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Build your own house the slick way - yourself!

http://socketsystems.com/ With this system I could easily build that gambriel barn home in no time. The video they show...
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7 comments posted 15yrs posted by member

Rule of Thumb for Natural Room Lighting

Our 18 x 36 foot family room has two west facing windows, each 36 & 72" in size. The span between the windows is about...
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posted by johnareichert
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gambriel style roofing

I'm going to be buying some property this week and one of the things that might work out well for this is a gambriel ba...
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posted by member
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by member

pyramid home building

I was curious to know if anyone had a website that discussed, in detail, the building of a pyramid home. NOT "pyramid"...
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posted by member
14 comments posted 15yrs posted by member

Latex or enamel for covered porch ?

I am sanding down a covered porch down to bare wood, and I am going to paint it. It is a "covered" porch in that it has...
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posted by jamesnospam
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by jamesnospam

Any Ridge Vents that Allow One-Way Airflow?

Does any vendor make a ridge vent that would only allow air to go out but would close down if air came back in? I am tr...
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posted by persistentone
10 comments posted 15yrs posted by persistentone

Cut out of load bearing wall

I have very little experience with construction and am looking for help to determine options for changing a load bearin...
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posted by Karen_Patriska_at_telus_dot_ne
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by Karen_Patriska_at_telus_dot_ne

Renovation Permit

I'll try and make this as brief as possible. Any and all comments are welcomed. - Had renovation work done last year by...
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posted by comeonoverto
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by comeonoverto

Full length window screens

My contractor supplied screens are the usual bottom half screens. I have tried with limited success to build full lengt...
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posted by wlslaton
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by wlslaton

Wine Cellar Construction-Vapor Barrier

I am constructing a wine cellar in my basement and have a question about the vapor barrier and insulation. I have R-19...
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posted by jjanota1_at_verizon_dot_net
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by jjanota1_at_verizon_dot_net

Standard Shear Panels for 20" x 24' garage

I have a garage plan to provide a client, and believe that a 2' panel on either side of a 16 ' garage door is sufficien...
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posted by jloomis
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by jloomis

Low Cost BIM Architecture Services

BIM 4D Services is a leading bim service provider firm which specialize in providing architectural, structural and mep...
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posted by bim4dservices
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by bim4dservices