One of the most popular features of our Web site is the online forum, where contractors answer one another's questions about business, computers, materials, techniques, tools, and a host of other construction-related topics. Below you'll find excerpts from "message threads" that typify the variety of issues currently being discussed. If you haven't seen the forums yet, point your browser to www.jlconline.com and click on Forums. You're welcome to browse through the message postings — or, better yet, join in the conversation yourself. — The Editors Flashing Deck Ledgers • Posted by P.H. - January 27, 1999 I am writing specs for reconstruction of the decks for a condo development. The existing decks