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holes through glulams
I'm curious if anyone knows what type of holes are typically allowed to be drilled through glulams? I need to put a couple of 3/4" holes through a 5 1/8…
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snapping star drive screws
So I have recently been converted to star drive screws. They truly drive better than square or phillips. But they seem to break more often, especially if I'm removing them. …
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stucco ledge?
So instead of asking my engineer, I'll post this question. I'm building a post and beam with strawbale infill house. The exterior will be lime plaster over metal stucco lath. …
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gutter drain slope
Here's a question about gutter drains. I will have about 4 downspouts on the house I'm building. I plan to connect them around the foundation with 3" Sch. 40 PVC,…
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Drainage for my house
I'm building a house on fairly good soils in an otherwise pretty wet area in Western Oregon. I'm trying to determine the best configuration for my drains. The soil engineer…
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cleaning edges of reclaimed floorboards
I have a wood floor question. I recently bought maple floorboards from a torn-down gym. I have managed to separate them all and grind all the nails. Now I need…
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Recycled hardwood floor
Howdy folks. I'm new to this web site and web-discussions in general, but I'm building some or most of my house this coming year and this seems like a great…