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Another Chinese drywall maker must face Florida and Virginia state court jurisdiction in lawsuits over defective drywall, Federal and state courts have ruled this month.
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Southern Pine lumber will get new engineering strength values and new span tables with reduced spans for visually graded lumber.
How about a tunnel 3,900 feet long? That's the job facing a public-private consortium that's working to improve traffic flow in the Port of Miami.
Excluding heat and humidity saves energy, improves comfort, and increases durability
For an efficient job, install the crown in a logical order and control every step of the process
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When framing is buried beneath loose-fill cellulose, move slowly and carefully, and fill in any excavated areas
Rigid framing for a low wall with one freestanding end
Montana Ghost Wood comes from dead standing trees, mostly spruce and lodgepole killed by beetles and forest fires
Originally developed for boats, SilverThane SA-2100 is suitable for any application that requires a waterproof gap-filling adhesive
Safecoat Almighty Adhesive construction adhesive is environmentally safe and nontoxic, says the maker
Laticrete says its Glass Tile Adhesive cures to an ultra-white color that enhances the appearance of translucent tiles
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Keeping miters tight in large crown molding profiles
These vintage prefabricated steel homes have stood the test of time
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Last week's meeting of the American Lumber Standards Committee (ALSC) was supposed to be the beginning of the end game in the revision of official design values for Southern Pine dimensional lumber.
Engineered steel piles are an affordable foundation option for small jobs and tricky sites
This economical material both air-seals and insulates
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Drywall expert and home performance contractor Myron Ferguson explains how to install drywall over rigid interior foam
Matching grain orientation at both ends of a piece of lumber indicates stability.
Opening up this ranch's floor plan required removing the center bearing wall and installing a 30-foot ridge beam
Unstable brick is tied to the floor framing with standard hold downs, threaded rod, and compression plates