Tag: home-improvement
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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,…
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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…
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Making A Simple Tool to Push Pipes Under Obstacles (Such as Driveways and Sidewalks)
To begin you’ll need the following materials. 1 ¾” steel tee 1 1”3/4 “steel nipple 3 short sections of ¾ steel pipe 1 ¾ plug (screw on) 1 ¾ pipe to hose fitting adapter that spins freely 1 ¾” valve (I use Ball valves here) Teflon tape or pipe dope I like one of these…
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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…
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Setting of Exterior Doors
As mentioned before there is an order to be followed when setting doors, but setting exterior door require or permit an additional step. When ever I set the exterior door, I still use the laser to establish the heads level throughout the unit. This is done in the same manor as the interior doors were…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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The Right Way to Build a Shower
Years ago, while in the service I learned there were three ways to do just about anything. When I entered the trades and started to seek employment, I became familiar with the saying, “My way or highway. However, there are tasks which need to be preformed to construct a building which can be built correctly…
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