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Bisect the angle, set that for your miter & cut it from the top with it's spring angle right side up rather than upside down as usual. You'll se...
Bisect the angle, set that for your miter & cut it from the top with it's spring angle right side up rather than upside down as usual. You'll se...
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ViewsI'm assuming it's a landscape deck under 30" high... if not you will need proper footings. In most areas, at that lower height, you would be ab...
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ViewsFor a fan you take the stringers out on a radii. For Octagon you frame the cantilever at the angles & take the stringers down from that. You ...
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ViewsThere are literally thousands of styles of balusters & railing caps. A hundred years ago most of these were made up on site, and some were mail ord...
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ViewsDepending on your area, you may be able to go with ply & vinyl sheeting, or ply & tile, or cement based decking such as this one http://www.alterea...
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ViewsIf you have concerns you really should relay them to your contractor, you both should feel comfortable with your project. If you have researched...
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ViewsIdeally you don't want the lumber to be over 19% moisture content. If you are talking about saturated treated stock I would suggest you wait, th...
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ViewsNice rhyme, you have a reference to what the heck you are referring to as a "chip & dale" design. :) I've only seen them on Walter D. The chairs I...
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ViewsIn my humble experience over the past 30 years any wood window in a shower is destined to fail no matter what the sealant. Wood has a tendency to s...
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ViewsWhat a great answer... :) I loved the analogy. Alter Eagle Construction & Design http://www.altereagle.com/ | Construction & Design | http:...
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ViewsSounds to me like you have a pro that cares about his work, cudos to him/her. He is correct, you want heat for a number of reasons, foremost th...
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ViewsGet a contractor to remove and replace the posts with a proper treated or steel post and place a poly 2 piece over the rough.. or use the classic p...
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ViewsI'm going to assume it's a paint finish to a wainscoat wall like typical old schools? You can either use mdf pre-primed 1x6 or 1x8 most likely i...
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ViewsYou have to remove the wood, you need solid bearing with a clean footing, no wood. Rent one of the small electric jack hammers like a kango those ...
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ViewsRemove the old posts, drill into the same location where the posts are now, they should have footings if not you'll need to add them, with a 3/4 co...
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ViewsVery nice Blocklayer, I did something similar with a stair chart on this page: http://decks-ca.com/Deck_Stairs_how_to_build_stairs.html When I get...
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ViewsPaul is absolutely right, you can put it any way you want of course... but the classical crown is a centries old design and the scotia at the botto...
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ViewsNo not usually. Decks are set on piers and rated for a smaller load than a room with walls, windows and a roof. Check your local building dep...
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ViewsIt obviously difficult not seeing the project.. but to guess I'd always put the little extra in and go with treated, as that will allow you more ch...
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ViewsFor commercial work you'll need to get compliance from the owner, zoning and the building dept. with permits among many first steps. You'll need pl...
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