Construction Techniques Archives - Page 318 of 2486

November 17, 2011

For building a garage as an extension off of a house, would I be better off using 12 D gal. nails or 12 D gas and wax. I understand it…

November 16, 2011

I have a client that wants me to add some canned lights to his condo. All together 12 cans 4 in 3 different rooms. There is no crawl space. I…

November 16, 2011

Can someone point me in the right direction for finding a flashing detail for fiber cement siding on the underside of a new wood deck ledger?  I plan on attaching…

November 15, 2011

I am planning to install Some EPDM on a small attached garage roof for a family member.  I have never done it before but i have been on site when a…

November 14, 2011

hello.  i am having a contractor put on cedar shingles through a city loan program.  i was on my honeymoon when they started and they are about halfway done with…

November 12, 2011

We have an old bungalow built in 1955 that we are rehabbing as rental property.The washer/dryer are in a recessed corner of the kitchen. We want to enclose that area and…

November 10, 2011

I am needing torun  cat5e and coaxial thru conduit (1 1/2" pvc) from my telephone box/satellite dish outside on garage, thru house crawl space and come up in an interior wall to…

November 8, 2011

I've installed pre-finished hardwood flooring on top of a concrete slab and I'm experiencing cupping and cracking. I installed 3/4" cdx plywood to the slab first, then ran 15# felt…

November 7, 2011

I am looking to add/make a step stool that attaches to the floor of a bathroom cabinet. This way the kids can open the doors and pull out and down…

November 6, 2011

Such is the claim of a job-site diary currently active here. I  have some reservations, points on which I am not clear. It appears that the method udes in the…