Construction Techniques Archives - Page 28 of 2487

Building a new basement wall
February 26, 2023

Hello! I just bought my first house and would like to build a guitar rack to hang in my basement. The wall I wanted to build on is more rotted…
Stucco without sheathing
February 22, 2023

Over the past 5 months my crew and I have been remodeling a historical home built in 1926, located in south Florida. This house in particular is a two-story balloon…
Framing basement walls
February 15, 2023

I am wanting to insulate and frame my basement walls to finish. My basement walls are cinder block and out of plumb about 1 1/4” leaning in at the top.…
Finish for basement stairs
February 14, 2023

...or Construction Finishes.I am about to embark on sanding these builder grade stair stringers and treads. Planning on a finished bead board sheet cut into risers after stairs are finished.…
Lamella Zollinger roof..
February 11, 2023

Evening folks. I recently saw a post featuring a Lamella Zollinger rhomboid pattern reciprocal roof structure and I'm intrigued.. I'm looking for a calculator, or a long hand method to…
Foundation to framing connection/flashing
February 5, 2023

I am hoping to better understand the science here. When using liquid flash to seal the joint when bottom plate/mud sill connects to foundation and sheathing to 2 by, why…
WRB connection lost?
February 5, 2023

Hi all,Looking at Josh Salinger's article from a couple of years ago (https://www.finehomebuilding.com/2021/04/28/a-new-take-on-insulating-a-roof) I find that the exterior WRB is tied into the inside membrane at the top of the…
Has anyone built a garage at the base of an existing retaining wall? Is it possible?
February 1, 2023

I do not have the engineering for the existing wall, so I believe my only options are to either have new footings placed at the base, or possibly placing and…
My flooring nightmare (so this is modern carpentry?)
February 1, 2023

I recently bought a house that has its share of quirks. Part of it is from the mid-1800's, it was the original Schoolhouse #11 here in Hollis, NH, then it…
Increasing Door Height Exterior Wall
January 30, 2023

We have been renovating a 1980s modern home. In the process, would like to replace the existing exterior door and windows with a large sliding door. Would like the door…

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