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2x4 R15 Factor
When insulating typical 2x4 wall construction an R factor of R11 or R13 is used. To comply with Energy Star requirements, use ... |
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Chalk Lines
Using a chalk line is a quick way to give yourself a straight line as a building guide. Here's how: Find the endpoints of your ... |
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Door Hanging
Here's a helpful tip for how to install a pre-hung door. First, fit door into place, making sure it's plumb using a level- on ... |
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Greenhouse Frames
Most greenhouses have frames of wood or aluminum. Wood will lose no significant heat through the frame. Over time the wood ... |
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Laminated Veneer Lumber
Laminated Veneer Lumber: also known as LVL is the most widely used of the structural composite lumber products. It is produced ... |
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Metal Studs
If your home renovation requires new walls, you may want to consider using metal studs. They have many advantages in a ... |
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Modular Construction
Streamline construction and save on-site costs by building a modular house. Even custom homes can be designed and built in ... |
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Moisture Check
Your building materials supplier should make random checks of moisture content. 7-12% is good for interior finish materials. ... |
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Moisture Content
Have your building materials supplier check moisture content of flooring, paneling, and trim boards to make sure the material ... |
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Oriented Strand Board
Oriented Strand Board or OSB consists of wood strands bonded with adhesives to form a mat. Like the veneer in plywood, these ... |
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Square Corners
If you ever try to build an interior partition or outside wall, you'll need to make sure it's square. Here's an easy way: ... |
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Squaring Walls
You can square up a wall before raising it by measuring from opposite corners. Assuming that both the top and bottom plates ... |
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Strong Roofs
How you put the roof together is just as important as the materials you use. When framing and sheathing the roof, for example, ... |
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Structural Composite Panels
Structural composite panels (the APA tradename is COM-PLY) consist of veneer faces bonded to a wood-base core material, such ... |
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Structural Insulated Panels
Building using SIPs, or structural insulated panels, is becoming a popular way to save construction time and energy ... |
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Toenailing
Toenailing styles can vary. Some pros like to drive three or four nails into a stud, toenailing from both sides at about a ... |
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Using a Plumb Bob
Professional builders use a plumb bob to make sure their walls are vertical. Here's how: Measure 2" away from the top of your ... |
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Wall Construction
There are three important concepts to remember for wind-resistant wall construction.
Walls have to resist the uplift ... |
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Wall Raising
When lifting a wall section into position, the bottom of the wall can slip across the floor deck, and even fall off. If you ... |
