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ICF costs
March 19, 2002

* Those of you who build ICF foundations... Is it easy to put a $/ft cost on them, or does it depend on too many unique factors? I'm trying to…
Stair Treads
March 19, 2002

* Short risers and treads. I have a customer that has a set of stairs that have 6" risers and 7 3/4" treads. My customer wants to lengthen the treads…
Insulation/Dropped Ceiling/Hip Roof?
March 19, 2002

* In a small cabin, 14x36 (see "Wet Climate Siding" thread, front page), I'd planned to have shed roof, using 12" I-joists running from 8' to 12', giving nominal 4/12.…
Damp-proofing; Do it yourself brush-o…
March 19, 2002

* My wife and I building our own home and are at the point of damp proofing. Any opinions regarding the difference in quality of the job between these two?…
TILE FIRST OR TRIM????
March 19, 2002

* Hello everyone. I have a question and was looking for some input. I am finishing a renovation of a large family room and i am laying approx 400 sq.…
Interior gutters on old metal roof……
March 19, 2002

* b Another homeowner. One day we will rule the world. a 50s or 60s old metal building housed a large furniture store. Thick, ribbed metal roofing. Three metal buildings…
FireProof Firebox
March 18, 2002

* I have a zero clearance fireplace that I want to put something on top of the metal firebox (outside the entire box) to reflect the heat down back into…
Whatever happened to Termite shields????
March 18, 2002

* Went under my mothers 1958 crawl space home today- very elaborate copper flashing/shields over all the piers and also around the exterior box beams. These look like they would…
Securing wood to cement floor question
March 18, 2002

* hello, I'm planning to install a subfloor floor directly on the cement floor in the basement. Due to a low cieling, I will forgo 2x4s + subfloor and instead…
Old House repairs – powder post beetl…
March 18, 2002

* I'm working on a 160+ year old brick farmhouse. Several of the floor joists have been pretty well chewed up by powder post beetles. What is the best way…

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