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May 31, 2002

Has anyone installed a no curb tile shower in a remodeled bathroom?  If so how did you handle the shower pan and drain heights translating out into the rest of…

May 31, 2002

I am in the process of building a home in Maine.  Yesterday, when the tile installers arrived at the site they found that the 1/2" plywood underlayment (over 3/4" advantech…

May 31, 2002

Hey Guys, What is the proper way to hang a ledger board on a brick veneer wall? Areas of the house have brick over block and brick over studs. Are…

May 30, 2002

In the case of building over an unheated, or underheated, crawl space where insulation between the floor joist is desireable,  how do you install the vapor plastic and still be…

May 30, 2002

Hi, Does anyone have any experience using Louisina Pacific's new OSB sheathing called I believe "LP"? How does it perform, particularly in comparison to Advantech? Thanks, Howie

May 30, 2002

I live in Kodiak, Alaska and would like to build a shop using timberframe bents and stress skins.  My question is regarding the type of concrete slab to pour.  Should…

May 30, 2002

Hello - I would like to add trim or bumped out walls to the surface of existing plaster walls to run new wiring and mount outlets. The house does not…

May 30, 2002

Hi, We are building a modified Timber framed house, and want to build a 1-1.5" thin slab radiant concrete floor ontop of the 1st floor which will be wood framed.…

May 30, 2002

About two years ago we did 3 story curved stair project for a client in Manhattan.One of the options we explored at one point was a handrail design would look…

May 30, 2002

Is there a formula for sizing rain gutters to the roof sq ft area that they are serving? TIA Phil