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how to cross existing footing with new footing

Hello, any advice on this is much appreciated...thanks in advance. Plans for an addition to my home, include crossing a...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by carlos.sanchez
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by carlos.sanchez

HGTV Dream House questions

I just watched this episode of Dream House that raised some questions. http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/shows_drh/episode/0,180...
22 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ricodjour
22 comments posted 19yrs posted by ricodjour

Electrical: centralized breakerbox

I'm building a new house in the country. There are no inspection issues as the county doesn't do that. However,...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by les.stockton
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by les.stockton

high voltage electrical & water supply line

Can anyone tell me if you can run high-voltage powerlines and a water supply line in the same ditch? I need to run powe...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by bodega8687
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by bodega8687

RS Means construction cost data

I am looking for a copy of the RS Means construction cost data 2007 It has just been released and the 600.00 american t...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by tomaddley
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by tomaddley

Tyvek Wrap

What are the implications if a newly-constructed house does not use tyvek wrap?
24 comments posted 19yrs
posted by bob
24 comments posted 19yrs posted by bob

A good building book!

I'm planning on building a house in the next year or so and would like to be involed in the construction. I would l...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by blairmacinnis
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by blairmacinnis

gable end headers

I am a builder in RI. We always put headers in gable walls it eliminates call backs for those pesky stress cracks that...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by dgashworth
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by dgashworth

underground service entrance question

I have a property with 2 buildings, and I want to eventually eliminate some old overhead service drops that pass the re...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by custom4173
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by custom4173

shop / warehouse space available

Hello Group I have shop / warehouse space available on Argyll road in Edmonton that would be ideal for a Retail Busines...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by travispatricia
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by travispatricia

pipe installation for a wood burning stove

Help please , I need installation info on going through my roof with wood bunring stove piping . I have all the parts b...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by edjzu
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by edjzu

3/4 solid hardwood over gyp-crete?

do i need to screw down 5/8 or 3/4 ply over the gyp-crete? The gyp-crete is about 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. The gyp-crete i...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by C7RVETTE
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by C7RVETTE

CyberShow - Middle East Construction Show

CyberShow - Online construction show, hundreds of exhibitors from 45 countries in the fields of building material, cons...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by advertise
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by advertise

splicing in a mudsill

I have to replace a rotten mudsill at the front of my house. I have read that timber frame sills have to be spliced in...
18 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jamesander
18 comments posted 19yrs posted by jamesander