Discussion Forum
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masonry chimney to siding detail
I'm in the process of finalizing a number of details on an addition and wanted to ask if anyone out there had a flashing detail on mating a masonry chimney…
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chimney with natural stone veneer
I got two ginormous quotes back for a roughly 38' tall masonry fireplace with a fireplace on each of the three above grade floors. So I need a Plan B.…
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Blueskin over Zip?
Living near Potomac MD, where lots of big homes get built with varying degrees of detail and quality, I sometimes notice oddities. There's been a large house being constructed for…
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renovation planning–early stage–a few questions
I'm planning to manage (do some work and serve as GC) a large-scale addition on our existing now-mostly renovated home. The addition would be 4 floors; 1) abasement workshop and…
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Denailer
Gotta say, tearing off old 3ply 1/2" roof sheathing and it is a breeze with a denailer. My wife saw me working on a huge pile of reclaimed and struggling…
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retrofit insulation in cathedral/shed roof–any other ideas or suggestions?
for the experts left around here, question. After some queries at GreenBuildingAdvisor, I've settled on an insulation method for my 16' wide shed/cathedral roof (4:12 pitch, 2x12 rafters on 16"…
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Re-roofing question
Our mid-century modern home in Maryland/DC region has one large room that has a 3:12 pitch shed roof. It has 2x12 rafters sitting on the walls on each side (the…
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BossHog, where are you?
Some of us want a farm and renovation update!
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raising I-beams onto columns on unlevel ground
Big deck build is finally making progress. My massive footings (36x36x5 foot deep--terrible fill until 4.5" deep) are in place. Mason is going to be laying the block into seven…
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Question from the peanut gallery
So the wooded lot behind our house got torn down (close in DC suburbs), about 400 dump trucks of dirt and rock hauled out, (dropped the slope 21' for almost…