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The work goes faster if you use a laser, install anchor straps instead of anchor bolts, and measure as little as possible.
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When you can't support brick veneer on a masonry foundation, code allows you to use steel angles bolted to the framing - with strict limitations.
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Masonry techniques aren't hard to learn and can be valuable on small jobs
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Q: The proposed location for my client's new detached garage is right on top of a buried service-entrance cable. The electric meter is mounted on a pedestal about 100 feet from the house, and a conduit runs to the house through the area where the garage —
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Piling Costs ~ Coastal Plans Source ~ Trade Knowledge
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Building on Ledge - Erosion of Light-Commercial Property
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Faced with an unprecedented coastal reconstruction need post-Katrina, the mitigation arm of the Federal Emergency Management Agency has released FEMA 550, Recommended Residential Construction for the Gulf Coast: Building on Strong and Safe Foundations. This must-have document for coastal building...
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Regardless of what the flood maps say today, the statistics show that flood zones will likely change during the service life of a home, making flooding an often inevitable consequence of coastal living. The answer, says building scientist Joseph Lstiburek, is to use drainable, dryable assemblies...
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Sealed Crawlspaces in Flood Zones
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Instead of subcontracting the work, invest in a few masonry tools and put your own crew to work building your basements.