Construction Techniques Archives - Page 108 of 2486

Control joints for haunched slab
June 14, 2019

Hello All,I'm getting ready to pour a 16 x 24 ft. haunched slab for a workshop.It's in upstate NY and will not be heated, at least not initially.Do you guys…
Concrete basement floor sealer
June 13, 2019

Hello all, I have a client with several dogs that can’t seem to make it outside to use the bathroom, so they routinely go on the basement floor, which is currently…
I-Joists as studs
June 13, 2019

Does anyone have any actual experience with using I-Joists as studs. I see that Weyerhaeuser's Truss-Joist says they haven't done the numbers and you are on your own. Seems like…
Ventilated Frieze Board
June 13, 2019

I have an ICF house and plan to install new LP Smartside. I am using 3/4" strips screwed into the ICF in order to create and air gap/rainscreen behind the…
Through-wall flashing
June 13, 2019

I have natural stone veneer on the bottom half of my exterior wall, transitioning to hardie plank on top half of wall. No rainscreen was installed, just osb sheathing, then…
Best Way to Box Interior Cinder Block Foundation?
May 30, 2019

All, I have a house that was built in the 1940s with a cinder block foundation that runs up to about 10" height in the room exterior walls. The cinder…
Project budget tracking
May 30, 2019

How do you track and monitor your project budget today?Do you manage your project with Excel (spreadsheets) or do you use any tool for that?
Non-bearing walls tied in to bearing walls
May 29, 2019

I am trying to figure out the best way to tie in the top plate of non-bearing walls into the bearing walls, where the plans call for leaving non-bearing walls…
Side Mount Balcony Railings…post brackets how?
May 25, 2019

What's the best way to mount the brackets that hold the posts on a side mount metal railing system? Directions recommend "Top edge of Fortress Fe Fascia Mount Brackets should…
Truss attachment to side wall
May 24, 2019

I am building a house and ran into an issue with the trusses I am not sure how to handle.The house has a 3 attached garage, two of the bays…

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