Category: Carpentry
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How To – Choosing the Right Underlayment Backer Material for Tile Installs
When you are performing a Tile install in your Bathroom or Kitchen it is important to know the correct way to prepare the area for Tile. Some surfaces like concrete floors can take tile directly however if you are installing tile in a bathroom or an area that will have water or high traffic then…
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How To – Joist Beam Dimension Chart for Deck Building
The following chart provides the distances and sizes of lumber necessary to build the beams that support your deck. The size on the left column describes the size of the beam necessary. For instance the left column may say 2-2×10″ which means you need to use Two – 2 inch x 10 inch boards that…
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How To – The use of glue laminated beams in residential construction
To reduce the cost and size of beams required in residential construction glue laminated products have been designed to reduce conventional framing. Glue laminated beams may be used in variety of locations including but not limited to rim joists, stairway and window and door headers. They can be used alone or they can be used…
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How To – Plywood siding residential construction
Although normally signing is applied over exterior she then which has been protected by a vapor barrier some contractors to make use of single wall systems. In a single wall system the exterior sheathing is the finished product. Where normally the vapor barrier would be applied over the exterior sheathing the plywood siding is applied…
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How To – Understanding species type when selecting lumber for framing
There are a variety of different tree species types used in home construction. Although from their visual appearance you may not consider framing grade lumber to be hardwood it is. Most consumers consider woods such as oak, walnut or mahogany when they are thinking of hardwood however pine, spruce, Douglas fir and other woods are…