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Supporting this home's brick veneer while cutting through the concrete foundation required careful planning and good temporary support.
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A concrete contractor explains how he creates good-looking walks, drives, and patios by combining aggregate finish concrete with inlayed brick and stone.
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Are weep holes in a typical wood-frame brick-veneer home required anywhere other than at the bottom? What about over and under windows?
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Q. I'm planning to form a simple 4-foot stem wall foundation for a single-story garage using plywood, snap ties, and walers. It needs to have a brick ledge for the top 10 to 12 inches, which will show above grade. What's a simple, effective way to do this
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A veteran masonry contractor describes how he built a series of stone arches below a wood-framed terrace.
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No one likes waiting for the mason, but manufactured zero-clearance fireplaces aren't the only alternative. A Connecticut manufacturer describes his innovative precast chimney system
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Q. As a handyman, one of the problems I see most often is rotted wood trim on windows and doors (for example, brick moldings, sills, and the bottoms of side jambs). Moldings are not usually a difficult fix, but repairing or replacing wood members that are integral to the window or door unit...
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Drainage EIFS * Brick veneer * Wood deck ledger * Flashing a window
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Making sure of mortar types
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Q. What’s the best way to attach a deck ledger board to a wood-framed house with brick veneer?