Discussion Forum
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Building some replacement sashes – looking for wood recommendation
Howdy; I've got about 4 lower sashes to build, and will be duplicating some existing sashes. I can't figure out what wood was used in the originals, but they're about…
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New dream home has a lot of mold — Who to blame & how to correct it?
Howdy folks; A co-worker had a home built over the last 8 months by a licensed GC. They moved in about 2 months ago, and this week finally investigated a…
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Sweet talk the wife for Post & Beam?
So a few weeks ago I got on here all excited about a large batch of douglas fir a local lumberyard was getting rid of on craigslist. Long span 2x8,…
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Advice: weathered Doug Fir on craigslist
I found a listing for a good quantity of Douglas Fir locally on craigslist. It's a reputable lumberyard who says they have trouble selling the weathered stuff to contractors. I've…
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Any forums this good for landscaping?
Since it's summer, the wife and I like to try and get some things accomplished outside. The thing is, I have as many questions about outside work (landscape construction, i.e.…
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Advice on my ceiling work (crying uncle)
Howdy folks. Been a bit of time between posts. We're remodeling an old brick church into a residence. We've exposed the old trusses above the sanctuary and are building a…
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How foolish is doing my own new gutters?
Working backwards from the theory that water is the great destroyer of houses, I'm looking at the way my gutters are pretty much the spawn of the devil and couldn't…
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Using boiled linseed oil to finish wood
Howdy; It's been a while since my last post, which is probably good as it means I'm actually getting some work done instead of just talking about doing the work.…
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DIY radiant thermal masses?
Howdy; I'm trying to figure out how to best heat a volume 30x48 with around a 30ft peak at the top of the room. This is the sanctuary of an…
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Eventually we’ll do some construction…
Howdy; I thought I'd pass some pictures along of my home remodel because I hope to be bending the ear of folks in the construction forum soon enough. Right now…