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planning ahead for the dome home

Hopefully, within the month, I will be on my way of building a geodesic dome home. The one I think I'm going to go with...
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Building Permits

Hi, Silly question perhaps... but would like input and opinions. - I had renovations done last summer to my bathrooms....
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posted by comeonoverto
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by comeonoverto

lumber by the truckload

Can anyone give me a ballpark figure on a truckload of lumber? Considering 2x6 10 foot boards, probably southern pine or...
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wood versus cement weight capabilities

Curiosity mainly. Consider a 6"x6"x10' post made of douglas fir and the same dimensions in cement. Will the cement vers...
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terminology wanted

In the past 20 years or so the shift from standard floor support to wood based "beam" support is probably now the norm....
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looking for type of ICF website

A few years ago I ran across this website that has a rather unique ICF block. Instead of just dumping cement in between...
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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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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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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