Construction Techniques Archives - Page 158 of 2486

June 10, 2016

The existing skylights on my house are 25 years old and are no longer made.  The laminated glass is cloudy.  I assume it is no longer providing  protection against heat…

June 8, 2016

I recently had a trench dug around two sides of my cottage where I have issues with heaving (approx 2.5" higher than the rest of the cottage). The problem is…

June 6, 2016

Here is a photo of the driveway section - the exposed agregate part

June 6, 2016

I am seriously considering cutting a section out of the drive way along the expansion joints (Not the stamped section but the exposed agregate section) then piecing it up until if find…

June 6, 2016

Hello,  I need to replace my roof as it is over 20 years old and wanted to extend the roof overhangs at the same time. My roof currently has 3/8…

June 5, 2016

Should a deck that is attached to a house be sloped so that rain water will run away from the house?   My neighbor just had his deck replaced and commented…

June 4, 2016

I have a 26x45 garage with a 1:12 shed roof.  It is currently shingled and not surprisingly, it leaks.  I had considered reframing the roof to match an adjacent structure…

June 3, 2016

At least 10 years ago someone was kind enough to send to me by email 2 pages of an article by Mark White.  The title was "Truss Frame Construction.........a simple…

May 26, 2016

I have a building that's 26' 3 square so can't use 2x6s as rafter ties unless I special order them ..   has anyone used cable rafter ties, and could…

May 25, 2016

So the way my home was constructed with doors on both my Kitchen and Master bedroom it makes logical sense to have one deck run the length of my home...60ft. …