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Picture-Framing a Deck
June 7, 2020

Hey all, I would like some advice on installing picture frame planks around a deck. Such as: should the picture frame planks be installed first, our field planks? And any…
Question on Squaring Deck Framing
June 6, 2020

Good afternoon everyone. I have a question for those that do this much more than me. Im building a free-standing deck off the back of my house. It will be…
Subfloor required to brace basement walls? (8’)
June 5, 2020

I have plans to build a post frame building on top of a 8’ basement wall. The basement wall is in, And my plans were to Have excavator backfill and…
Thoughts on horizontal slider window
June 5, 2020

Decided not to replace a 58 x 47 RO with a casement and am thinking about a horizontal sliding window. It's a bedroom so a dual double hung won't fulfill…
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

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