Discussion Forum
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water in footing trench
When digging the front frost wall trench there was some ground water seeping up. The soil is sandy and the excation guy said the water woulnt be a problem and…
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Skillion (slant) roof vs Trusses
Were building a 1300 sq foot home, due to the shortage of workers I will likely be doing most of the framing with family. I've been thinking more and more…
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deck spacers worth it
Are deck spacers really worth it as long as you flash well ? I'm concerned there is a higher risk of water getting in at the screw holes (for the…
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zip sheathing vs tyvek/greendrop in northern climate
House will be in northern Michigan, very concerned about moisture issues with zip sheathing as that we have fairly cold winters but humid summers. Havent really seen great research on…
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Zip sheathing in Climate zone R 6
I've been hearing some rumbling about zip sheathing being better suited for southern than northern climates due to mositure build up in the winter months. Any thoughts on this
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Framing question for walkout.
Doing a walkout on my new home, when I frame the back wall (the shorter poured wall section) will I need to have the basement slab poured so I can…
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cordless nailer vs gas air compressor
Going to be framing in a month or so and wont have power to the site. I have a small generator to power saws and such but I'm debating if…
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raised basement, best house design?
We bought a lakefront lot that doesnt have a lot of elevation change. A site survey we had said it was sandy to atleast 5 feet with no water table…
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Timber truss opinions
my wife loves the look of exposed timber trusses, just not sure its in our budget. House will basically be a straight forward bungalow 26x42 10/12 pitch ( I'd like…
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1/6 notch limitation
Our building dept is citing code R 502.8.1 which says you cant cut more than 1/6 of the depth of a member. If my math is correct thats just under…