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December 18, 2012

My much-delayed project to remodel a house I bought last year is s l o w l y getting going. I know what I want to do, and have been…

December 18, 2012

I am looking for some advice on how to strengthen in place a 4 ply 2x12 beam that is spanning 16 ft and supporting the second floor joist.  I have…

December 18, 2012

I am looking for answers on how we can rebuild and redesign my community of Breezy Point N.Y. 11697 after loosing over one hundred and ten homes to fire and…

December 17, 2012

Gentlemen, I am looking to replace selected bearing beams under my house.  Some of the beams have longitudinal cracking (see attached photos).  The beams are 6" x 6" x 14…

December 17, 2012

  I’m tearing out the old shelves and starting over in a small (≈ 2’ x 4’) pantry.  I’m thinking I’ll put pull out sliding shelf units along the side…

December 15, 2012

I am putting down sleeper 2x4 on 60 yr old concrete.  My hammer drill isn't getn r dun.  The project is sleepers then subfloor and hardwood on top. would anyone…

December 14, 2012

I'm looking for best practices for replacing windows in my 1940's brick home... Brick, air gap, brick,furring strips, plaster, no exterior stud walls. All of the guides I've read and…

December 14, 2012

Hello folks, been a while since I posted out here. I am a contractor, years of experience, good reputation here in central montana with my past clients and professional associates,…

December 13, 2012

I am about to start building a 24x32' shop/barn.its going to be open and simple,  im thinking of using rough sawn full dimension stock from a local mill (realy nice…

December 10, 2012

I have a rancher style home with 2x6 ceiling joist rafters and 2x6 roof joists rafters.  I would like to use my attic for storage of normal house hold goods…