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January 19, 2021

I am trying to find the most efficient way. The hole doesn't have to be perfect? Would a jig saw work? I actually have Allura but I think its the…

January 19, 2021

I'm installing a Pella double hung vinyl window into a concrete block opening in the foundation. The old window suffered a rotted threshold after 60 years, and was installed without…

January 18, 2021

Hello All,I am closing in an opening between my 1st floor and 2nd floor in my condo. Normally I could hang joist hangers and span the distance with wooden joist.…

January 17, 2021

I'm seeing so many LED light sources with unique connectors and double cost of standard lighting options, I have to ask: why is LED the apparent next standard in the…

January 17, 2021

There is a shed roof on an addition off the back side of our garage.  The back wall of the garage is 22' wide.  The addition is 20', so the…

January 14, 2021

USA old growth timber is on limited availability right now, so I plan to sister two 2x12s to appear as a 4x12. I have not found any listing on the…

January 14, 2021

Hi everyone. I am remodeling an upstairs bedroom, the home is 1940s/50s construction.The ceiling in the bedroom has a roof above, the beam going across is the roof beam.I'd like…

January 12, 2021

Hello there. I am a contractor remodeling a home I bought. I am replacing joists that are set inside a block wall. I know treated is standard when dealing with…

January 11, 2021

First, I'm using the 4"x12"x8' lvl stringer in a set to run into a landing on a left hand timber staircase. does anyone think a flitch plate sistered to the…

January 9, 2021

I'd like to frame out my basement stairs to add some pantry storage underneath.  With the lolly column at the bottom and the beam at the top of one side,…