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Transferring different loads through many engineered lumber beams is central to remodel framing
Framing
Rough framing carpentry for new construction and remodeling. How to frame walls, floors, roofs, decks, porches, window and door rough openings, and stairs. Framing with engineered lumber and solid nominal framing lumber.
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Apr 7 2016
The air sealing process for a high-performance home with double-stud walls.
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Apr 5 2016
A subjective exploration of 11 'lightweight' heavy hitters
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Mar 26 2016
Target practice is a favorite desktop diversion of many a desk jockey. Turns out it can be a bench top diversion as well.
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Mar 25 2016
Use modeling techniques to put together a 'two-story phone booth'—with cedar fascia?
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Mar 17 2016
Installing a floor joist is a relatively easy task in new construction. But replacing one in a house that already stands? That’s a different story.
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Feb 27 2016
How much stronger is a house with key parts glued and nailed together rather than just nailed together?
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Feb 26 2016
Make a piece of wood and then manipulate it into four walls
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Feb 2 2016
Ten options for framers
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Jan 23 2016
But let me axe you this—how do they keep 'em sharp?
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Jan 22 2016
Soffits should be tight boxes hidden in your ceiling.
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Jan 20 2016
Two packages for high performance homes. Vented and unvented roof insulation retrofits and exterior wall insulation details along with rainscreen wall details for furring strips.
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Dec 10 2015
Why a rain screen wall is important to the energy and durability detailing on a Passive House.
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Nov 15 2015
A Latin American look at concrete, cane, and tropical hardwood
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Nov 14 2015
What it is like to design and build houses without CDX and drywall: Freeing, captivating, undulating, and addictive.
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Nov 10 2015
The biggest crack in the house, revisited for #ThrowbackThursday
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Oct 18 2015
Storage, shade, and a feedlot for farm animals.
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Oct 9 2015
OMG, the Ogee is an angle!
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Sep 12 2015
9 Great sawhorse designs for whatever your needs are.
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