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July 8, 2002

I'm going to make a short story long.....I am in the process of doing some reno's in one room upstairs of our house that was built in the 1860's in…

July 8, 2002

Im about to start shingling a small cottage with a gable style roof and I need some help.  It is new construction. When I shingle arount the vent stacks, should…

July 8, 2002

Has anyone had any experience wrapping GT 6x6 porch posts with fiber cement siding? I want to dress them up and it seems a 4 pcs. of lap siding vertical…

July 8, 2002

Beginning a garage addition with a second floor.  Foundation will be 12" block, stepped back to 8" to accomodate a brick veneer "kneewall".  The exterior siding would transition from brick…

July 8, 2002

Hi All, Two quick questions: 1. ) I'm looking at a small addition project (15' out from existing house X 20' wide). It's one story w/ a partial deck above living…

July 8, 2002

 Hello all, I am a first time poster on this message board, though have read many and have been a long time reader of Fine Homebuilding. I am currently remodeling…

July 8, 2002

I'm starting to design my next house.  A story and a half with a few dormers and maybe a covered porch.  Where would I find allowable span information for floor…

July 8, 2002

Getting ready to stain my shingles for the gable..........a dark green. Is it better to use white cedar or red? Seems like white is a more consistent color. Roy  

July 7, 2002

I am installing my PEX plumbing runs.  Most of it will be in the I-joist and covered...but I will originate all the runs from a manifold.  Since PEX is UV…

July 7, 2002

I've got a project that requires a 5" concrete slab with multiple, compound curves.  Normally I would use 2x6's, cut a few kerfs and bend the forms where I need…