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Floor Adhesive Residue on Hardwood
June 5, 2020

Hi all,I am sanding my fir flooring and am encountering an issue in 2 rooms (both roughly 100 SF). These rooms had carpet over vinyl tile over hardwood; we pulled…
foundation wall penetrations
June 4, 2020

Hello, I have some copper pipe and electrical conduit I want to bring outside from my crawl space. Previous contractors brought them thru the crawlspace vents. The screens across the…
Where do you source your outdoor (deck) screws and what type (square or star)?
June 4, 2020

No more phillips head! Many options these days. What do you like?
Can you Fire Rate a floating wall?
June 4, 2020

I have to have floating walls for the interior of a single story building due to the fact that the soil under the slab is compacted fill. The problem I…
Caulk instead of grout on granite porch and steps?
June 4, 2020

So we have two porches of large tumbled granite slabs, with polished granite risers and side trim. We are built on clay soil. Every few years the slabs crack and…
3×6 Sill Plates
June 3, 2020

Hello, all,I am building 2x6 end walls for a steel arch building. The sill plates are 3x6 treated. What size nails and how many up into the studs?Thank-you,Dave
Laying used decking
May 31, 2020

I'm about to lay some decking - fairly large deck 4x5m.I've been given about 17 sq m of used decking (3 yr old softwood) which I plan to lay first…
western red cedar checks to fill or not?
May 28, 2020

I have a D profile WRC log home and i am in the process of removing all the polyeurathane filler in the checks,to be refilled with sashco conceal, I see…
Depth for footings
May 28, 2020

Hi everyone, thank you in advance for any information you can provide. I’m building a 16’x24’ building in my backyard. Where I live, the footings have to be 3’ to…
Calculation to save time for gable siding installation
May 26, 2020

Will be installing 1x10 siding vertically on a gable end of a 12/12 pitched roof. Would like to pre-cut the pieces but don't know how to calculate the measurement change…

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