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Facade renovation

Vertigo2896, member | January 9th, 20131 comment

This was a full facelift on a house other we just finished 3 weeks ago

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Car Cathedral

TexasTimberFrames, member | April 20th, 20121 comment

The "car cathedral" is a 20,000 sq. ft. timber frame structure that will house an amazing collection of muscle cars when completed. This incredible barn, located outside of Houston, TX, is over 53...

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A Relaxing Retreat

WarthConstruction, member | November 14th, 2011

The clients wanted to have an entertaining deck, but they also wanted to have a private covered deck accesible from their master bedroom. They wanted it to include a large fireplace as well as a few...

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Mountain Porch Retreat

WarthConstruction, member | November 14th, 2011

Our region has an extended outdoor season that the homeowners wanted to take full advantage of. The existing deck was not adequate for hosting large parties and had no covered space for protection...

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Framing a dropped coffer ceiling

carpenter1138, member | July 17th, 2011

This will have a "suspended" or "droped" coffer that has the same curve as the barreled ceiling when completed. The ceiling above will be wood with rope lighting. More pictures to come!

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stair fix

carpenter1138, member | July 16th, 2011

Stair landing fix.

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Framing for a Barrel-Vaulted Coffered Ceiling

carpenter1138, member | July 16th, 20111 comment

This is my design. The project will be completed by next spring, see you then!!

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Dead level demo

bikinmatt, member | May 20th, 2011

When cutting out a new RO for a window installation, I wanted to be sure my cut at the bottom would produce a level sill. I happened to have my layout laser set up because I wanted the new window to...

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Hammerbeam timberframe

Johnintegrity, member | April 1st, 20111 comment

I was subbing out to a local builder he had plan for this barn but had no timber frame drawings . i drew these plans and taught and worked with his talented crew to build...

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1750 barn restoration

Johnintegrity, member | April 1st, 2011

This is a barn built in 1750 it is an English style barn. the owner had to decide to tear down or save . We lifted the building, put in a new foundation and slab we restored the timber...

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Shoring up a load-bearing wall

rwotzak, Web Producer | January 31st, 20112 comments

When I need to install a header for a new window or door in a bearing wall, I shore up the wall with a temporary row of angled 2x4s alongside the existing wall. As shown in the drawing, the temporary...

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Garage-header installation made easy

FHBdotcom, editor | January 31st, 2011

The Parallam beams used as headers atop Simpson garage-door walls are heavy. They are typically 31/2 in. wide by 16 in. deep by 22 ft. long. I don't want to move one of these beams around any more...

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Load Bearing? Where?

StuBrooks, member | November 1st, 20101 comment

Some of thethings found in a couple of pre-drywall inspections. One of our regional builders whose goal is to build to code and and not a dollar more.

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Truss Bracing? We Don't Need No Stinking Truss Bracing!!!

TheTimberTailor, member | October 20th, 20108 comments

Truss Failure Recipe: Take one truss package, and install hastily on Friday; add one weekend, and whip with high winds; Serve up to builder's risk insurance company

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OMG! Another beam repair with the customary "Tail Light Guarantee"

thebeamguy, member | October 18th, 20105 comments

This is a load-bearing roof beam on a mid-century modern home. The beam is exposed on the interior and spans from, and is framed into, opposing exterior walls. The cantilevered end supports the...

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How to move a light fixture...NOT!

grwa, member | October 18th, 20101 comment

As part of the reno for our new addition, the existing duct work had to be extended into the new room. The contractor chose to extend it from the duct feeding into the basement bathroom, and that...

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Screened in Porch Swing Failure

bridon, member | October 18th, 2010

Porch swing failure. When we arrived we noticed her porch swing was at a serious tilt. Customer had a screened in porch with vinyl covering a tradional plywood ceiling. Two...

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Deck Flashing Done Right

Everflashing, member | September 18th, 2010

This Picture Came from the 2010 Deck Expo and Remodelers Show. Deck Flashing Done Right

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Victorian (Queen Ann) Style Curved Porch {Mangaris}

ThreeOaks, member | May 27th, 20103 comments

Hi. My name is Cliff Audet and I wanted to enter this porch that my crew and I built for my own house. The old porch was rotten beyond repair, so when we replaced it using the same details, we added...

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adding a living room and deck

cdzjewlz, member | April 13th, 20102 comments

Our little house was only 435 sqare feet after the living room was added it is 800 square feet with a great deck out the front My tip is don't start redoing your house in the winter LOL With thanks...

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Modern Makeover - The Exterior

MAK_DESIGN_BUILD, member | March 29th, 20101 comment

Acrylic Stucco, Redwood Siding, New Windows and Doors, Repitched Roof and Garage to Carport conversion. Reclaimed Redwood Shade Structure

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Modern Makeover - The Living Room

MAK_DESIGN_BUILD, member | March 29th, 20101 comment

Remodeled Living Room - added fireplace, sustainable cabinetry, new doors and windows. Reframed roof to increase ceiling height, finished concrete slab.

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Flashing Windows in Walls with Exterior XPS Insulating Sheathing

roryread, member | February 5th, 20102 comments

The exterior insulation adds thermal efficiency. Perhaps even more important, in our marine climate, our code (Portland, OR) then allows us to omit the interior vapor barrier, and we can build...

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Lake Home Eyebrow Dormer

NewEnergyWorks, member | October 5th, 2009

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Timber Frame Lighthouse

NewEnergyWorks, member | October 5th, 2009

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Laser Plumb Bob Helper

johnrlee, member | September 21st, 2009

Truing up walls can be especially tricky using even a plate-to-plate level. This makes using a laser plumb bob a lot easier. The 2" offset from the front and sides allows the unit to be placed in a...

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Contemporary Kitchen

MyCousinVinny, member | September 11th, 20091 comment

Not my Design, Not my Boxes, My Remodle and Install. It came out Nice.........

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Northwest Indiana Framing

kmalcer, member | August 31st, 20091 comment

First two are the same home. Third and fourth pictures are the framing of a barrel ceiling and the fifth is the inside of framed lighthouse which was part of another home.

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The Jasper

Timuhler, member | August 26th, 20096 comments

This is actually the same Mascord floorplan as the other one I posted, but a different elevation. The roof pitches for this one were 8-12 & 10-12. We precut most of the roof and gang cut...

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Muirkirk I-Joist Roof

Timuhler, member | August 26th, 20092 comments

Early 2008, we started to get really slow. We ended up with 4 custom homes and this was the second one of the year. It was very fun to frame, especially the roof and the specialty...

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Muirkirk Hand Cut

Timuhler, member | August 25th, 20093 comments

This house just started out as a rambler with a huge roof that we chose to stick frame instead of truss. After we got it framed and saw how much attic there was, we framed that in. The...

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