Discussion Forum
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Acceptable flashing?
I was hired to rebuild a guard rail which was disassembled to repair water damage on the deck and home. The photo shows where the railing will tie into the…
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Work tables
I got an e-mail from Fine Woodworking about work benches, so I was thinking about my setup, what Ive seen other tradesmen use and would like to know what everybody…
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bay window
Hello All, Ive got a customer who is asking for a bay window unit to enlarge and replace an existing casement, not usually an issue. However she also asked if…
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Charred roof
Last week, walking the job, I went up on the roof to make sure there was no debris left laying around in odd locations and made an interesting discovery. It…
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Jobsite View
View from jobsite today. Usually the channel islands are obscured by cloud cover, but today the tops were clear and beautiful.
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Women in construction
A recent posting in another thread got me wondering. I have only worked around two women in the trades, both were painters, and I think I remember seeing a female…
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Anergy audit training
Does anyone know what it would take to become a certified energy auditor. By certified I mean by HERS or RESNET. Would it even be a practical thing to consider…
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2 Benches
These are both out of Ipe. One has Garapa decking incorporated, which is very blond. The freestanding is in a bathroom, the customer wanted a place to sit when taking…
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This was kinda fun
This is the one of the latest false beamed ceilings I've done. The architect specified v.g doug fir, which ended up getting a heavy stain hiding the v.g part of…
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Problem planing cedar
We've been building some fences out of resawn western red cedar. It was custom ordered in 16-20 foot lengths. The last order had some inconsistencies in thickness so we had…