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Small non-sparking fan source?
One purpose of the garage I'm planning is to provide a proper woodshop. My wife refers to the project as a "two car shop", in fact. The bane of my…
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Heating a garage apartment
So, in the garage whose foundation I'm talking about in another thread will be a 480 sq. ft. efficiency apartment. I just did the heat calcs, and came up with…
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Forming garage stemwalls
I'm planning to build a garage, finally. The frostline is 42 in., and the site is pretty flat. I figure a 16 in. wide x 10 in. thick footing with…
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Spray foam under cedar shingles
Situation: New red cedar shingle roof on purlins open to the attic. Older home, attic would be useful space if conditioned. Homeowner wants to have spray foam installed under the…
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How far out of square…
...will you allow a foundation to be before you call the concrete guys back? I've gone as much as 2 in., but I didn't like it. Andy "Never try to…
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White oak beam source
It's a long story about a bad design, but the result is that I need to find a seasoned, furniture-grade white oak 6x6 that's about 8 ft. long. Anyone got any…
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Framing Square Question
OK, so I'm talking in the stair book I'm writing about all the things you can do with a framing square. I thought I had this stuff down pretty pat. And then I…
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Another great forum
Someone here posted a link to the forum below, which I followed. http://www.iccsafe.org/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi It's the discussion forum for the International Code Council. Lots of BIs posting there, and lots of…
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Outdoor wood species
I'm working on a book for the TP about stair building. One chapter is on outdoor stairs, and part of that is a discussion of wood suitable for outdoor use.…
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Bigger railing bit?
Hi folks. After making up half a dozen hand railing samples, my customer thinks I've almost got it perfect. The rail will be pretty close in profile to a standard 6010, but…