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If you’ve ever owned a shed, the story begins with an imagined roof line, but by the time lumber shows up, it’s clear the actual … Read more

Gypsum board looks like stiff cardboard… It’s actually dense mineral wool sandwiched in paper, but it’s much heavier then you expect once you’re three sheets … Read more

When you’re a machinist standing in front of a rack of stock looking at a slab of metal that will take both hands to pick … Read more

Concreting is commonly thought of as pouring wet sand into place and letting it set. This perspective fail to account for structural needs of the … Read more

If you go shopping for smooth stones at your local landscape yard, chances are you envision yourself creating a tidy path through your garden, but … Read more

You can’t always see small changes in slope; a new patio might look flat against foundation even though it will actualy hold water. If there’s … Read more

A large five gallon bucket rests in your hand as you find yourself standing in the hardware store’s aisles. Will those additional twenty dollars really … Read more

Ever pick up a steel beam? Yeah, they weighs more than you think they should. In the workshop. They is on the job site. All … Read more

Two by sixes are normal looking but they vibrates when you walk across them on a basement floor. They’re carrying more weight then they should, … Read more

When you’re shopping for a particular length of steel beam, the calculator becomes the first stop. Let’s say your house has 14-foot spans with concrete … Read more

The standard approach to re-roofing goes like this: Homeowners buy only enough roofing to cover their home’s floor area. They calculate the footprint of house … Read more

Standing in the lumber aisle staring at all those piles of plywood, you get anxious. You know how many boards you should of buy based … Read more

Gravel jobs are where your gut feel is no good. You might start with an idea of what you need, but end up with a … Read more

Reinforcement was supposed to stick in there like a thumbtack in foam. Everyone believes that. But it doesn’t; steel transfer load into the matrix around … Read more