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August 5, 2002

If you were going to build a small four season cabin. In the woods in PA. maybe 1000 sq feet all on one level, as cheaply as possible and yet…

August 5, 2002

I am starting a project for someone which involves replacing the railings around a front porch, and to repair a droop in the middle of the porch floor. The sag…

August 5, 2002

You may not remember me.  I am building my garage apartment and now I have another concern.  I just finished putting on the band joists and nailing them down.  I…

August 5, 2002

Anyone know a general rule of thumb for maximum width of a dormer valley rafter framing method. I have 2- 2 foot offset gables that are 16lf in width 12/12…

August 5, 2002

Does anyone have any tips on shingling a curved wall with prefinished cedar shingles?

August 5, 2002

Another question about exposed brick: We own a 100 year old structural brick house. The bricks are solid and very soft. The previous owner removed most of the plaster in…

August 5, 2002

Our daughter and her husband are seriously interested in a home in Ft. Collins Co. that has an elevated structural floor in the basement because of expansive soil. What can…

August 5, 2002

I need to seal windows on a log home.  The builder failed to properly seal the window flanges to the buck faces, or to flash the bucks first.  However, I've…

August 5, 2002

I need to run a hood vent through the roof. Ive seen people nail the bottom edge of the vent flange on top of shingles through the roof deck. That…

August 4, 2002

I need to build a bridge to the main entrance of my hay barn. There is a 6 ft. ditch between the ground and the barn to keep soil pressure…