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March 14, 2020

Hello there!  I've searched the forums but can't seem to find an answer here...  (and searching Simpson's website is a bit intimidating;  figured some of you ol' pros would have…

March 14, 2020

My house has a finished basement for half the square footage. The basement block wall stops one foot below grade then wood framing starts. They attempted to protect the wood…

March 11, 2020

My house has a 2 storey chimney chase, made of wood with Hardie lap siding.. it has a metal top hat/top that sits on top of the chase. Its held…

March 11, 2020

Ok -- I tried to follow "best practice" (I hate that term, but fine!) in installing a bunch of new windows into new construction.  One of these steps involved the…

March 8, 2020

Hi guys, I've been looking for an answer to this, and after much Googling and not finding an answer I thought I should ask people with the experience and knowledge. I'm…

March 8, 2020

I just recently purchased a bank foreclosed house that was under construction, the specs of the building are 32’ x 44’ the walls are 12’ tall 16” OC with a…

March 8, 2020

Just want to know which one is the drain and which one is the vent, or does it actually make any difference.  At one time this was where the washing…

March 8, 2020

I’m getting ready to pour my first series of concrete pads for a beam and column replacement in my basement. The rebar mats have all been completed. Nice and tight.…

March 6, 2020

I wanted to put this question out to the group re: construction documents / plans that you often times have to work from that are provided by an outside designer…

March 6, 2020

Is it necessary to utilize welding techniques for the construction of pipelines?