Discussion Forum
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ICF Advice Wanted.
I have yet another small house (1200 sf) project coming up and am considering using ICFs. I have no experience whatsoever with these but everything I hear is mostly positive.…
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Caulk this, Caulk that.
Took a break from work today to help my Uncle with his old house. We are repairing and restoring a lot of the outside. After 90 years, it is time…
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Need Advice on Rafter Tails.
I'm planning a small house for my mom. To maximize space, it will be single story with a 12/12 roof that can be converted to second floor living in the…
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Laser this, Laser that.
It seems with the price of lasers coming down, the tool designers/marketers are trying to hang them on everything. The dumbest example I've seen so far is a laser drill…
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Best floor on a slab. Need advice.
Heres the situation: Building a 1000 sf simple little home for mom. Due to reasons I won't go into here (but it involves my brother!!) It must be built on…
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Newbie nail question.
The other day I was helping to put some boards in a tree fort and found that one of the boards that we had to move was held on with…
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Simpson ties v. toenailing Rafters.
Has anyone started using ties to attach rafters instead of cutting birdmouths and toenailing? What ties do you use? I have used "hurricane ties" AND cut birdmouths. (sometimes required) Has…
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Finger-jointed Studs??
Anyone here used finger-jointed 2x6 studs? Any comments? Pros-Cons. Is it worth the savings? It would save me a maybe $200 on a job. I am wondering if it would…
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Connecting Joists over Bearing Wall
Usually I overlap my joists and block them over a bearing wall but in this case I need the Joists to be the exactly across from each other where they…