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Sprinkler systems
April 15, 2002

Hello, I have a two year old sprinkler system in my house. Recently, it had a pin hole leak at one of the connections. My contractor came out and with…
Desert Rat Wants to Talk Basement
April 15, 2002

Beginning the design of yet another house (agressive amateur). Small in-fill lot in the oldest part of town. Albuquerque. 7"-10" rain/year. How to get more square footage? Basement!, says I.…
Blindwall to old construction joints
April 15, 2002

Any solutions to joining a new addition to an existing structure in San Francisco where there is no space between buildings? How do you weather-proof the joint? Thanks.
Crane hoisting trusses
April 15, 2002

Any information on using a crane to hoist piggy back trusses, 50x50 building?
concrete step unit base?
April 15, 2002

what is common base or footing to set conc stepunit on , step co say crushed stone is fine, installed on backfill would rather excav and pour conc pad ,…
Span ratings
April 15, 2002

Simple question. Building a deck, had two different lumberyards daraw up the plan. They gave me 2 different span raings for the 2x8 joists. Inspector on vacation for a week…
Door Casing Question
April 14, 2002

Bidding out a Tile Job and the walls are spec'ed at two different thicknesses. The bottom half of the wall, a wainscott, is covered with a thick bed subway tile…
Creating Interest with Plywood
April 14, 2002

We own a couple of unrestricted wooded lots. I am a contractor and want to build a couple of 700 s.f. cottages on them for rental. I am going to…
Joist Hangers et al
April 14, 2002

Hello, I was wondering about the following cross-roads when framers are meeting engineered joists (TrimJoists, I-Joist, I Beam, etc.) with engineered beams (LVL, glu-lam, etc.) from differing manufacturers. For instance,…
Concrete Shower Pan
April 14, 2002

I'm considering concrete as a finished floor in a built in shower. Any advice on how to detail the pan?

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