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April 8, 2021

Hello people, I already had great suggestions on my first post, and here I have another question. I'm building a 12x12 shed and I was wondering if I can  use 2x4  lumber…

April 8, 2021

So I am planning a modern house and I want to include electric roller blinds but I want them completely hidden. One of the other ideas I'm going for is…

April 3, 2021

Hello people, I'm thinking to build a 12x12 shed. I was trying to see what materials can be used to put under the base frame. I found 8x8x16 Concrete blocks, but…

April 3, 2021

I want to build a 24' x 48' garage / workshop using pole barns (tri-lams) for the columns and a finished concrete floor. The area I live in is "marshy"…

March 30, 2021

I'm in the process of planning a ceiling replacement in our living/dining area to remedy sagging joists that were previously installed incorrectly. Note that the new ceiling joists will run…

March 29, 2021

Working on a deck we poured footings with pedestals. Mounting the metal columns on them, the corner of one of the pedestals cracked when we drove in the Simpson Titen…

March 28, 2021

I'm  building a freestanding deck with a bathroom on it, and have posts that are too short for the bathroom wall corners.  These are 16 foot 6x6 posts, but the…

March 25, 2021

Hello,I am finishing out a basement and will be building the non load bearing partitions with steel studs.  I am running 7/8 hat channel on sound isolation clips attached to…

March 24, 2021

On a recently constructed addition, my framer cut the birdsmouths much too long, with some of the cuts going almost halfway through the rafter.Should I be concerned? I was considering…

March 21, 2021

Hi there.I live just north of Vancouver Canada and am in the process of slowly renovating and repairing a new to me 1960s 1100 sql' single-story bungalow. It's built on…