Building Construction

Octagon Framing: Then and Now?

Hi folks, I'm looking at a small booklet on the rafter/framing square that's a reprint of a 1923 Audel's pu...

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posted by TFTAJLLYMXZP

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by TFTAJLLYMXZP

can an above ground pool damage my newly installed paver job?

We got a huge patio professionally installed with pavers. We would like to get an above ground pool - one of those $250...

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posted by jacobrich

10 comments posted 19yrs posted by jacobrich

Hardi Plank over Cedar?

I'm tired of painting my cedar sideing. I have a section with peeling paint and I figure by the time I chip and san...

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posted by jolin

8 comments posted 19yrs posted by jolin

attaching a small high torque shelf to a plaster wall

I need to attach what would look like a small shelf (2"a x 3"b x 4"hyp): to a plaster wall. It is to support a magnifyi...

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posted by bent

12 comments posted 19yrs posted by bent

need shoji style door sliding

that's the japanese style sliding doors, target sells one but is too small, i need a kit, another company sells pre...

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posted by cook

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who's used hidden deck fasteners?

I'm about to put a deck down for a customer using 3/4" ipe. I'm thinking of trying hidden deck fasteners. Does...

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posted by briankontio

6 comments posted 19yrs posted by briankontio

need shoji type door kits

that's the japanese style sliding doors, target sells one but is too small, i need a kit, another company sells pre...

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posted by cook

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by cook

install staple up radiant before hardwood floors?

I am planning on putting in staple up radiant heating for my main floor while I am finishing my basement (since I will...

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posted by beerguzzler50

4 comments posted 19yrs posted by beerguzzler50

1/2" drywall ceiling on 24" centerline joists

I am replacing a ceiling in a room that will be more or less 6' x 12'. The ceiling joists are 11-7/8 I joists r...

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posted by bitternut

12 comments posted 19yrs posted by bitternut

Chip in Granite - Any suggestions to fill or just leave alone?

Hello - We got about a quarter inch round chip in our Uba Tuba Granite when a glass salt shaker fell from the top cabin...

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posted by fishcakes

16 comments posted 19yrs posted by fishcakes

Nail placement in 3 tab seal tab shingles?

Ok I have read the directions on my Owens-Corning shingles. However when I started to remove the existing old shingles...

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posted by ddwr

38 comments posted 19yrs posted by ddwr

need sliding closet doors

am looking for simple, "oriental style" (similiar to "shoji doors) sliding closet doors, with either glass or acrylic p...

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posted by cook

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by cook

Fill tall pole with concrete - cure?

I have a 10 ft. high 3 inch diameter pole which I filled with concrete (sand/topping mix). It took one and a half bags...

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posted by bill190nospam

71 comments posted 19yrs posted by bill190nospam

SCAFFOLDING NETS

FASSADENNETZE UND -PLANEN Fassadennetze Anwendung =B7 Sie sch=FCtzen M=F6rtel und Fassadenmaterialien vor vorzeitigem T...

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posted by allegro

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pouring a footing in soft clay

OK here's my problem. I need to pour a small 6" wide footing to use for Retaining wall bricks. I am going to use th...

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posted by bdeditch

0 comments posted 19yrs posted by bdeditch