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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

The mortar holds the bricks together. You tend to think of it as just filler, something you don’t really have to worry about too much … Read more

There’s a certain brand of terror that sets in as you stand before a stack of metal siding panels, wondering whether or not you ordered … Read more

Picture yourself standing in your driveway, staring at side of your house; you want this thing covered in vinyl lap siding. Maybe you know that … Read more

A sheet of plywood isn’t actualy what most people think it is: it’s not a flat piece with a predictable weight that stays the same … Read more

Hole. Every fence begins with one. How deep is yours? Is it going to sag in a few seasons…or last decades? People tend to treat … Read more

Your new deck seems to be groaning under the weight of twenty friends who have just arrived for an impromptu backyard burger night. It’s true: … Read more