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November 26, 2011

I have a job proposal attaching Hardie panel sheets to a cinder block home. I plan to glue insulation sheating to the cinder block and attach the Hardie panel using…

November 23, 2011

I'm looking for advice on how best to deal with what looks like cutback adhesive residue on a basement concrete floor. The full story: This is an apartment building basement…

November 23, 2011

I have a 28x40 garage slab I poured 2 weeks ago and was unable to cut control jionts in it due to a family emergency.Should I try to  cut them…

November 22, 2011

Has anyone installed fiber cement siding over concrete block walls? The homeowner wants the walls furred out 3/4" with rigid foam for R value and Hardie lap siding. Any suggestions…

November 22, 2011

I am in the final stages of designing a new home.  We have begun to talk to builders and several of them have expressed a pretty severe reaction to my…

November 19, 2011

Client has existing 2 story carriage house ---- garage underneath (except for 8 feet at one end that has stairway and mechanical room) and apartment above.  Want to add washer…

November 18, 2011

Hi I am trying to come up with a detail for the flashing or waterproofing of the vertical joints in the new construction home I am designing. It is a…

November 17, 2011

I want to install attic stairs in my home and am looking for instructions on how to frame the opening. The ladder in my hall will be run north-south, but…

November 17, 2011

I've got some basement windows I am trying to detail. They are in a 2x6 pony wall which sits on a 36" high concrete basement wall. The concrete wall has…

November 17, 2011

I'm looking for information how to properly connect the top plate across a break (due to a duct) in which the wall width is different on each side of the…