Recent content by billconner

What color is your roof? That has a much larger effect on attic temperature than venting. And the purpose of the race and ridge vents is to get moist air out in cold weather.

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allinc100 has it right but I found doing trim - matching - in our 1904 prairie style house that white oak will naturally darken even with a shellac finish when new. It may take a year or two but looks great. allinc100 just speeds the process.

I don't know what climate you're in but best insulation would be rigid to foam on top of roof deck and a membrane roof. That solves the ventilation and condensation issues so whatever you want for ceiling.

Thanks. It is no. 1 KDAT wood, so should be easier to drill that plain PT wood.

Never used a krag jig before. 2x5 railings flat into 6x6 posts. Less than 100 holes. Looking at the Kreg 320 with their 2 1/2" #10 SS screws. Thinking 2 each end of both bottom and top rail. I think I could go to 3 screws, and believe there is a #14 that works but not sure. Thought Thanks.

Oh no another. Very skeptical on this one.

Sorry. I thought the picture was for clear it's a chain saw sharpener. Also assumed people who could answer would recognize it.

I generally find things that seem to be too good to be true, aren't that good. I have been surprised a coiple of times in 74+ years. Sure would be nice.

Not a lot of snow and ice for months there is there? I don't know how much that impacts this.

Thanks for the ideas. I think there are options for base and these look good. I liked the urn idea, maybe more bowl like. Do center is a little more than 8" from post and rail but just 2 or 3 from corner of deck. I think worth it. Maybe even a metal cover on corner of deck - like a piece of...

I have a porch with turned classic 6" columns and the gutter contractor attached down spouts to 2 of the columns. I agreed but still don't like the look. So in repainting and thinking about temporarily removing downspouts the idea of rain chains popped into head. The gutter outlet is about 8'...

Yes. Is PVC conduit just that? No other designation? And I did think of it as inside the 3" structural pipe, solving the UV issue. Also did not notice it was in AZ until later, which affects it a lot. EMT outside here would be rusted pretty quickly.

Outside I'd prefer ENT (PVC conduit) over EMT.

Or metal flex.