called Home Improvement web sites have information that will either be incomplete, innacurate or just plain wrong. The info you get on these sites should be taken as general guides and not de-facto rules. A real-live contractor, or a building organization, are your best bet for getting the right info.I am familiar with two of the sites mentioned by Mr. Fetterer. One (www.askthebuilder.com) has some of the worst ideas I have seen on the net and I avoid going there or I'd lose my composure (on the issue of plaster repair anyway).The other, http://www.builderweb.com, is not too bad. However you're gonna have to get used to a zillion cookies sent to your browser!Brew

2. 
   Randy_Navarro | Feb 04, 1999 06:29am | #3

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   I am in the residential inspection
   business, (No, not for the government!
   Our services are hired by the
   prospective homeowner to inspect and
   assess their potential home for
   structural and/or pest damage or
   conducive conditions that could lead to
   "situations" in the future).

   I love and appreciate BREAKTIME but does
   anyone know of any other sites out there
   pertaining to building issues, code
   issues, current trends, materials, etc.?
   I feel it a great responsibility to be
   as informed as possible so that I may
   pass pertinent info. on to our clients.
   More websites

3. 
   Guest_ | Feb 04, 1999 06:29am | #4

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   I think http://www.remodeling.hw.net is a pretty good site that I didn't see on the list. I have also become a fan of miningco.com, under business, there is a construction heading. I haven't spent much time here but everything else I've found there was good.