Discussion Forum
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rigid insulation/cathedral cieling
I am a commercial tenant finish contractor in Boulder, CO and have found myself involved with a residential project. Framing a second floor master bedroom with a cathedral ceiling, 2 x 12's on…
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high quality garage door
I am wondering if there are any opinions on a Martin brand of garage doors. It looks as though Clopay gets some decent reviews from the archives, both of which…
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SW facing Ipe deck
I am installing two Ipe decks (same house) facing SW. I would like to use this wood but has since occured to me that the afternoon sun may cause the surface…
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“nailboard” rigid polyisocyanurate
looking at a Johns Manville product http://www.jm.com/insulation/building_insulation/products/rs5035_nailboard.pdf it would be installed over brick with Hardi on top of it. does anyone have any experience with this, thanks in advance.
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quality framers/GCs near Boulder, CO
remodel: pop top with first floor addition, late 05. or referrals. thanks.
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2003 IRC
existing exterior walls with existing (and not to be altered) rough window openings. going to replace all windows, including those in bedrooms which are "egress" windows. if the walls/openings/house were new…
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remodel insulation detail
1957 single story ranch in CO. exisitng exterior wall detail from the inside out; interior plaster veneer dirctly on 3 1/2" concrete block 3 1/2" concrete block(same block as in #1)…
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backflow preventer
planning to remodel. every once in a while, I read in the local paper about sewer lines backing up into residences and the mess it causes. and, by definition, the…
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woodpeckers and Hardi products
has anyone had problems with birds and this type of cementious siding? thanks in advance.