Discussion Forum
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DOOR PROTECTION
We have solid pine doors in our home with lever-type locksets. Finger nails are scratcing the wood. I have been trying to find something to protect the wood to no…
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Apples Equal Oranges??
Good day. My wife and I are up here in Middlebury, VT looking to build a SIP home. I was shocked yesterday to hear (from both an artchitect and the…
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Addition Blues
My poor sister in law had an addition put on her 1959 vintage home in Southport, Indiana, acutally three separate additions. The local builder states the job is complete but…
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Nail it or Screw it?
Nails or screws? My colleagues argue that nails are better than screws when framing. I argue screws are better. They say that shear strength of nails is higher than on…
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SAFETY — WOULD IF I COULD
I believe we should all wear safety glasses and dust masks, but I cannot wear both together, primarily because safety glasses always fog. Indoors or out, regardless of weather, regardless…
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Water Main Blues
What is the accepted attitude towards placing a water main supply line through a footer then under a slab to feed the house?
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Just Can’t Cut It
I am attempting a crown moulding on a second floor with a partially sloped section. It has a ceiling, knee walls, and the underside of the rafters. There may be…
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My Mind’s In The Gutter
We installed a metal roof on our home (we love the sound of rain on it.) and had seamless gutters installed. The roof pitch is 9/12 then 4/12 over the…
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Foundation waterproofing
This is a California question. My Brother just bought a house in Butte County California on a south-facing slope. It has a vented crawl space with a soil floor and…
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Spray Foam Quandary
Need some help from the professionals: What foam and how thick should we use?? The recent article "A Crash Course in Roof Venting" caused me to question our renovation plans. …