Discussion Forum
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lookin for love, or heavy timbers, in all the wrong places
I'm sure this is a long shot, but: Ilive in Western Kentucky, and can't for the life of me find any untreated heavy timbers...dougfir, cedar, shoot I'll take spf...Anyone in…
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flat roof
So, this summer I am finally going to build a home for my family. I think that I have my design figured(we'll see how it changes with the prying eyes…
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straightening a wall
I worked for this framing crew a few years back and as we stood walls instead of bracing them up with 2xs they'd use turnbuckles..I think that's the name for…
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combination framing nailer
in september I baught(rather my 2 year old baught for me for my b-day, with my money:) )a Bostich F21PL framing nailer...It shoots the plastic collated 21 degree nails(3 1/2…
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Cedar shake…sidewall
I'm going to do the cedar shake siding on(of all people)my lawyers. The building is about 50feet from an existing structure that is a sub-basement with the same shakes and…
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stuff (AK)
So, I gotta move again.. Central Alaska to Central Alaska: 2 12 inch table saws(portable) 1 12 inch chop saw 1/2" and 3/4" conduit benders mech.hand planer two s-15 jimmies…
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second floor
I'd think that so long as the floor was well insulated and you just expected a rather brisk upstairs, it should work out as planned. I'd further the floor transitions…
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Crawl space access with out a crane
Currently we are adding a 25x35 addition to a couples house(I know the dimensions are stupid, but hey, when the checks roll up on Friday it's all the same to…
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Slow Spring?
Hello all. Just kinda curious about the season so far for y'all. It is really slow here in Central Alaska. Unless you are Union of course. Any of you too…
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Oh you like that color do ya?
Just a random thaught, but, I just got back from a mini vacation to South Alaska and I was surprised to see not one not two but about a dozen…