crown molding and sloped ceilings
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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almost 7 years by Altereagle
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deck support
I'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...
almost 7 years by Altereagle
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Fan or half Octagon Stairs
For 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 ...
almost 7 years by Altereagle
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"Front porch railing issue"
There 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...
almost 7 years by Altereagle
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Can you put a non-wood material over wood decking?
Depending 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...
almost 7 years by Altereagle
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hardibacker exterior
If you have concerns you really should relay them to your contractor, you both should feel comfortable with your project. If you have researched...
almost 7 years by Altereagle
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wet lumber for ledger
Ideally 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...
about 7 years by Altereagle
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Chippendale Deck Rail Design
Nice 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...
about 7 years by Altereagle
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Wood Sealant
In 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...
about 7 years by Altereagle
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Laminate flooring colors
What a great answer... :) I loved the analogy. Alter Eagle Construction & Design http://www.altereagle.com/ | Construction & Design | http:...
about 7 years by Altereagle
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Does temperature matter when installing crown molding and trim
Sounds 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...
about 7 years by Altereagle
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house porch pillars
Get 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...
about 7 years by Altereagle
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Baseboard Issue
I'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...
about 7 years by Altereagle
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Still confused...
You 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 ...
about 7 years by Altereagle
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Replace deck posts currently on a concrete patio?
Remove 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...
about 7 years by Altereagle
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Stair roof and dovetail calculators
Very 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...
over 7 years by Altereagle
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Which way is up for installing crown molding?
Paul 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...
over 7 years by Altereagle
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Sunroom using decks foundation
No 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...
over 7 years by Altereagle
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Rooftop Deck
It 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...
over 7 years by Altereagle
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Rooftop Deck
For 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...
over 7 years by Altereagle
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