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Split Level Entry with Transom Picture Window
April 28, 2016

Hi Experts - I'm a novice at this and I need your help. I need to know if I need both of my headers (door and transom) to be built…
Roofer Installed Open End Ridge Vent Instead of Closed End Ridge Vent……What To Do
April 28, 2016

New ridge vent was installed when I had my house re-shingled. I noticed a lot of light coming into the attic from one end of the ridge vent. The opposite…
Open deck over portion of garage?
April 27, 2016

Cross posting from General as I'm not sure where this belongs. My guess is the technique for achieving this may be what I'm looking for. I tried to delete other…
How do I add a concrete porch to existing slab including a thermal break?
April 26, 2016

Hi All
Advice on sagging porch cinder blocks
April 26, 2016

Hi, I'm redoing a 1905 house in NW Ohio. The 8x20 porch on each side has sunk about 1" over the last hundred years. My guess is over the last…
To anchor or re-pour foundation
April 26, 2016

I have competing subs telling me different things based on their own sales pitches. One says we can resolve (slightly) leaning walls with anchors, the other says anchors will not…
wall measurment
April 26, 2016

i'm building a 16x20 shed...my walls are going to be 10 feet high...when making the wall frames, do i cut my studs so that when the two top plates, the bottom…
Subfloor thickness and tile substrate recommendation/opinion?
April 23, 2016

I am planning on laying tile in a 40sqft bathroom and need some recommendations.
Horizontal vs. vertical furring and installing house wrap on interior of exterior walls
April 23, 2016

I am retrofitting an exterior 2x4 wall with extra wood to accommodate 5 1/2" of Roxul R24, then adding a complete coverage of 1" extruded polystyrene to add R5. To…
Gable end addition with 2×10 joist floor
April 23, 2016

The original 1961 house has 2x6 floor and rim joist fully supported by block foundation. Can I hang the new 2x10 nailer (rim) on the existing 2x6 rim safely and…

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