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June 1, 2002

The plan is to brace thiswall to keep the wall from sagging by placing two I-beams horizontally against the knee wall and bolting thru the wall. Richard James Tolzman

June 1, 2002

I am residing my house with white cedar shingles.  Is it critical that I use pretreated shingles such as those treated with Cabot's bleaching oil, or can I put them…

June 1, 2002

I am trying to figure out how to divert water around a chiney chase.  There is already a cricket or saddle on the upslope side of the chimney chase of…

May 31, 2002

Need help guys, is there a way to hang an existing ceiling from a new parallam beam that is posted up from below without cutting the existing ceiling joists?

May 31, 2002

I recently bought a 1950 single story home. It has a block foundation (crawl space) with 6"X8" beams on 4' centers set on posts and hung on the foundation. Interestingly…

May 31, 2002

I've been looking into mix designs for this little footing of mine.  The Taunton concrete book talks about w/c ratios in the range from 0.45 to 0.62.  But on Twining's…

May 31, 2002

I am trying to find out more about building a walkway and steps from my house to a lake. The slope is fairly steep and the terrain is a mix…

May 31, 2002

Any suggestions on how to install wood baseboards in a steel-framed house?

May 31, 2002

Thanks for all the suggestions.  Finally wound up using teflon dope plus teflon tape.  Joints were so sloppy that the dope didn't even begin to seal it. Don The GlassMasterworks…

May 31, 2002

I'm doing a remodel, and I have never done any baseboard work....so my question is, do I replace the carpet first, then install baseboard, or baseboard, then carpet. I've seen…