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For most of us, beam sizing is something we learn the hard way: we wait until our living room remodel requires a new opening, only … Read more

The math of roofing gets tricky. Looks collide with drainage. And most people start with a fuzzy idea in their head and end up at … Read more

Framing projects begin as guess and a roll of tape for most. Measure your wall, divide by 16 inches. Voila. Done. Or so we think. … Read more

DIYers screw up their tiling projects in one way: They miscalculate their mortar math. It’s not just a matter of mortar on a flat surface … Read more

Every time it rains, your basement stinks of wet earth. Annoying, yes, but it’s also a signal: Water wants more of your yard than you … Read more

I could argue that more do-it-yourselfers goes wrong as a result of poor math than poor carpentry. Sure, you can frame up a perfectly plumb … Read more

When you’re just learning to bend a simple bracket, and before you start factoring in the flat pattern, the math seem hard. You measure your … Read more

There’s an empty roof frame, a stack of lumber, and a tape measure in your hand. You know the pitch. You know the lengths. Somehow, you … Read more

If your attempt at creating a segmented bowl looked something like an octagon, you probably also struggled with the math. The bowl might have held … Read more

The Pipe Calculator is here. So what’s it do? Sometimes you order a piece of pipe and think to yourself that your forklift isn’t strong … Read more

Most sheet metal failures begin when the shape appears right on paper but won’t form when bent into place. It’s either too short or the … Read more

It’s right on the nose at a distance, and you’ve bent the metal up too. Then you lay that baby down on your jig and … Read more

Bending sheet goods using kerfs seems easy until the sheet breaks. Kerf bends is formed by cutting parallel grooves along one side of a sheet. … Read more

We all learn that concrete volume adds up pretty quickly with vertical pours. I mean, you’re thinking about a deck. It has four posts supporting … Read more