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Thoughts for a fountain?
We've decided to have a little, tiny fountain/waterfall- I'll use some stones and what? Is there some special mortar mix I buy & mix with water or like that? Any…
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Regain access to the Cafe?
Okay, so I'm posting in the forum to request re-admission to the Tavern. Okay?
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Since I re-registered
Since I re-registered neither the Tavern nor the Cafe appear on my screen- What does it take to access these sites?
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Cutting stairs?
Is there a thread or site anyone knows of that explains cutting stairs? Nothing fancy, just the open kind that descend from a deck or porch- Thanks-
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Think lodgepole pine would be okay?
Putting a roof over my porch- As ours is a log house, I thought I'd use 6 or 8" round posts- Friend runs a post mill down the road and the…
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How long?
Got the sonotubes full of concrete with post brackets in place- They're only like three feet tall, eight inches across- How long do I leave them alone before I strip…
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Joist hangers vs joists resting on beam?
In terms of sturdiness, is using joist hangers the same as resting the joists on the beam? Thanks-
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Sonotubes?
Using 8" sonotubes to pour short piers under a porch- Do I let the footings dry, set the tubes on top and fill them, or set them down a little…
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2×6’s 16″ o/c okay?
Replacing the porch on our house- I plan for: 2 x 6 joists, mounted with hangers to the house to extend perpendicularly 8' to rest on a beam running parallel (sp?)…
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“Stabilizer”?
Have what appears to be about 3/4" of rot on the side of an 8X8 beam- Seems I've heard of some kind of "stabilizer" to inhibit further worsening of the…