Thomas Martinez

Most renovations fail because your shopping list appears fine on paper, but when it’s time to pick up materials there are no volume listed. You … Read more

Sometimes you’ll be so excited to get that long seam done and weld it real quick. Then your hands is sore. Other times, maybe you … Read more

The deed says your place is a certain size; that’s what you see in the figures. It appears exacting, yet doesn’t reflect how much amount … Read more

There’s a particular point in deck construction where it stops being about linear footage of lumber and starts getting into your gross vehicle weight. There … Read more

Nothing strikes fear into your heart like the sound of metal scraping across steel as you drive up the ramp. More times than not, it’s … Read more

Shorter spacing doesn’t cancel out a smaller depth; don’t think a two by four rafter is just like larger beam that is merely thinner. The … Read more

Cedar siding is different than other building materials, so take some time to think through your project. I made a calculator to help you figure … Read more

When most people think of framing a floor, they visualizes solid pieces of wood sitting right next to one another. Today’s houses tend to have … Read more

When the sheathing panels sag between trusses, that’s usually when you realize you spaced the roof wrong. It’s an expensive lesson, one easily prevented with … Read more

Why Add Steel to Concrete? Because concrete is strong in compression and weak in tension, it relies on reinforcing bars buried within itself to support … Read more

Sometimes you stare at a stack of drywall sheets in your garage. You measure the walls. You purchase the board. But you don’t think about … Read more

Drywall is light when you lift it up against a ceiling but quickly becomes awkwardly heavy once gravity changes and you loose your grip. Holding … Read more