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March 6, 2021

I've got a front porch that gets soaked every time it rains. I'd like to close it in. It's an add on hollow(from what I can tell) cinderblock build with…

March 3, 2021

Wondering what the standard method is for tying a sloping exterior wall to the perpendicular walls. Normally you use interlocking top plates, but here the slope gets in the way.Thanks!

March 3, 2021

New build, zone 2A. I'm using 7/16" zip system on exterior walls of house. I need some opinions on the best way to sheath the wall between the house and the…

March 3, 2021

Hey Folks,(Fun to be asking a question of the FH community. I’ve been a reader since the 1980s, when as a kid I would pore over my dad’s stack of…

March 2, 2021

Hey, rookie designer/owner builder trying to figure out how to frame the second floor stair opening of the attached layout. I'm sure there is a way I can do this…

March 1, 2021

Hi all,I'm new to building design and am looking for advice on how to properly sheath a 28'3/4" long, 2x6, 24 o.c. wall. The issue I am having is that…

March 1, 2021

New Orleans, LA - Climate Zone 2I have a shed/shop approximately 16' x 20' - I'm looking for the easiest method to reduce condensation of the concrete floor slab. Either…

February 27, 2021

Hey Gang,I’m working on a vaulted dormer that I want to put a light fixture at the peak. Obviously there’s not much space where the rafters meet the ridge.  What’s…

February 27, 2021

Hi all,We are putting an inground pool this year, and as part of that building an 8' x 6' pool house.  We have ipe on another deck, and what I…

February 26, 2021

I am doing a bathroom remodel.  Would very much like to install a cast iron tub.  It will be 310 lbs., so I am looking for any tips on how…