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September 26, 2021

A contractor installed an egress window in our basement and the opening they cut into the foundation was too big on the left & right sides. Instead of fastening the…

September 25, 2021

The home is a 115 year old Queen Anne in Northern Idaho. The columns (boxes made of 2-by) supporting the porch roof sit on top of the porch railings (pictures…

September 25, 2021

I have some clapboards that have some areas that woodpeckers have damaged.  I think they were trying to get at carpenter bee larvae.  This is not the first time this…

September 24, 2021

I've got a detached single car garage.  The interior is unfinished, exposed studs and rafters, cement slab floor.  Exterior is vinyl siding over old wood shingles.  It has a gable…

September 24, 2021

Good day, I know the maximum rise is 7.75 inches for deck stair rise. What's the minimum? What's the norm these days with taking into consideration of elderly people ?

September 24, 2021

Two houses next to each other.  Front yards extend about 100 feet from houses toward street.  The ground "peaks" in the middle.  In other words, the 50 feet closest to…

September 24, 2021

 I’m putting a prefab glass block window in a remodeled shower. There was no window in the old shower area. I’ll be cutting out the window space, then will build…

September 24, 2021

I am working on a small pool house/pavilion in Connecticut. The building will be largely open with a few walls to enclose a few spaces. The building will not be…

September 24, 2021

I have a 3 story building. Every floor I have 5 units (1 bachelor suits, 3 One bed suits and 1 Two bed suits). Recently City upgraded and replaced water…

September 22, 2021

I am planning a pergola and would like it to structurally support a small sun deck,say 8 foot by 16 foot in dimension.  I'd like to consider using 3 inch…