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March 4, 2020

I have a header question.  I am moving a load bearing wall and need to span 7'4".  The span supports a second floor living space, 26' wide, but not the…

March 3, 2020

I've been watching youtube videos on house designs and have been inspired by passive house principles providing a healthy and comfortable living space. Me & my wife wish to have…

March 2, 2020

Looking for a recommendation for a bottle with an integrated brush to hold primer to field prime cut ends of siding. Heck, it'd also be nice to hold watered down…

March 1, 2020

I've have a small, open porch off a side entry door. The porch is 7' deep x 6' wide.  It's located in a corner. So, as you stand on the…

February 28, 2020

Assuming one already owns the land and wants to build a 3000 sq ft house for $90-100k, most labor supplied by myself and a friend. This would be a basic…

February 27, 2020

I am planning out building a large garage/shop space on my property in Hopkins, Minnesota. The garage will be built into a hill and the rear of the garage will…

February 25, 2020

I had five holes dug along an existing wall where piers were going to be put in under the foundation, but the piers were not installed and the holes were…

February 25, 2020

I’m installing new 3/4” hardwood floors on the 2nd story of my split level house. Where the floors meet the stairway (see picture) I am installing landing tread similar to…

February 24, 2020

Okay, So we are looking at moving and building a new home. We are in the middle of purchasing land. The property can do manufactured, modular or stick. So we have already…

February 23, 2020

We are in the process of designing a house for West Yellowstone, Montana.  This is both deep snow country and zone 7 cold.  I'm trying to minimize roof penetrations, so…