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February 5, 2012

I will be building my last house soon. I am in the construction supervision field and I would like to know if what I am contemplating sounds good. The home…

February 4, 2012

I have 4x8 sheets of plywood I need to cut long ways and I want to make sure the plwood edges are square before I rip them.  I have a…

February 4, 2012

I've posted this over in my favorite tile forum, but have had no takers, so I'm doing my first post here. The shots are of a new front door opening…

February 3, 2012

Anyone previously leveled deflecting joists? I am working on a 1960's platform framed house that is generally very well built but there is one room where the natural 3x10x16' @16 joists have…

February 1, 2012

Living near the land of pre-fab sheds (lancaster, pa), I decided to take a look at them while planning my 14x20 backyard shop/garage.  I noticed that for most (8 to 14…

January 26, 2012

I am handy but not a professional carpenter. I am installing a kitchen in an old building. I have a corner cabinet to hang and the corner is far from…

January 24, 2012

Just watched Tom Meehans videos on tiling a shower stall.  Wondering why he used the Schluter system to create the pan, but no the walls.  Does he have some reason…

January 24, 2012

I can't even start drawing plans for a single bedroom addition w/o CODE problems. Existing house has 2x8 joists. Can't get R30 from 2x8 joists. IRC would allow it with…

January 24, 2012

I am planning on using stone veneer on the porch column bases. The core of the column bases will be poured reinforced concrete. Is there a logical dimension for the…

January 22, 2012

Hi, I have a Californian Bungalow and when I was investigating a couple of rotten weatherboards on the right front corner of the house I discovered the rot had extended…