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January 21, 2002

* I am currently designing a house to be built in Northwestern CT. I have seen in old architecture magazines (1920-1925) homes where the walls were made out of formed…

January 21, 2002

* I know that to fasten down tonge and groove decking with nails the nailing schedule is 8D 6"oc outside edge, 8"oc joints and 12"oc field. What about with #8…

January 21, 2002

* What are the best woods for exterior guard rails and handrails. I want to stay away from mahogany and Brazilian cherry because of the high cost. It always hurts…

January 20, 2002

* We're talking glues....and outside uses...

January 20, 2002

* i have just seen a job that i finished about three months ago, right up close. when the client wasn't looking, i got a ladder and had a close…

January 20, 2002

* I know this might sound crazy, but we just bought a house exposed to New England weather that has faded/oxidized siding. It used to be gray... now it is…

January 20, 2002

* Any ideas for cutting decorative ends on 4x beams.

January 20, 2002

* There's a discussion going on in this folder about what to call the supporting studs under a header. The subject is "Trimmers, jacks, or cripples". I always find the…

January 20, 2002

* Is it possible for an indivdual(non professional) to spray wet cellulose? Can equitment be rented?

January 20, 2002

* I want to be able to find this info by search someday... Piffin and I started this yak in another thread...add to it all! near the stream, aj