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June 23, 2024

I need to install a range fan with 6” air outlet to a 7” wall vent with a 90 degree elbow and don’t have much room for a reducer. The…

June 19, 2024

Hi, I am new to painting and would appreciate any tips or references or articles on how best to sand and prep an old wooden gate so I can repaint.…

June 12, 2024

In our future build we plan on having up to 3" of wood fiber board as outsulation. Many of the techniques I have seen to install vertical cladding require two…

June 12, 2024

We're building a two story home with a walkout basement. Up until this point we planned on doing all of the walls with block (Faswall ICCF). We were present with…

June 11, 2024

If I want common rafters to sit against ridge beam but extend 1inch above top of ridge beam for ventilation purposes, does this impact the calculation process for determining  rafter…

June 10, 2024

Hello all. Long time reader, first time posting. Thank you all for the generosity of information I have learned here.  So the dilemma I'm having is my main bathroom remodel. My…

June 8, 2024

I have a large, covered (roofed) screened porch on my cottage on which I'd like to install new wood flooring. Currently, the floor consists of very short nap indoor-outdoor carpet…

June 2, 2024

Have an issue I'd appreciate thoughts on.On my current job there is 8' of wall to an outside corner where the grade wants to be higher than the sheathing. I…

May 30, 2024

Hello FHB friends, My question is about the posts used to support a second level deck. I am updating a mid-1990s deck that was constructed using toe-nailing and blocking under…

May 29, 2024

Hello guys, I’m going to add an inlet to this sewage pipe and I noticed that there’s a leak from the septic tank where the pipe is attached. (See picture)…