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February 5, 2024

Hello all, I am currently working on removing this chimney stack completely from my house. My goal is to improve thermal efficiency and gain space inside the house. I upgraded my furnace and…

February 5, 2024

all the questions pertain the second floor level My house is semi-detached 2 story  1920   house  (each side is approx 18 feet wide )  .vertical stud(2x4 @16) is balloon framing (…

February 2, 2024

I'm renovating a 50-year old home with a beautiful screen porch that has original pressure-treated pine on the interior of the screened porch.  Some is structural and some is trim. …

February 1, 2024

in my standard frame built 1978 half duplex - i have an office wall that is 7ft wide running parallel with the joists - it is the center wall between…

January 31, 2024

Trying to figure out what size crushed stone I need for general construction of a pier and beam foundation house on a hill top for site development.

January 30, 2024

What would be better for a 600 foot main water supply run through semi rocky earth, sch 40 pvc or pex?

January 29, 2024

3/12 mono truss over one story dinning area butts into second story wall

January 28, 2024

Ok, I messed up. I had a stud at end of 16 oc layout land like 3" before the end of wall stud.So I just stacked 3 studs together instead…

January 28, 2024

Does this skirt board at the bottom of my staircase look accurate, or does it seem misshapen and bulky?Would it be feasible to cut it at an angle for improvement?…

January 27, 2024

Working on my own place right now. Built in 1903, virtually all interior walls are original plaster on lath strips.I am working in the landing at the top of the…