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Coping with a Dremel Tool !!!!!!!!!!
April 30, 2002

I don't know who had the idea here to cope with a Dremel tool, but it is absolutely brilliant! I had never coped a joint before in my life, and…
copper cupola
April 30, 2002

Hello, My wife and I took a big plunge and bought a beautiful piece of property in the northwest hills of Connecticut. We are in the last stages of completing…
Wood for porch screens?
April 30, 2002

Besides redwood, does anyone have suggestions for woods to use screening in a porch? The screens and such will be painted.
Porch Floor Pitch
April 30, 2002

Hello All! I'm in the process of building the porch on a new home I'm constructing for myself. The floor will be tongue and groove fir and will obviously have…
Exterior Shingle Designs
April 30, 2002

I will be applying white cedar shingles to the exterior of a cabin I own this spring and was hoping someone had a recommendation for a website or book which…
Scarf joints vs Shear key joints
April 30, 2002

I was wondering if anyone out there has used bolted shear key connections between heavy timbers rather than the common timberframe practice of a scarf joint. I am building a…
crown molding at rakes
April 30, 2002

HELP, I need to cut crown moldings for dog house dormers. What angles do I use to mitre top cut for a 10 pitch roof? Also bottom cut for level…
What’s the deal with felt?
April 30, 2002

In our office, we just finished a project with steel studs and gypsum sheathing. We normally like concrete masonry unit wall back-up with hydrocide coating behind brick veneer, but economics has caused…
Manufactured Stone Flashing
April 30, 2002

Goal: We would like to apply manufactured stone to the exposed portion (above grade and below siding--about 16 inches) of poured basement wall. Current situation: the mudsills were installed flush…
Flooring for Indoor/Outdoor deck?
April 30, 2002

Hey Guys, I have a customer who has an enclosed deck. The floor is the original deck and it was enclosed but not insulated. The walls are all T&G cedar…

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