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April 10, 2002

I am adding a covered front porch to my house.  The existing roof has a 5/12 pitch as will the addition.   Do I need to rip open the existing roof to install…

April 10, 2002

I'm about to begin remodeling a second floor bathroom in my 1910 foursquare. It has a a nich tub with a ratty old three piece shower enclosure. I plan on…

April 10, 2002

We have to build a bond beam 6" x 10" on top of an existing adobe wall. In the past we've used 3/4" ply and stripped the forms later. I…

April 9, 2002

Hello Folks, I was planning on following the suggestions of both Boise-Cascade and Carolina Builders (now Stock) for removing a load-bearing wall (LBW) in my basement framed out with 2x6s.…

April 9, 2002

i am building a bridge from my driveway to a second story garage. there are two concrete stemwalls one at the driveway and one midspan, the joists will will rest on…

April 9, 2002

I am about to have a large cast iron "drop-in" type bathtub installed. I thought I had read somewhere in FHB that some type of a sand or grout pad…

April 9, 2002

I got some good answers to my last post re:  Redwood deck fasteners, but I believe I was not specific enough.  I am looking for a general consensus on whether,…

April 9, 2002

Some guys will tape down red rosin paper (after hanging/before finishing) and if you don't drag stuff around, it'll help keep the hods off the floor.  Plastic is too slippery to…

April 9, 2002

Hey carpenters and remodelers, Have a question about the proper way to put up a partition wall in a remodel situation. Do you put your plates in first, and then…

April 9, 2002

Has anyone had experience putting fiber optics into a poured concrete deck to get a starfield under foot? Disney did that at Epcot and it's very impressive.