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January 17, 2020

As part of a whole house remodel we're replacing the siding on a house built in 1979 which was sheathed in asphalt impregnated fiberboard (blackboard, celotex, etc.). Does anyone know…

January 16, 2020

Hoping some of those more experienced than I can help with some layout options before I get started. My wife picked out some very nice pre-finished 5" wide hickory flooring…

January 16, 2020

My wife and I are planning to potentially use the Endura Wall System (https://www.endurawallsystem.com/) for at least the basement. They don't have any buildings in PA or the northeast US,…

January 11, 2020

Hi, folks.I'm going to put a roof over my trailer this Spring, and am just looking for clarification on one point.  Here's the details on it:Roof will be 24' wide…

January 10, 2020

Regarding the article describing a technique to construct trimless window returns from MDF:In our experience the transition between the mdf and sheetrock always cracks - especially after several heating seasons…

January 9, 2020

Hello, I've got a 1.7 story small dutch colonial revival home from 1930.   On the attached floorplan I'm just showing you the original portion of the house, it has since…

January 8, 2020

I'm in the stage of drawing the framing plan for my own build this year. I've ran into a problem where I don't know what's the best way to cope…

January 7, 2020

There are numerous threads about Andy Engel's famous article on the stay-dry no mold basement flooring approach (XPS covered by plywood).  I have a couple questions that I cannot find…

January 4, 2020

Hello folks..I read a few people mention surface bonding cmu block walls, but didn't take it serious until I did some research.  Seems 50 years ago surface bonding was introduced,…

January 4, 2020

HelloI’m planning to finish my basement, starting in a couple of weeks. I’ve been spending the last 6 months, at least, trying to figuring out what’s the best way to…