Recent content by viper86

Not only should the bolts be placed when the concrete is placed, they should be in their proper location prior to placing the concrete, rather than placing the concrete, then "wet-setting" them, so as to ensure proper consolidation. The metal buildings are very light and thus tend to have uplift...

Roof trusses will easily span 30', but if you stick frame, you would (technically) need a ridge member spanning 40' that would support half the roof load. I say technically because if you look at many old garages, the ridge beam is nothing much more than a piece of 2x for the rafters to frame...

I bought 250' of 12/2 about a month ago for I think $71 at HD... bought another 250' of it on Saturday for $77. What killed me was that 100' was $60. Perhaps when I'm done with it there will be $17 worth of copper left over. no shortage of romex, either, btw.

there was no blood, just a nice big bump above my right eye, but the last time I changed the oil in my truck, I smacked my head on the frame rail... and then due to the surprise of hitting my head on the frame rail I whipped my head back... and smacked the back of my head even harder on the...

+1 on the resilient channel. also sometimes called 'hat channel'.

Everything I have done to my garage since moving here 5 1/2 years ago was done in the last year. It began on Christmas Eve 2009. Knowing we'd be snowed in and unable to attend family Christmases out of town, I bought a pile of lumber ahead of time and spent Christmas Eve & Christmas Day building...

if you use curing compound, don't be stingy at the joints. covering in burlap and keeping it moist for 7 days is even better. In the structures lab we would cover in burlap, wet it, then cover in plastic to keep the evaporation down. If you're outdoors, the burlap would be sufficient as long as...

I had this very problem along the back of my house. The siding was resting on the patio slab and just sucked up the moisture. The Menards here sells fiber cement siding in that width (I believe they sell Certainteed, but it's been a few years since I bought it). One side is smooth, the other is...

I used gloss black to paint some shelves and whatnot but only masked one or two small areas. I recall the tape pulling up what it was stuck to a little but not the rustoleum paint. As far as coverage goes (especially gloss black) I was quite impressed with the product. we'll see how long it...

if the fuel filter doesn't solve it, it may be the fuel pump.

GP's DensGlass is what I see the most of around here. It's our preference, as it has a better allowable racking strength than other "equivalent" products such as Certainteed's GlasRoc. I don't recall seeing it on anything residential around here unless it was multi-family, multi-story. Sounds...

the primary reason for jointing a slab is because concrete shrinks as it cures. if the slab was allowed to move freely from edge to edge (i.e. no friction between the bottom of the slab and the base course) then the shrinkage would just cause the slab to pull away from its edges. A...

I get Millstone whole bean at the Hy-Vee. You can mix flavors, which I do, but 'foglifter' is always the base. I'll add some Italian or Espresso roast to it, as I see fit. Grind it fresh every couple days and brew a mug at home to take for the commute. At the office, however, I am only provided...

My understanding is that almost all PT lumber is southern pine because it can be treated more easily and uniformly. Other species must be incised or perforated in some fashion to aid in the penetration of the treatment. As far as lumber quality goes, I have no issues with Home Depot's quality...

+1. I just did my garage interior in flat white. Used exterior latex. Covered up the old nasty '70's brown drywall. MUCH brighter.