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March 19, 2021

looking for advice! We are in the middle of building a custom shower for our new bathroom. Do to some unforeseen structural issues we had to make it a bit…

March 14, 2021

Planning for converging 2/0 pocket doors and want to know what size wooden header to span the 8' opening on the first floor of a 1.5 story home. It's a…

March 13, 2021

Hello all,   My wife and I are wondering how best to repair the leaning, disjointed, concrete capped stone foundation under the 60’ long load bearing wall of our 100 year…

March 11, 2021

My neighbor is replacing the steps on his place, asking me about using softwood 1x12s instead of the very expensive hardwoods. My extensive youtube/wikipedia research implies an underlayment of 3/4…

March 10, 2021

In every attic i've ever seen (except for something low with a 6/12  pitch or so)the support framing confuses me, why are there vertical support bracing running everywhere when they're…

March 9, 2021

HelloI'm on a quest to design my own house addition, so much to learn... :)One of the things I'm struggling with is how to tie the addition's foundation into the…

March 8, 2021

New house construction. It has several interior pocket doors. I plan on using Johnson Hardware's 1560SC pocket door frame kit because I have had success with their pocket door tracks…

March 6, 2021

It's my night for questions.We're running 2x10 joists with 14' & 15' spans. To try to mitigate the effects of warpage, we're putting in some mid-span blocking. Is it reasonable…

March 6, 2021

Have there been any recent developments in the technology regarding treated wood and galvanized connectors. I know that Simpson has tested Vycor Deck Protector (unavailable through the supply chain where…

March 6, 2021

We are building a deck with guardrail posts attached to the outside of the rim beams. Is there any real advantage to using treated versus untreated for the posts? Most…