Construction Techniques Archives - Page 29 of 2486

January 14, 2023

Thinking of tiling a kitchen in a 1980's home.  I'm not in it yet, but I assume it has a 3/4" plywood or OSB subfloor.  Schluter says you don't need…

January 9, 2023

Howdy all, I've been surprised to find very little information within the FHB archives regarding Shed Roof construction methods; by shed roofs I'm referring to single-pitch roofs. These are very common…

January 9, 2023

We have a fairly unique design element on our home where the brick is above a 2' band of stucco throughout the house.The brick ledge itself is 5.5" deep, above…

January 7, 2023

I am 3 days into a kitchen remodel where a load bearing wall has been replaced with a recessed support beam. I noticed something that caught my eye and I’m…

January 3, 2023

Installing a 48 inch 2x12 header over 2 windows with a doubled cripple (doubled for spacing the windows) in the center. The load is an outside wall holding a lean-to…

January 2, 2023

HiIm working on an old house in rural Maine built around 1890. I wanted to remodel a second floor bedroom on a part of the building that's a story and…

December 28, 2022

Hi all, I’m designing an 8/12 cathedral roof for our 2 story 48’x28’ cape (zone 4c, snow 25, wind 85, seismic D2). I’m considering framing half of it with manufactured…

December 27, 2022

Hello everyone.  I've read some great discussions here!Let's say this is to be built in the coastal Southeast, with lots of humidity and storms, and minimal frost depth.  I'm planning…

December 25, 2022

 Hello guys, again another question.I'm building a 12x15 office with a small bathroom inside (no shower, no bathtub). I will have a sink not only in the bathroom but also…

December 22, 2022

I recently had a standing seam roof installed on my house. I noticed the bottom of the standing steams were not sealed but thought nothing of it at the time.…