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November 1, 2021

When installing strapping over continuous exterior insulation, what is your preferred method for adjusting the strapping to get a nice flat plane for siding? I'm thinking a string line run…

October 29, 2021

I just had my first house framed with a private framing co. Having not done this before I'm unsure what should be expected out of the framer to fix or…

October 29, 2021

I have a home on a concrete slab and the previous owners put down a tile floor with some adhesive directly onto the concrete.  I can pull the tiles up…

October 28, 2021

Hello,Building a house in Montreal and have a question regarding the wall assembly of an exterior wall which happens to be a bathroom (shower and bathtub).Brick cladding on the outside.…

October 27, 2021

I'm having a company come in December to do a crawl space encap, and have also hired them to spray foam the basement rimjoist perimeter. I'd like to spend the…

October 27, 2021

Hi all - we're doing an underpinning job in my basement and we need to rig a temporary waste line so that we can remove the concrete slab that the…

October 26, 2021

Hi.  I have a slab that was just placed and due to a miscommunication with the yard I ended up with an unsightly cold joint in a bedroom.  Not only…

October 26, 2021

Hi all, I have recently acquired a home where the handler seems to be improperly installed and I believe it to be at the core of the AC problems. All I…

October 24, 2021

We have built a 28'x49' 2-story barn with an attached 18'x18' 1.5 story mudroom, connected to a 3000SF older home.  The existing home is heated by a steam system/radiators and…

October 22, 2021

The article on building custom radiator covers in the November issue overlooks one critical issue. This design, with an open front and  solid shelf on top of the radiator will…