Category: HowTos
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How To – Extending Gutter Downspouts Around Doorways
In this HowTo we will extend a downspout from our roof gutter under a concrete pad that is near the front doorway of our home. Managing rain runoff from your gutter system is important for many reasons. In the summer months when rainfall can be heavy you need to have the water diverted away from…
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How To – Building Wood Porch Stairs
So, now that you built your deck you need a way to get off of it and stairs are a great way to do that. The first thing you need to do is decide of you will be building the stair stringers (things that hold the stair tread steps) yourself or if you will be buying some…
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Making A Concrete Pad For Porch Steps
When you are building your porch or deck one of the last things you will need to do is build your steps. You have many choices you can attach your step stringers to your rim joist of the deck with a header and then use a ground contact rated pressure treated footer at the bottom…
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Storm Emergency Preparedness
No one can really predict the problems that come with storms but if you live in an area that has seen storm emergencies before you can probably count on them happening again. Some simple inexpensive steps can be taken to reduce an emergency to a mild discomfort to your day to day life and with…
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What Are Flood Zones and X Heights
Flood Zones Flooding is one of the most dangerous situations for most people. Most people think that flooding can only occur around large rivers or at the ocean but there are many factors that can cause flash floods in areas that normally are dry during heavy rains. For this reason the federal government has performed studies of flood…