Building Construction

HVAC calculations

Anyone know of a formula or a web site that helps with HVAC sizing, I know the old rule of thumb, 1 ton of cooling to 50...

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posted by craig_6444

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Weather Barrier Material

I'm searching for and not finding a product described by a contractor: Not standard Tyvek type 'house wrap'...

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posted by tbasc

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Pls help re paint

Pls help re paint We live in the SF Bay Area, California. We are thinking of painting the exterior of our home.The exte...

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posted by lindagoldstein100

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Insulating a roof with no crawl space

Just bought a home built in 1950. The roof I suspect has minimal insulation. To make the ceilings high, the builder has...

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posted by deguza

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stucco/wire lath question

I forgot to schedule for wire lath inspection and I went ahead and applied the stucco coats. During the final inspectio...

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posted by alaaali

3 comments posted 18yrs posted by alaaali

Electrical Professional

Electrical Proffessional with 10 years journey/master level experience in large residendial and commercial enviroments....

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posted by lmills841

0 comments posted 18yrs posted by lmills841

Circular Blade for Cutting Both Wood and Metal

I have some 2'x4' panels I am using for a kitchen remodel. The panels are particle board wrapped and glued with...

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posted by j

3 comments posted 18yrs posted by j

Bosch Digital protractor

Saw this on TV this AM. "Cool Tools" on the DIY channel. This is not the digital level, but is used for determining ang...

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posted by willshak

2 comments posted 18yrs posted by willshak

Nails or screws for old cedar siding?

I'm painting a house I just bought (my very first house), and I have a question: Several of the old cut-nails used...

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posted by phildcrow

9 comments posted 18yrs posted by phildcrow

Building an open roof over an existing patio

I'm new to building things for myself but I tried and I have new respect for the people who do this for a living. I...

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posted by u43374

5 comments posted 18yrs posted by u43374

spotting in painting on acoustic ceiling?

Am getting my house ready to sell and after removing some less popular features, now have some holes to patch and touch...

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posted by mike

3 comments posted 18yrs posted by mike

Electric connect question

I need to connect two (don't know what gauge yet --- 2.0 3.0 ???) electric cables together in such a manner that th...

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posted by dontbother

4 comments posted 18yrs posted by dontbother

white styrofoam vs pink styrofoam as a thermal barrier

I am wanting to use a thin layer of styrofoam outside of the sheathing of my house as a thermal barrier... what i see o...

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posted by avasava

5 comments posted 18yrs posted by avasava

Learn HOW Process Integrity reduced the overall construction cost

The need of hour of every construction industry is to acheive a balance between quality and costs throughout the integr...

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posted by cipm.11

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drilling into rock

Hi, I want to build stairs on our land, but need to drill into rock (granite i think) in order to make posts to connect...

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posted by nicklang907

7 comments posted 18yrs posted by nicklang907