Construction Techniques Archives - Page 19 of 2486

August 29, 2023

Apologize upfront, I'm a 65 year old woman trying to complete a job that a contractor didn't finish. I have installed the RailFX 400 cable system onto the composite deck.…

August 24, 2023

I want to do a small (1 foot) cantilever overhang with a 22 foot 560 I joist. My question is whether any reinforcing or other considerations for the anchor points…

August 22, 2023

Is it possible to replace rotten overhang boards in a historic Craftsman house without removing the roofing? I believe the boards are tongue and groove, but am not certain yet.

August 21, 2023

Hi all,We recently had a basement foundation and basement walls poured for our small new construction home in Wisconsin. Unfortunately the concrete forms were not cleaned properly prior to have…

August 21, 2023

Im looking for the right species to use beneath a door sill. Im installing a manufactured home door in what used to be a shed. The shed has low clearance…

August 20, 2023

I'm building a guest dry cabin / outbuilding on my property (area with no building code/inspections). Plan was a 24x14' shed roof on a pier and beam foundation with a…

August 18, 2023

I had the roof replaced on my house last year and the roofers did a fine job, but the roofing on the bay windows is not great: the roofers removed…

August 17, 2023

I am looking at doing 6 inches of Rockwool Comfortboard on the exterior of my home build. In addition I want to add vertical siding and ideally use Kebony's click-in…

August 17, 2023

I've got an older house with aluminum siding. The siding itself is in pretty good shape, but I want to add some vinyl windows. How do I go about dealing…

August 13, 2023

Is it ever a common practice to put a joist hanger upside down?  My architect wants me to put a double rim joist (2) 1.75"x9.5" LVL at the end of…