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New Build Foundation Errors

I recently bought a new construction home in September of last year. I noticed recently that my 3rd car garage is suppo...
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by paul.hendricksen
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by paul.hendricksen

Foundation question

I have a proposal to pour a stem wall footing ontop of an existing footing. The prior contractors who did the footing p...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jloomis
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by jloomis

Sharing facilities and household appliances?

For my final thesis I'm reasearching about the potential of reduction of energy consumption in the residential sect...
6 comments posted 17yrs
posted by phidias81
6 comments posted 17yrs posted by phidias81

Adding bacteria to the septic tank

How does one know if its suitable and appropriate to use additive type bacteria to the septic tank via the drain system...
5 comments posted 17yrs
posted by NONE
5 comments posted 17yrs posted by NONE

UNIONS ON GAS PIPE

I have never heard more different opinions on anything. Can you use unions to connect gas pipe? Or rather, is it LEGAL...
10 comments posted 17yrs
posted by tcconde
10 comments posted 17yrs posted by tcconde

Anticipating an addition

Planning to build a 3-season cabin in northern WI (sandy soil, 100' from a lake, weather extremes but no earthquake...
8 comments posted 17yrs
posted by no
8 comments posted 17yrs posted by no

Sub panel ground wire size ?

I'm going to put a subpanel in a garage. I'm going to run #4 copper off a 70 amp breaker for the hots and neutr...
12 comments posted 17yrs
posted by jamesgangnc
12 comments posted 17yrs posted by jamesgangnc

Yearly Building/Real Estate Construction Statistics

Greetings: I am a graduate student working on a mathematical modeling project for my year end research work. I am inter...
0 comments posted 17yrs
posted by kbenkowski
0 comments posted 17yrs posted by kbenkowski

Nail down hardwood florring parallel to floor joists

P.Ostal ------------------------------------- Hi all I have open-web engineered floor joists at 19.2" centre, and they...
3 comments posted 17yrs
posted by postalmaster_at_mail_dot_com
3 comments posted 17yrs posted by postalmaster_at_mail_dot_com

Chinese drywall

Don't you guys ever learn? Buy American.
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by NONE
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by NONE

How do I wire a smoke alarm off a light fixture?

Anyone know of a dual sensor, hardwired, & interconnected (wireless) smoke alarm? Which sensor type is more likely to g...
9 comments posted 17yrs
posted by bent
9 comments posted 17yrs posted by bent

Rafter connection at structural ridge beam

------------------------------------- Question on the rafter connection at a structural ridge beam. Building is in WA s...
2 comments posted 17yrs
posted by wjmccrea1_at_aol_dot_com
2 comments posted 17yrs posted by wjmccrea1_at_aol_dot_com

Framing for Triangle/Trapazoid windows

------------------------------------- I'm wondering about the framing of Triangle/Trapazoid windows in gable end wa...
1 comments posted 17yrs
posted by wjmccrea1_at_aol_dot_com
1 comments posted 17yrs posted by wjmccrea1_at_aol_dot_com

Fein tools?

I see many paid promotional infomercials on late-night TV touting the MultiMaster power tool by Fein. I'm always hi...
36 comments posted 17yrs
posted by sparkyguy
36 comments posted 17yrs posted by sparkyguy