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I just ordered siding (hardie plank, 8" as we discussed prior), and had a trim question. I'm doing corner boards with **** joints. Hardie only sells 5/4 trim in 3.5 and 5.5" widths, and I want to do 3.5 for corner boards. Is it common to use the same size board for each side of the assembly...

Come on over, I challenge you to find a single piece of tape that doesn't have it. But this is not relevant to the issue I experienced. The warping was not caused by faulty flashing details, but rather the exposure 1 rating of the OSB itself and its ability to handle weather during construction.

Indeed, I used Advantech and it is one hell of a product. Would highly recommend it. They paid out nearly 7k of my claimed 12k, which is better than the nothing I feared. I'll let you know tomorrow about the lotto ticket. Yes I'm sure. It's in their pdf guide, and here is a quote from Huber's...

Exterior rooflines and walls all are done, it's starting to look like the plans. Starting to get ready for siding and prep for driveweay. Here's a progress photo:

Correct, I wouldn't say it's uncommon to see that here. Sorry you feel that way. Rayra called me out on it and they were right. I shouldn't be vindictive but take it as a learning experience for me and maybe others. I edited my original post because I felt my emotions detracted from having a...

Yeah, I think our dream home might have to be ICF.

Lots of good questions. Most sheets had about 1/8" gap. Zip contains a built in "self-spacing profile" which is supposed to eliminate the need to pay attention to it. I believe this is ineffective. They agreed with me, the rep told me to always cut it off and gap manually. Even sheets with a...

I had a very bad experience with Zip system sheathing (From Huber). It was up for about a month and saw some rain. This caused most of the sheets to buckle, swell, and bow out or in between the studs. But it is structural 1 sheathing so should be able to take some rain. Don't say "oh, that's...

I removed the garage door yesterday with my theorized method. And I can report that it works amazingly. Basically, let the door unwind the spring for you. Here was my method, use at your own risk: Roll up the door fully, clamp it open. Cut both side cables. Manually lower the door with help...

So I've boxed myself into a little corner with the old garage door. That garage is getting converted to living space, and I needed to pour a stem wall underneath the opening to build the wall on in its place. I'm removing the door, but I decided to do it with the garage door still in place so I...

Thanks! There aren't really many hard lines, maybe you're seeing the shadows of the studs from a light. It's hard to photograph the sheen of a floor.

It's not horrible this morning, the product definitely looks worse before it dries. I can certainly live with it. It's not patchy (there is sealer over everything) but there is a little variation in the sheen throughout. It is just a garage and workshop after all. It does seem to seal really...

Nope, from WR Meadows made in the USA. It’s the second time I’ve been let down by a product of theirs.

Pour happened today. They did a beautiful job. I applied a cure & seal called VOCOMP and it was extremely frustrating. It kept clogging the spray tip with little jelly like boogers. Followed the instructions to a T. Correct sprayer (brand new) correct tip (brand new). Like dozens of times I had...

What is the general opinion on finishes for a garage woodshop floor? I was thinking of using a "cure and seal" product to give a bit of shine, keep spills from being a big concern, and to make sweeping up easier. That goes on as soon as the concrete is walkable, right? My supply house had a...

My research on the matter was this: https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/garage-slab-rebar-question.331761/ https://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=70445 https://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=279748 My understanding of the engineering on this basically boils down to this...

Hey guys, I need a little concrete help. The guy I'm having do the slab is coming tomorrow. He stopped by today to get some measurements. 1: The plans call for, and I was under the impression it was better to leave the slab unconnected from the stem walls (floating slab) with expansion joints...

Been a little while since I posted, I've framed the connecting rooflines, covered patio, and upgraded my electric service (old mast was in the way of the new roof). I'm going to sheath the connecting roof this weekend. The roofer came by today to take a look, and noted that the low pitch...

Also built my first staircase, and it came out well.

Found a crew and had the sheathing replaced. Two guys did 26 sheets on ladders in 2 days; pulling each nail individually with a cats paw. They also added blocking. I was impressed! Back on track now.