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1904 Queen Anne. Fourteen rotten porch column bases (attic profile). Slight diameter variations. Suggestions?
November 9, 2020

Victorian house. The front porch has a dozen columns and this year half of them decided to go from looking fine to being substantially rotted. Seems like the Duration paint…
drilling holes in my foundation
November 9, 2020

I am about to drill a hole in my foundation wall for a pipe pass thru. was told to try and keep them 4 to 8 inches from all edges.…
Helicals vs. Concrete on Red Clay… who to marry?
November 5, 2020

Long time lurker, learned a lot here. I’ve built buildings that might fall cause of you guys! I’m designing a pier-and-beam foundation for a 28’x28’ stick-framed building southeast of Austin. Open…
support for a shed roof
November 5, 2020

Greetings!I can't find a resource for this question so here it is:Will a 2 x 6 x 12 support a shed roof made of 2 x 6 joists on 16…
Switched Closet doors
November 4, 2020

I'm trying to up my game for the current remodel- I wanted to have the closet doors switched so that when open the lights in there turn on. I recall…
What happened to my stucco???
November 4, 2020

What has caused this problem with my 1948 stucco exterior? (see picture) And how do I fix it? I'm planning on patching it myself using DAP stucco patch but what…
Extending roofline from I-joist rafters
November 4, 2020

I am extending the roof on a house built with 2-5/16 wide by 16” tall TJI I-joist rafters. Sections of I-joist were used as blocking instead of rim joist. All…
Angled Soffit
November 3, 2020

Hello,I am looking at building a small heated out-building with raised heel scissor trusses and vented angled soffits to avoid eave returns, as recommended in https://www.finehomebuilding.com/2019/01/10/design-build-gable-end-eave-design , but I have…
Reality check on interior/exterior insulation Poly Iso, House Wrap and Roxul inside
November 2, 2020

Hi,2x4 standard construction walls. Currently they have 40 year old builders grade wall insulation. I opened a wall to check out a situation and it's in need of replacing across…
Attic decking
October 31, 2020

Hello, I have a good size attic space over the garage that has some partial decking. I was considering doing more decking and perhaps insulating. There is what I believe…

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