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April 12, 2024

I’m looking rough sawn Hemlock plank and possibly some Black Locust. I’ve been searching on google but find that many of the sawmills don’t have webpages. Does anyone have any…

April 12, 2024

So, this question is generally aimed at people who have built houses.In-universe, this house was partially built but went unfinished. It's still being occupied though. The reason there are no…

April 11, 2024

Hey All -- About to start a new build and I have a foundation contractor picked out. Price is right, posts lots of projects on social media, people comment on…

April 11, 2024

Wife and I have become campers in our retirement. Love it except for the 5th wheel hitch that sets full-time in the bed of my pick-up. I would like to…

April 10, 2024

Hello all, We are building a house and the main roof system is trusses. Over the master suite area we have a hip roof and we would like to have a…

April 7, 2024

Hello, I'm looking for advice here. I'm in Phoenix and my home is 3 years old and I have these metal awnings. From the beginning I have had a problem…

April 7, 2024

There are two obvious choices to enclose the joists & add soffits. (approx 350 sqft soffit area)First is simple white planking running perpendicular to the house.  Lots of material options…

April 6, 2024

Is this kind of roughness normal for a couple of hours per day in “bad” light? Looks OK 80% of the time. This smooth stucco is brand new, our subcontractor…

April 4, 2024

I am about to install insulation in 600 sq ft of my basement, but I'm not sure what to do in one particular situation.  The back edge of the studs…

April 4, 2024

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