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Have you ever stepped on a floor and thought it was wobbly? It’s more than just annoying. When the floor wiggle it tells you structure … Read more

Look at a wall. Stand in a room. What’s behind that wall? The weight of your family. It is a tub. It might even be … Read more

The most common reason for a failed landscape project is lack of good planning, not bad brickwork. “I’m gonna build a curving edge to that … Read more

[ {“text”: “amount of mortar required”, “format”: “bold”}, {“text”: “back butter large format tile”, “format”: “bold”}, {“text”: “irregularly shaped natural stone”, “format”: “bold”}, {“text”: “dry … Read more

Why Do So Many Masonry Projects Fail? This happens because of bad assumptions on how high something is going to be. Yes, maybe you draw … Read more

If you feel that specific shudder when someone walks across a second floor and the room below seem to breathe with them, you might have … Read more

A few variables goes into selecting the right steel joist. Span; this determines beam depth. Spacing… This dictates flange width. Deflection limit and live load; … Read more

And then you have one of those Morse tapers that just will not seat right. Looks like the right taper. Feels like the right taper. … Read more

Pull the string tight and pound in that stake. Feels good, doesn’t it? You are not measuring by looking. You’ll have trouble later when you … Read more

Sometimes there’s nothing more frustrating than purchasing an improper fence post. You dig the hole, mix the cement, and sweat in the middle of the … Read more

Deck plans are easy to start with: A budget, a dream. But most people has no idea how to do math when it comes to … Read more

In this case, there’s a line on the ground (a line of T-posts and wire). It is straight line unless you attempt to follow it. … Read more

Building a deck is one thing (you need some lumber and some nails). Until you get out there and break ground, then the real work … Read more

There’s a truck load of concrete mix sitting in the driveway and a heap of bent looking steel in the front yard. You look at … Read more