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March 29, 2016

I'm getting ready to pour a patio slab (roughly 18'x18') that has the house on one side, the top of an MSE wall on 2 sides and is open on…

March 28, 2016

I want to put a porch roof onto our house.  The roof will wrap around the front and one side of the house and attach just under the second story…

March 24, 2016

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March 19, 2016

WWe had our house built a year ago and just noticed the ceiling joists in the garage are a combination of 2x4 and 2x6s. The wood on the specs #2…

March 18, 2016

My foundation sub and I are having a disagreement on a crawl space foundation he is doing on a small addition to a home I am renovating.  The site is…

March 17, 2016

There are several subdelopments around me that were all built in the 90's to 00's.  They all have these strange windows that look like high-end storm windows, IMO.   

March 17, 2016

So the wooded lot behind our house got torn down (close in DC suburbs), about 400 dump trucks of dirt and rock hauled out, (dropped the slope 21' for almost…

March 13, 2016

Hi everyone! I have what I think is a simple question and am looking for confirmation or some info that may say I am on the wrong track. I have…

March 12, 2016

New construction 12x16 master bath with cathedral ceiling.  Comprised of a laundry room, toilet room, shower, vanity area. all rooms have open ceilings to the cathedral ceiling.  So, how to…

March 10, 2016

Looking for input on the potential of installing LVT or ? over an existing tile floor in a tropical home.