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July 15, 2023

Building house on Lake Erie that will be sitting completely exposed to shear winds, rain and snow. Distributor for Hardie was not all in on Hardie for this application, especially…

July 14, 2023

My home has a textured ceiling in the bathroom.  Due to humidity and moisture it started to develop a couple lines of mold, very light like mildew.  I have tried…

July 12, 2023

Hello Collective Mind,  I am in the process of constructing a new building.  The design is a simple low-pitched roof structure with gable ends.  The gable ends are open and…

July 11, 2023

I live in central Ohio and we have started a deck replacement on our stucco house. The old deck was torn away last fall and a new pad was poured. …

July 10, 2023

Hey, I have a puppy who loves to explore every corner of my home. However, I've recently adopted a senior cat who prefers a calm and quiet environment. It is…

July 9, 2023

Currently restoring/retrofitting original 100-yr-old in-swinging French doors. As part of this upgrade, I’d also like to install a wood storm door for added R-value.The question is whether the storm door…

July 5, 2023

An article in issue 313 in the, Ask the Experts, the article discussed how to flash rowlock brick under a window. I question how this technique will respond when the…

July 5, 2023

I'm in beginning stages of planning a renovation to our circa 1900 Boston suburb home. Should I get a Structural Engineer's Site Conditions report (about $1200) before proceeding to discuss…

July 4, 2023

We own a 1960s era one-story home in California. It's 1200 square feet. We're removing a 220 square-foot sunroom addition with a shoddy foundation. It runs the full depth of…

July 4, 2023

Happy 4th!I am planning a new house with a slab-on-grade subfloor. I would very much like to have the thickness of the tiled portion of the flooring match the thickness…