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Braced Walls

I will be framing my own house and haven't framed anything by code in over a decade. I can see that I'm in seis...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jolin
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by jolin

Baluster layout tool

I just downloaded an app for my iPhone that does baluster layout very well called BalusterPro. A handy carpenter tool!
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posted by nailbiter
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by nailbiter

NEED TO FIRE THE SUB FROM HELL

Maybe I've been lucky, I don't know. I have never had to can a sub until now. This guy is so full of himself, i...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by tcconde
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by tcconde

conservatory doors DPC

Hi I have just had a conservatory built, concrete base, dwarf wall - usual thing. I have a query with something, I am h...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by stevej1305
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by stevej1305

Sealing kickboard molding?

In a fully-insulated home in N. California SF Bay Area (very temperate climes) is it common to seal the back side as we...
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posted by sparkyguy
18 comments posted 17yrs posted by sparkyguy

Roof Vents That Can Be Closed

Does any vendor make roof vents whose vent openings can be shut from inside an attic? Our residential roof is a 6/12 sl...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by persistentone
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by persistentone

need emergency help with retaining wall project!!

------------------------------------- i'm doing a project about the benifits of cast in situ retaining wall. so can...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by sytan90_at_hotmail_dot_com
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by sytan90_at_hotmail_dot_com

Aging pine

We are in the process of putting 6" pine T&G boards on the ceiling and walls of our cabin. I have a vague idea that we...
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posted by smoothgraywolf
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by smoothgraywolf

Casters for a large and heavy workbench

I recently built a 4' x 8' workbench with 4"X6" corner posts and 3/4" plywood for two shelves and a double thic...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by robin
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by robin

Help! Shower faucet socket problem

Hello My shower has two faucets in the wall, built in 1954. The shower head drips as well as water drips out the faucet...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by tubeaudio
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by tubeaudio

House plans (2025 Update)

-- I am an "Architectural Draftsman" with over 40 years experience providing architectural drafting services for profes...
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posted by ippolitoa
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by ippolitoa

Getting shocked by my Hot tub

Hello all, I have a older 120v spa that overnight developed a short. The spa is on a cement slab and if I stand on the...
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posted by Travis.Kaiser
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by Travis.Kaiser

responsibility

I am asking this one for a friend. He is a bit confused ... My buddy does insurance work. State Farm (for example), hir...
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posted by tcconde
11 comments posted 17yrs posted by tcconde