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We just sold a house and they are requesting that I install a chimney liner (currently there is no liner), and I wanted to see what I can get away with by code. The exhaust gasses are not that hot (I can hold my hand in front of the exhaust pipe). What I pull up for inexpensive options are...

I went to start installing the j-channel that I bought to trim out the windows and I started realizing it won’t cover any more of the metal siding that I’m going to install, so I started wondering if trimming them out with the j-channel will do any more than add an aesthetically pleasing look...

I don’t know how I’m messing up this rafter cut but I’m going to lose my mind if I don’t figure it out. I have a low pitch porch roof with a 2x10 ridge board. Rise is 23”, building width is 166-1/8”, rafters are 2x8, seat cut is 5-7/8”, the heel cut height is where something is off. The rafter...

I’m probably overthinking this but I’m building the front porch roof (added after original plans) to our house build and I’m trying to figure out the best way to tie the headers into the wall that are perpendicular to the house. I have 6x6 posts behind the wall and (2)2x12 beam in between for...

I work alone and I’ve been moving 27ft panels (3ft) up onto the roof (17’ Eave height from ground.) using a scissor lift. I use ratchet straps on each panel to keep it in a circle orientation so it doesn’t get damaged on the scissor lift and I load three of these at a time but it’s a large build...

I’m getting ready to side our Barndominium build that has 1/2” OSB and has been wrapped with synthetic and I was wondering what you guys usually do at the bottom of 3 rib siding panels. I will have the metal base trim but should I be installing inside closure strips at the base too? What about...

I’m getting ready to install OSB on the roof purlins for my residential Barndominium build and I want your opinions on which creates the stiffer and stronger roof. I was originally going to run the OSB horizontal (parallel) with the roof purlins but looking at it now I think perpendicular would...

I can’t seem to catch a long enough stretch in between rain here in Ohio and I’ve just sheathed the walls. I don’t want the OSB to keep getting rained on. Will the house wrap breathe enough and not lock in moisture or create mold if I install it after or during rain? It’s a large house and I’m...

I have a Briggs and Stratton 5550 generator and it stopped putting out electric recently. I thought I lost the magnetic charge but now I don’t know. I’ve been messing with it and it looks like something is weird between the legs. If I plug a drill into one leg, and a light into the other leg...

This is probably a stupid question and I’m sure I’m over thinking this but I’ve used multiple calculators and my 6 or 7 cuts now have all been off… I have 39” height and 43-1/4” width between trusses. The cuts on this kicker board are parallel and the board runs from bottom chord of gable truss...

I’m building a Barndominium and wanting to plumb in a boiler before it gets too cold so now I’m looking to purchase one and I’m trying to figure out what kind of btu rating I need to adequately heat our house. It’s a 3,000 sq ft, 2 story build. The walls are 17’ 6” . I will have r-19 in the...

I’ve been reading up on what to use to attach the purlins to trusses and it’s been back and forth so I wanted to see what you all recommend. Nails or screws? I was think 3-1/4” ring shank nails that I can shoot with a my nail gun but the longest collated ring shank nail I see in store is a .131...

I thought I would get on here and see what you all think before I go make a decision. I have a continuous beam (3ply 2x12) running the length of the house (60’) on top of posts (7-1/2’ O.C.) with the splices in the beam directly over the posts. The trusses have a clear span of 50’. Am I able to...

I can’t seem to find a nailing schedule for laminating a triple 2x12 header in codes. This is for a truss connection spanning 8’. Does anyone know an acceptable pattern and what nails to use? 30d? Or 16d from both sides? I’ve seen people say diagonal 6” apart others say 3/4 rows with x spacing...

I made the mistake of using 6x6 posts and not framing our Barndominium fast enough and I now have a lot of bent and twisted posts. I have bent/twisted back to a straight position about 28/30 posts but the last two look like twisted bananas and I have soaked them for days on top of rain with no...

I’m building a Barndominium and I’m looking for a post to beam connection that won’t break the bank. I’m running (3)2x12 beams across the 6x6s for the trusses to sit. The saddle mount connectors are nice but very expensive then I found these at Menards. Is this the most inexpensive effective way...

Is it acceptable to run a 3” Combo wye 1/8 bend underneath a toilet flange? Building codes told me I had to run a wye on its side now I can’t get clarification from him and I need to keep working. It’s already been plumbed in.. this is what I have. I thought according to table 706.3 I was ok to...

Does anyone know what the requirements are for bringing water supply line in underneath a slab? I’m building in Mansfield, Ohio (Richland County, Northeast Ohio) This is a post frame build with pier footings, the slab is poured monolithically. The water supply will not be under any load...

Does anyone have some input on how much life I can expect out of vertical metal siding with exposed fasteners vs. the lifespan of the metal board and batten siding? I’m pricing it all out now and man the board and batten is pricey. 3-4x the price of other vertical metal siding so I’m trying to...

I’m looking for some advice on egress windows for bedrooms in a new home build. I have to meet IRC egress and I’m wanting to get the bedroom walls framed but the building codes department hasn’t been too helpful with this. I know the opening of the window has to be 24” minimum height and 20”...