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How To Fasten WRC Boards to Deck Privacy Walls
I want to fill the privacy walls of our deck with horizontal WRC boards: 2 courses 1x6, 2 courses 1x3, ..... Want to keep the gaps tight (1/8") for privacy…
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WRC 5/4 x 6 Deck Board Fastening & Finishing
I've got my two decks all framed up and am ready to lay down the boards. When I started out we had planned to use Ipe, but then we added…
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Garage Exterior Finishing Suggestions
Framing our shared garage this weekend (22'8" x 24') and I'm trying to decide on 2 areas: soffit & fascia, and wall finish My side of the garage will rarely…
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Pouring Garage Slab – H1N1 KO’d Finisher
Pouring a garage slab tomorrow (22 x 24) that is ready to go but the Swine Flu'd my Finisher. Scramble mode! I've only observed trades pouring various slabs while hauling…
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Lumber and Raised Panles in Toronto
Looking for a couple sources for the following in Toronto (Leaside): - good lumber for framing -> Rona won't get me back! - shop producing raised panel doors (unfinished, mdf…
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New Garage Build – Slab and Design Q’s
Our shared garage is officially a tear down so I'm planning to build new shortly (crying on the outside for the cost, smiling on the inside for the new workshop!).…
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Mystery Tie in Basement Slab
Friend is doing a couple of small repairs to his basement slab and when he cracked out the area to be repaired he came across something that looks like a…
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Ipe Deck Planning – Toronto
I'm building two decks for our Toronto home and had a few questions while going through my planning: -The first deck which is attached to the house is 15' x…
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Non-Attached Deck in Toronto Code?
Our backyard has a fairly steep grade the last 20 ft which we would like to make use of by building a deck that would start at grade on the…
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Sink OverFlow emits ‘sewer like’ odour
We're 98% complete our whole home reno (moved in) and the main floor powder room vanity sink is giving off a foul gas, mainly when it is used through the…