Discussion Forum
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Deck planter/Bench/BBQ Island
I am building a 1200 sq foot deck and I would like some advice about building some planters, deck seating, and a bbq island. The specific question is if these…
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Raised Foundation Venting & Enclosed Dec
I am building/replacing a deck on a house with a raised foundation. The house has a reasonable number of crawl space vents. The deck design uses a stem wall with…
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Honey I have Suprise – how to recover
Prior to a recent business trip I told my wife I would build the wood shed she has been wanting when I returned. I arrived home Saturday to find a…
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cellulose — hand fill ?
I am insulating the walls of a small outbuilding and I would like to use cellulose. Since this is a small building (8x12), it seems I can just dump it…
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Best Practices for Siding?
I have been constructing a small outbuilding and it is now framed, wrapped with Typar, and the roof is on with asphalt shingles. I have a My question is about…
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Synthetic Underlayment as HouseWrap?
I have some left over Sharkskin synthetic roof underlayment. I would like to use this leftover as housewrap for some patching ... any reason that synthetic roofing undelayment cannot be…
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Methods to keep heat from infiltrating
I have a storage building framed (2x4 walls 2x6 roof) and I want to insulate the walls and roof to prevent heat infiltration. The goal is to keep the interior…
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Roof Ventilation/Insulation
I live in northern California where the summers are hot, but the winters are relatively mild -- a few weeks of cold temperature (upper 20's) but snow is rare to…
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Ridge Beam Size for Shed 8×12
I am trying to determine the size of a ridge bean for an 8x12 shed with a 5/12 pitch roof using 2x6 rafters. I am doing a cut and stack…
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Hitachi NV75Ag for Framing?
I am ready to frame my 8x12 shed. The foundation is built and the decking is in place. A couple of years ago, before I knew less than I know…