Construction Techniques Archives

December 20, 2024

I plan to build in 2025.  I will vapor open fabric, Henry blue skin # 160 over plywood sheathing (2 X 6 walls).  I plan to tape the plywood joints…

December 7, 2024

The cutter blades stopped. I removed the side plate. A gear would turn on cut one but not two. The thinness Guage is stopped at the bottom. When I removed…

December 4, 2024

Hi everyone, due to unexpected circumstances, I had to install 1/2 foil faced foam with tape on seams under 1x3s to create a rain screen for siding. I used 3.25…

December 3, 2024

I'm renovating a house in the Catskill Mountains of New York.  We originally planned to retain the existing roof.  But as the project progressed, I grew increasing leery of the…

December 2, 2024

Have to move washer and dryer stacked to this closet and I'm getting hung up on the plumbing drain details. Any advice would be appreciated. I have a washer box with…

December 1, 2024

I just finished taking the Insulation course offered by FHB as an e-learning course.Now I have a question about how I was considering installing my roof insulation. I planned for…

November 17, 2024

 511 Water Based Impregnator Used On New Granite Kitchen Counter yesterday. After reading a statement on another website,"Surface Treatment Technologies makes a solvent based sealer called SB. NO odor, very…

November 16, 2024

Code in my area dictates the pocket door header span will require an additional king stud on each side, even though it's non load-bearing wall.If the pocket door frame is…

November 15, 2024

I was replacing some mounding (on a work table)that had warped that I had fastened with a pin nailer. In trying to remove the pins some broke off at the…

November 14, 2024

I cant find any reading or images online showing the header placement options for opening half of an eave wall, into a perpendicular gable extension.  Any tips on better wording…