Discussion Forum
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tape measure w/o the remedial number
No Fat Max? You gotta try one of those if you haven't already.
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8 1/4 EZ Smart
I'm giving some serious thought to buying the EZ Smart system. I only have a Skil Mag 77 and normally wouldn't consider buying a circular saw, but I think this…
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Felt paper on steep roof
We're getting ready to dry in our first roof over an 8/12; it's 12/12. I& #39;ve been tossing around the idea of starting from the top and working my way…
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Trays and Hardieshingle
We've been framing our trays the last couple of days so I thought I'd post some pictures. I enjoy framing these, though it always seems like we have to put…
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Square/Plumb Cut Fascia
My boss likes to run what he calls "plumb cut fascia." But I am under the impression that what we run is actually square cut fascia (or whatever the proper…
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Running base efficiently
I'm new to doing much trim work and I'm having some problems with being very efficient. My boss is also fairly youngish (how about that for hedging) and he hasn't…
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One router
If a guy were to buy his first router and he planned on having only one router (for a while) that could be used without a table or with a…
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Hardie Layout
It seems I can't get away from Hardie and I haven't really come across a good way to make sure my boards are level and have a consistent reveal while…
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Sinuses and Hardie
I've been cutting some Hardie over the last week or so and have recently acquired some pretty aggravated sinuses. Any time I was cutting (I was using a circular saw…
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Gainesville, Florida
I'm a sucker and I'm following my girlfriend to Florida so she can attend grad. school. I'm interested in talking to anyone who knows local contractors, what wages are like,…