Discussion Forum
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Arts and Crafts Porch
In my remodel we have a large covered front porch (10x40) that runs the whole front of the house. I framed the floor system so the tongue and groove would…
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Wieght of dimensional lumber
I need to pick up a bunch of 2 x 4 x 16's from the old home depot--does anyone know how heavy each of those suckas are? Thanks cje Take…
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Cantilever attatchments
I need to frame a 18" cantilever the existing floor joists are 2 x 8 and Ill be using 8' lengths for the cantilever. My question is do I need to bolt…
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Pipes in footings
I'm prepping some footings for a new porch for my house and I've come across two pipes that run directly through one of the footings. I was expecting to run…
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Footings confusion
I need to build some new footings under my house to act as support for some load points for a second story addition. My plan is to build a new…
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A few roof jack questions
I've been following the discussion about shingling a 12/12 roof quite closely as I am about to sheath and shingle my new garage/workshop 20x18 with a 12/12 pitch. I have…
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Open Rafter Gable End trim
My garage will have open rafters (2 x 8). With a 1 x 6 trim board attatched (mainly as a place to install a gutter and for some shadow lines.…
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Open rafter Ventilation
What are some of the ways that you provide ventilation for open rafters (craftsmen style? Do you install factory made inserts or drill holes and back with mesh? Do you…
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How much gravel is too much?
I'm putting in a monlithic slab for my garage and I excavated too much dirt. So I'm thinking that I'll order extra gravel and just fill the low areas--is there…
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Cinderblock wall on slab
I've posted here a few times about the garage I'm building--now I have another questions. My original plan was to pour a monolithic slab and then stick construction--well now after I…