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October 2, 2020

I have a terminology questions.In the attached image, what does one call the portion of the footing that juts at right angles to the rest of the footing?  The feature…

October 1, 2020

The photo shows a gutter that sat on the house, with a left hand corner.  I added a porch and need to install a gutter there.  Rather throw away a…

September 30, 2020

I'm going to be building a small deck with what Lowes Home Store calls 'severe weather pressure treated" 5/4 x 6 x 8ft deck boards.  The 'details' on Lowes' website…

September 30, 2020

I have a 1920s era colonial with a back extension added some years later. I am renovating the first floor which involves removing a bearing wall and most of the…

September 29, 2020

I'm in the process of finishing our basement. It's got some roughed in by the previous (original) owner and I think they did most of the work themselves. I'm finding…

September 28, 2020

I'm looking for advice on how to replace the exterior of a 1962 manufactured home in Maryland. It is currently 2x4 walls with fiberglass insulation, metal diagonal strapping, and aluminum…

September 27, 2020

Hi, I'm new to this site and just recently got a subscription to the magazine as a result of the great info I have been reading. I'm hoping I can get…

September 25, 2020

Hello! I need to install 2 new outlets in my living room — an 1887 brick home that we are gradually remodeling. I don't want to do any surface mounted…

September 25, 2020

Alright guys, try and go easy on me here!  I'm a very DIY kind of guy.  I've been doing my own major renovations and such my entire adult life but this…

September 22, 2020

I’m building a floating (no ledger board on house) deck on a slope with a buddy and we did not make either side cantilevered. One side is a grade level…