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July 13, 2002

I need to run a 1/2-inch piece of metallic electrical conduit through my concrete foundation below grade. I will be boring the hole with a roto-hammer and masonry bit. What…

July 13, 2002

My parents house had a new stemwall foundation installed about 10 years ago. The original foundation suffered from numerous shortcuts (no plates, backfill above joist line, no ventilation in crawl…

July 13, 2002

when venting a roof...........is the rule: soffit vents get along with gable vents ? Gable and ridge do not thanks  

July 13, 2002

When framing a 2' 6" pocket door is the rough opening 2' 8" or do you frame it the actual 2' 6"?.................3.0.....3' 2" or 3' 0" Thanks Roy

July 13, 2002

I am attempting to install an antique, three pane, wood frame window, 12" x 36", into a fieldstone rock veneer wall. The rocks are from this area in the Texas…

July 12, 2002

I've got to build a couple of arched passages in a house.  No doors will be installed in these entryways.  I'm wondering what will be the best way to frame…

July 12, 2002

I am installing a laminate counter into a recessed "nook" type area. How do I go about scribing the counter for all 3 sides of the space? It's obviously too…

July 12, 2002

So the front of the porch roof is getting 60' of 6" aluminum K gutter with outside miters on both ends, one side is 30' the other 40'.  From a visual…

July 12, 2002

I'm building a wood porch that will abut up to existing concrete steps. Question: how tight to put the beam up against the steps - real tight and caulk and…

July 12, 2002

Imagine a simple tract house built as a slab on grade, and out the patio door is an equally simple 8x12' concrete slab for the "patio".  Said slab is flush…