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Panelized I-Joist Floors
August 27, 2002

Looking for recommendations and experiences of anyone that has worked with panelized I-joist floors. I am currently a distributor for an EPS wall panel manufacturer in Canada, and also work…
Miter Saw Stands
August 27, 2002

Hi All: The thread on sliding compound miter saws has moved into talking about miter saw stands. I saw a nice review in JLC this month about stands. Anyone have…
Failing deck post footing
August 27, 2002

Hello, I'm new to this forum, but have been an avid reader of Fine Woodworking and Fine Homebuilding for many years. I'm an electrical/computer engineer, but have always done all…
barrel soffit ceiling
August 27, 2002

Good morning, I am installing a barrel ceiling in a front porch, it is rounded over the top of an entry door with a roundtop window over it. I am…
“Flat” Bulkhead
August 27, 2002

I have recently built a deck that incorporates my metal bulkhead. I would now like to remove the bulkhead and construct a flat access door to the basement stairs. The measurement…
Tub Plug Slips
August 27, 2002

A tub installed in my house has a drain system in which the plug or stopper is operated by a spring loaded lever mounted through the upper overflow drain. Problem…
Reversing an exterior door
August 26, 2002

Well guys, I have almost successfully reversed my exterior door 180 on the vertical axis moving the hinges to the other side and having the former exterior now on the…
Glue-ing melamine
August 26, 2002

I saw a note in one of the back issues about a guy building cabinets of melamine, and he said he glues and screws them together. What kind of glue…
Attaching strapping to stucco clad home.
August 26, 2002

I need to either strap, or directly attach siding on to a stucco home. Other than drilling and then screwing strapping through the stucco to the underlying studs, does anyone know of…
dropped floor details
August 26, 2002

I'm looking for a simple detail(s) on the best way to drop a floor. I've got 2x10 floor joists running perpendicular to the beam, and wish to drop the floor…

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