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Seniors Housing Rises from Floods
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA—In June 2008, the Cedar River crested to its highest level in the city’s history, damaging or destroying more than 5,000 homes and displacing 18,000 residents.
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Q. We're considering through-bolting LVL lumber to both sides of a steel I-beam. We'd install the resulting composite beam flush at midspan in an existing floor system, with the LVL providing convenient nailing for joist hangers. Can we assume that the combined load-bearing values for LVL and steel...
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Full-size 3 1/4-inch hand planers are meant to be guided with both hands for maximum control, but Festool has a compact model designed to be held in one hand, so the other hand can steady the work.
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Finish carpentry is all about making joints quickly and accurately.
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Architect Roald Gundersen and his team at Whole Tree Architecture and Construction are all for putting small-diameter trees — the “weeds” of the forest — to practical use.
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Custom-carved corbels
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Use these methods to incorporate natural timbers into your custom work.
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Discouraged Equity Investors Turn to Development Opportunities
The funds are here. The opportunities, not so much.
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Trying to straighten and fasten bent deck boards is no fun, especially when you're working with hardwood decking.
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Steam-bent shingles