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October 25, 2011

Greetings. I am finalizing the design of my exterior renovations and have a dilemma. I am planning to install new windows and trim them with 2x6 red cedar casings. The…

October 25, 2011

My SE has shown a 3-1/2" x 9-1/2" PSL ridge beam for my 8:12 slope 2x10 roof joists (cathedral ceilings). In studying the connection I see the roof joist plumb…

October 24, 2011

Can someone advise me on service/repair of Pella "roll screen" windows? I'm in a brick ranch built in 1960 with Pella wood casements.   The screens work, but rather rough…

October 24, 2011

We are currently replacing a double oven in our home that was originally installed in 1978.  It was a 23" Whirlpool rated at 6.3kW/208V @ 7.3kW/240V.  All of our large…

October 23, 2011

I'm preparing to replace T1-11 on the south facing side of my house that has deteriorated (the rest of the exterior walls are brick veneer). My first thought is to…

October 21, 2011

I'm installing a 5/4 x 6 tiger wood deck this weekend in Seattle and need to know how much space to leave between the boards.  The decking boards are being…

October 17, 2011

I know this has come up before but most of the forums that I have looked at seem to pass the buck.  I have a 16 foot garage opening in…

October 17, 2011

I am having a new house built on a hillside which hasbeen cut out by 16'. My concrete guy put a 9'  x 40' retaining wall in with 2 18"…

October 16, 2011

We removed a wall from our dining room to increase the size to 8x13(from 8x10) and open up to our kitchen. Part of the wall was an archway that was removed.…

October 16, 2011

hi - i have an entryway which is approx 3 feet by 5 feet (extremely small). I would like to install unglazed ceramic hexagon tiles. Someone used the peel and…