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  • Rain Screen Furring Battens.

    Before we cut the 3/8” exterior plywood the back and front are painted the same color and paint as the finished siding has. This is done because the biggest enemy to them is water and the painting will reduce the effect of water on them. Once that has been accomplished and the paint is dry,…

  • Starting LP Siding

    As with many things if you skimp on your preparation the finish product will proclaim it. Before I begin nailing the siding I have marked the locations of every stud and plumbing pipe location so as I know where I can and cannot nail. I also have taken the laser out and marked a line…

  • Siding Preparation

    Before I hang my siding, I go and locate ever place where I might be able to penetrate the plumbing or any other item I could damage with the nails and I place a metal plate over them if the run vertical. I also give them double lines, one on each side and write no…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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.…

  • Roof Sheathing

    Once the rafters are in and the fascia have been installed it is time to door the roofs sheathing. Personally, I do not like the plywood to the fascia look so I begin the process with 1 X 8 shiplap. I first do the long runs and then a do the gable ends. Doing so…

  • Combo Inspections and Common Since

                As you are building your projects there are observations you make that the people working on the plans could not obtain from their offices. These observations are discovered because of your presences at the projects location and are not an oversight or lack of understanding by the plan’s developers. When you discover them contact…

  • Cutting And Stacking a Roof

    Once the walls have been plumbed and lined you can begin the cut and install the rafters of the roof framing. To begin this process, you need to know the width of the wall in the direction of the pitch. Divide this number by two and mark the spot on the two ends. Look through…

  • Keeping Records of Running Project Cost

                COVID -19 has changed the way business run. There where things implemented because of this attack which have not and will not return to what was once normal until they are forced by supply and demand to do so. Many industries have not recovered from this and other have disappeared completely or nearly so.…