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  • Setting Doors

                  Perhaps I should say this is for interior doors. The first thing I do when I am going to set the doors is I look at the plans and I go to the door in the plan and I mark the doors Swing on the floor. I then measure the door jams Outside measurement.…

  • Siding Tips

                When I do the siding on my projects, I use a vapor barrier that allows me to use it as the rain shield. Personally, for the few dollars more in expenses I spring for the 3/8-inch exterior plywood and cut the 1 ½ strips for nailers over the studs. I cap my verticals with…

  • Self-Motivating

    Each morning, I wake up and I go into my home office and I do a section of whatever course I am taking to keep myself up to par on my real estate or construction. I also study and watch You tube videos to learn new products and techniques. I study the methods and applications…

  • Opportunity Knocking or Warning

    When I was beginning to think about going out on my own, I had a person who was an insurance adjuster who promised to send work my way.  I did go on a few projects, but I never won one and then, finally stopped calling me because I saw them as a waste of my…

  • Installing Windows

    To install your windows, you need to fine tune your opening so that it is just right for your window.  AS a helpful hint when you pull to measure your winds do so from the corners because there is a little raised seam where the vinyl is melted together. After you’ve cut your rough opening…

  • Slow And Steady Also Wins the Prize

    On the project I am building I have had inspections of three occasions want a certain plumbing drain line and stack done differently. Each time these inspectors told me how they wanted the line and stack corrected. Each time I have to cut out some portion of my work and correct the plumbing as directed…

  • Presenting Your Interpretation

                  There are times when the plans and the procedures which we are to follow are not clear when constructing a structure. When you are stuck by one you need to present your interpretation of the plans and remind them of you right to deviate from structure, which has been designed, to improve the structure.…

  • A Water Management System

                  It’s an old adage, but boats are made to be in the water it only becomes a problem when water is in the boat.  When your property’s basement allow water to seep through what do you do? First of all, do not ignore it. The first step is to investigate. Is the water entering…

  • Reading the Instructions

                  On my recent project the windows purchased are 1 and a half months out. I have the house wrap and the flex sealing window and door tape. I have the tape for sealing the wrap where it overlaps or needs to be cut, but the windows are still over a month out. In order…

  • Control Lines for Window and Doors

    There are many tutorials on how to set a window or even windows and door. They will tell you used small headed screws for your doors and lager flatter heads for your windows.  They will tell you how to adjusts your trimmers so that the reveals are constant. What many forget to tell you is…