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A Panelized Home: Closing the Envelope
With the foundation in place, the trucks bring in the house sections for assembly. |
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Greenhouse Frames
Most greenhouses have frames of wood or aluminum. Wood will lose no significant heat through the frame. Over time the wood ... |
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Laminated Veneer Lumber
Laminated Veneer Lumber: also known as LVL is the most widely used of the structural composite lumber products. It is produced ... |
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Load-Bearing Walls
Before you grab a hammer, saw or crowbar to remove an unwanted wall, make sure you understand its role in holding up your house. |
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Metal Studs
If your home renovation requires new walls, you may want to consider using metal studs. They have many advantages in a ... |
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Modular Homes Make Sense
Factory-built homes offer all the amenities of traditionally built homes, often at reduced cost and increased quality. |
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Moisture Check
Your building materials supplier should make random checks of moisture content. 7-12% is good for interior finish materials. ... |
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Moisture Content
Have your building materials supplier check moisture content of flooring, paneling, and trim boards to make sure the material ... |
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Oriented Strand Board
Oriented Strand Board or OSB consists of wood strands bonded with adhesives to form a mat. Like the veneer in plywood, these ... |
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Six Steps to Better Roof Protection
The weak link in most existing houses is in the connection of the roof sheathing to the rafters or roof trusses. |
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Squaring Walls
You can square up a wall before raising it by measuring from opposite corners. Assuming that both the top and bottom plates ... |
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Strong Roofs
How you put the roof together is just as important as the materials you use. When framing and sheathing the roof, for example, ... |
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Structural Composite Panels
Structural composite panels (the APA tradename is COM-PLY) consist of veneer faces bonded to a wood-base core material, such ... |
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Structural Insulated Panels
Energy-efficient and easy to install, structural insulated panels can speed the building process. |
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Toenailing
Toenailing styles can vary. Some pros like to drive three or four nails into a stud, toenailing from both sides at about a ... |
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Versatile Concrete Construction Using ICF's
Insulated concrete forms—ICF's—blend insulation and design adaptability with the strength and indestructibility of concrete. |
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Wall Raising
When lifting a wall section into position, the bottom of the wall can slip across the floor deck, and even fall off. If you ... |
