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April 4, 2002

I am building my home in central Kentucky and I want to use wood siding (either board and batten or vertical shiplap).  My question is, what species of wood to…

April 3, 2002

Last Fall I framed an 8 feet wide picture window opening in a two story plus roof bearing wall, successfully following advice given in FHB 137, p. 69, Framing an…

April 3, 2002

Hi: We just received our order of a dozen 1/2 inch thick tempered glass shelves for built-in bookcases, and despite accurate measurements, they're all scraping wood on the ends (gee, no one…

April 3, 2002

I'm replacing the cedar shingles on an old house that also has corner boards and am wondering how much special attention I should pay to the area where the shingles…

April 3, 2002

I seem to recall seeing in a back issue of FHB, a subsurface for deck over interior space that was tapered to provide drainage. I did the search and found…

April 3, 2002

 My sister-in-law has a deck that is approx. 18" off the ground and has lattice that goes around the deck. Well something is chewing a hole through it and she…

April 3, 2002

I am consedering buying a home that has an exterior perimiter of poured concrete but the interior of the building has pillars through the center of the building holding up…

April 3, 2002

Hello Folks! In my daylight (walkout) basement there are two rooms on one side of the house (opposite to the garage side) that I would like to combine into one…

April 3, 2002

Thanks guys on your previous suggestions to help me figure out my subfloor work. I got the perimeter blocked and supported and laid down a layer of 3/4 today. I…

April 3, 2002

Yesterday I had to crawl into a small, hot, spider infested place to replace some fiberglass insulation that was neatly and systematically destroyed by squirrels. I turned down the pressure…