Discussion Forum
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deck stair handrail
The international code requires that handrails be grippable, no more using 2x4s or 2x6s. I don't mind, I'm just curious if anyone has come up with any designs that they…
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garage has no foundation
I'm working on a wood frame garage that dates back to the late 1920s. It seems to have no foundation to speak of. It's got a concrete floor, but the…
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basement stud question
I'm working on a project in a town house development. The basment walls are precast concrete and have what look like studs made out of cement fiber board with a…
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hose bib box for deck
I need to design a little cover for a cut out in a deck. It needs to go over a hosebib and provide access to something in the ground as…
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kitchen tile question
I'm an architect designing a kitchen extension for a client whose going to do the work himself. He think nailing plywood to the walls of the kitchen (which will end…
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Connecting two buildings
Last year I had a Pole Building constructed as my dream garage. Now I would like to connect it somehow to a existing garage (on slab) 10 feet away. As…
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Attaching to buildings
Last year I had my Dream garage built 28 X 48 X 12 high. It is built of Pole barn construction. 10 feet away is a garage 32 X 24…
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construction observation
I'm an architect and I hate the construction observation stage of the job. I never know how much I should check up after contractors. I've usually had very good luck…