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moms house? (Preview) | geezer69 | 22 | 106 | |
| o man. this thing aint much.i dont know? im gona have to do alot to it. its sittin on 2 runners. they are 3 2x6's nailed together for runners. no mod sill.sittin dang near on the groung. there aint 6" under the runners to the little biddy pads ...
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This has kept me busy the last 16 days(Preview) | slipshod | 5 | 24 | |
| I decided to tear-off the old roof on the original section of my old farm house. Stuffed in the wall we found newspapers from 1894 that are in good shape. Can't say the same for the old roof. ... ... This house had a fire in 1984 and the company hir...
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I have a need to build!(Preview) | slipshod | 6 | 38 | |
| It seems like I am happiest when I got a project going on. Right now it is an old farmhouse renovation at one of my farms. ... ... I saw all my own lumber. I own a Simplicity saw mill capable of sawing 34' lumber. Very simple machine, all manual con...
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Building a patio cover(Preview) | Bad Rat | 32 | 170 | |
| ... A couple of years back I built a 12 X 14 pergola, with a 4 sided hip roof.and lattace on the roof to allow some shade and sun both,, it has been a really great place to have dinner or just sit and read the paper and have cup of coffee ... I p...
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Angles ARGH!!(Preview) | Peg | 16 | 273 | |
| I feel like a total idiot but this is just defeating me. There is crown molding on the fascia board of our house that serves to support the overhanging shingles. The profile of the molding is still very common but I've been unable to find it in a wid...
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best insulation(Preview) | geezer69 | 10 | 235 | |
| hi all.ive started building using 2 exterior walls with a 1 in. dead air space between the walls.i also do the same with all raised ceilings.its quiet and insulates to no end.it cost more and thrers more time invested...
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Removing insulation(Preview) | Peg | 14 | 193 | |
| Not sure where to put this but.....At some point someone insulated the attic in this house with rock wool. The paper side is up which, unless I'm wrong, is upside down. The stuff is filthy and I believe its one source of the dust problem we have so I...
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Method for vertical board sheating on conventional vertical stud(Preview) | Barry WNY | 0 | 149 | |
| Using rough lumber, I not only wanted a sensable system for nailing sheating on but also wanted the stability associated with plywood. Diagonals is the answer, but normally conflict with the design. While making my 10' studs 6", and planning to ...
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