Construction Techniques Archives - Page 20 of 2487

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…

August 11, 2023

Hello,I am adding a second story using 9.5" BCI's and LVL's as floor joists.  The LVL's are being used on a section that will cantilever about 16".  With BCI's, I…

August 7, 2023

Hi All,I'm using the Mike Guertin / Simpson method of securing guard posts using tension ties.For the side and corner posts, I need to run a piece of threaded rod…