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August 9, 2002

Need to reside my own house and am looking for info. Currenlty have barnboard siding, but am having hard tiem finding matching size boards( am doing only 1/8 of the…

August 9, 2002

My brother sided his new home with 16 in. red cedar shingles , 5 in. reveal, with no stain or sealer. Today,a year later they are getting kind of fuzzy almost…

August 9, 2002

I would like to put a 10 deg. angle on a window apron and use a return, my problem is I can't seem to get the compound miter angle right.…

August 9, 2002

I'm new to the remodeling trade. I have a question about the building of headers, ridge beams, and ledgers. The company I work for uses glue nails and lag bolts to build…

August 8, 2002

i skim coated my mom's porch with quickcrete.  i don't have too much experience with concrete so i had a friend (who is a concrete inspector) check in on me…

August 8, 2002

Hi, I am building a pergola (overhead shade) out of treated lumber, the customer has already purchased. I would really like to paint or stain the members on the ground…

August 8, 2002

Just today, I decided  to build or install a water tower in the backyard. The reason; water conservation. What, with a drought gripping two coasts, it only makes sense. Grab all that…

August 8, 2002

Customer want her closet door opening widened.  Currently six ft wide w/ louver bifolds, want it to be nine ft wide with sliding mirror doors.  Suggesstions as to the header? …

August 8, 2002

I am adding a 10x14 kitchen addition on the first floor of a two story house. The rafters will be parallel to the house, so the ridge beam will be perpendicular to…

August 8, 2002

I'd like to add some exterior floods to my house but I think the standard Home Depot specials stick out like a sore thumb.  I could swear I've seen floods…