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Carpenter's Introduction to 3D Modelling
Are you intimidated by 3D modelling? Get past your initial hesitation and frustration by beginning with some basics. Begin your 3D apprenticeship by building a hundred horses.
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Drying Wet Framing Lumber
5 commentsIt's not unusual for a house to get wet during construction before it's "dried in". In this post I'll share some techniques I've used to dry my houses prior to sheetrock. This is a follow up to my last post about using a Moisture Meter.
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Facade renovation
1 commentThis was a full facelift on a house other we just finished 3 weeks ago
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How to Repair a Butchered Floor Joist
13 commentsThere's no question the criticism is often undeserved, but plumbers nonetheless have a reputation for taking a recip saw to studs, joists, and rafters when they get in the way of supply and drain lines. The result, as Tackitybits has discovered, can be tough to fix.
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"I can't install this" - Poka-Yoke on the job site
5 commentsHow do you prevent job site mistakes? The Japanese Management Technique of Poka-Yoke of course! See how I use this principle on my jobs to ensure we don't cover up a mistake that could cause problems years down the line. -Matt Risinger
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Building Wood Windows On The Job Site
Nothing says Fine Craftsmanship like a site built wood window. In this video see how my carpentry crew build 5 large windows from Oak, African Mahogany, & Poplar.
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UPDATE: DVD GIVEAWAY: 2011 Fine Homebuilding Archive DVD-ROM
31 commentsPost a comment and you could be the winner of the new 2011 Fine Homebuilding Archive DVD!
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A Relaxing Retreat
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
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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Design: Playing with Scale
1 commentCreate contrast with scale to design interesting, beautiful homes
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Framing a dropped coffer ceiling
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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Framing for a Barrel-Vaulted Coffered Ceiling
1 commentThis is my design. The project will be completed by next spring, see you then!!
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Dead level demo
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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1750 barn restoration
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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Hip to be Square: Pythagoras in the Digital Age
Considering all the whiz-bang capabilities SketchUp has to offer, it's easy to overlook how helpful it can be for basic tasks. This episode shows how to calculate accurate (extremely precise, actually) square-up dimensions for any type of layout work with the "Cliculator".
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Steps in the Right Direction: Use SketchUp's Tools for Stairbuilding Plans
The staircase model created in the Stairmathter blog post gets filled in with more details and components to calculate meaningful dimensions for code compliance and finish features
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Stairmathter: Use SketchUp to Master the Math for Stairbuilding
13 commentsCreate a digital layout using jobsite dimensions and let SketchUp do the math to calculate cutting dimensions and angles for stair stringers accounting for finish floor thicknesses and other pertinent information.
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Framing Super Straight Walls With LSL Studs
No one will notice if you frame your houses with straight walls, but your clients will definitely notice if they are wavy. This LSL stud makes a super straight wall for your kitchens, baths, and tall walls. They are more expensive than pine or fir studs but there is no cull and you will eliminate surprises.
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How to move a light fixture...NOT!
1 commentAs 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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How to Paint Fiber-Cement Siding
Painter Jim Lacey shares some tips for caulking and painting fiber-cement siding. read more
