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Shingling
Thie may sound crazy but before you begin shingling but after you have felted the roof you need to read the instructions on the pack of shingles. You do this to get the set backs and the height you step up to remain in the nailing strip. There are two mail type of shingle.…
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Causes and Effects
I have said in my writings that I am a general contractor and a Real Estate broker. It is not uncommon for people to complain about the high cost of houses today. The fact is there are politicians who complain about the high cost of housing who makes claims about us not regulation these…
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Setting the Bathroom Faucet for A Shower Tub Combo
I was doing a fresh water plumbing project and the homeowner was fascinated by the way I went about the project. She asked a few questions, so I started telling her why I was going about it the way I was. The walls where I was setting the plumbing was not finished so I searched…
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Laying Out and Tiling Your Project
I have seen different methods used to lay out for tiling an area. Personally, I start by snapping two straight line and right angles to each other when ever this is possible. I then take the tiles and place them as though I am putting them in the thin set with spacer and all. I…
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Shopping For Your Tools
The last time I wrote I was considering going back to the raised foundation or Crawl space foundation because I do not believe there is the savings there once was in the continuous pour foundation. Any was I was at the project and cleaning the extra concrete from around my tie down and hold down…
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Crawl Space vs. Poured Concrete Foundations
When I began building homes, we use to frame our forms out of 2 X materials and we would stack them and cleat them together with other 2 Xs. After this we would frame a short wall and clad it with plywood. We needed to over brace these forms to prevent blow-out from the concrete.…
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Stay Calm
For many of my clients I am the only one who been through the building or purchasing many times. These are stressful times for the clients and well-meaning people sometimes give poor advice. Take a moment before answering and plan out what you wish to convey. Do not get excited and act like you have…
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Replacing the Cast Iron Closet Flange
Repentantly I was replacing the finish Flooring in a small bathroom. The flooring mainly needed replacing only because a new cabinet was being installed. This new cabinet was to be wall mounted but the owner preferred to have a base frame made for it. Because the old flooring ran to the old cabinet the flooring…
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Laying Out the Building’s Footprint
Once the concrete is poured and has cured or the Floor joist and sheeting are down it’s time to start layout the footprint of what you’ll be building. The first I like to check my corners for square. I do not use a t square or a sheet of plywood I use Pythagoras’ theorem.…
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Repairing For your Inspections
When you are building something on your property and you are expecting an inspector you must prepare your job site for the inspector. You may like the site a little messy but the inspector may cancel your inspection if they fell your asking them to do anything unsafe. There for I’ve made a short list…
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