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December 9, 2021

Hey guys! I have been a long time FHB podcast listener and been reading as many articles as I can as I am planning a new home build in a…

December 8, 2021

I have "a lot" of holes to bore in the ends of 4 x 4 (mostly pine). I have tried a spade bit,  a bit from Milwaukee - 1 1/2"…

December 8, 2021

Building a house on my own and concerned about rain damaging subfloor plywood before I get under roof. I know the plywood is rated for some weather exposure but also…

December 7, 2021

Our exterior dual in-swing basement door is framed into a pouredconcrete wall (house is about 33 years old).The construction ...        Treated lumber outlines the rough opening on all three sides,       …

December 7, 2021

There are water stains showing up at the bottom two corners of a window in our entryway in the area where the sill, the wall and the window frame come…

December 5, 2021

Any tips on fixing this problem?  What I believe you would call a valley rafter has dropped off the ridge board in attic over garage in my single story rambler…

December 5, 2021

I'm running a 2" DWV pipe up through an almost flat roof (~1/12).  The roof is granular asphalt (10 yrs, will be replaced in next year +/-).  Because the DWV…

December 5, 2021

its getting a little late in the year but I finally have some time for this.  Ive never made windows before, but have done plenty of carpentry.These storms will be…

December 5, 2021

I've got a problem with damaged building paper on an exterior wall, and was hoping that someone here could help with some suggestions.The challengeWe recently had a large amount of…

December 4, 2021

I built a new storage building/peacock coop about 200’ from my house. I’d like to control the lights from the house, so I’ve looked at a number of available wi-fi…