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Best way to brace joists for punching bag?
Adding more blocking will bring in more floor joists to fight the impacts, so the stiffness and inertia of the floor increase. This is a legitimate strategy. The blocking should fit snug enough where ...
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Can I frame basement walls over slab cracks?
It appears that the floor was poured after the foundation walls. The cracks look like the normal expansions cracks that most all slabs get.
Assuming the walls you want to build are partition rather ...
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Can I frame basement walls over slab cracks?
The cracks are no big deal. Bury and forget about them.
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I want to open up my kitchen by taking down a load bearing brick wall
Taking out a load bearing brick wall is a very complex project. If done wrong it could undermine the soundness of the house. The first question should not be "what kind of beam do I need". ...
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Concerns with new deck structure
Your beam to post connection looks way under-designed. In your first image, I see two fasteners holding up what looks like a 2x12 (plus a couple of nails--I'm betting 10d from a nail gun used to hold ...
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Do I put my interior wall on top of my flooring or under?
This is not a load bearing wall and probably around 8 feet tall, so the weight per foot is probably something like 25#/ft. Assuming XPS foam, the low end of the range of compressive strengths is 10 ...
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Why are house frames sheathed on the exterior side?
Well, I'll go for the really obvious answer - you have to have something there, for at least the following reasons:
many finishes (like vinyl siding) aren't rated for spanning studs directly
you ...
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Can I add strips of lumber to studs in a framed wall to meet plumbing hole size limitations?
No, tacking on a wood strip does not make the framing member any wider.
There is no Law that requires pipes to be run through holes in framing members, or
to be run inside walls at all.
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Adding storage above garage ceiling
Ideally, you find out who made your trusses and get the specs from them for exactly what they were designed for. That information may be in plans which may be on file at your LAHJ or there may be ...
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Framing question for a chicken run
In most jurisdictions, (LAHJs) how you build a chicken run, dog house, or pony shed is left pretty much up to you.
Mind you, I interpret "chicken run" as open or just fence on top, where &...
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Best Method for Fastening 4x4 Posts to Deck for Pergola Construction?
See where you want the posts and remove the boards. You can use concrete footings (if you do put a couple of inches of crush and run under them) or the the metal spike ones. Secure the 4x4s to the ...
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How big a hole can I drill in a top plate?
Home theater. There is no big electricity in the ordinary home theater. Drill several small holes in the middle of the plate and run sets / bundles of wire through them. 1-1/8 isn't huge, agreed. ...
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Shall I/How to Repair Falling Subfloor?
A subfloor does many things for the structure of the house: it ties all of the joist together, adds structural stability against major forces working against the house, provides a flat surface upon ...
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Replacing foundation piers. How's this temporary shoring/support of our home?
It looks a bit dicey,however the strength of the temporary piers should be fine.
If you are not in an earthquake area, or a hurricane isn't coming in the next 48 hours, I think you are safe. Remember ...
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Weather proof and insulate free standing building floor
Rather than flipping it, build it elevated above the piles far enough so you can attach the plywood, then lower it onto the piles (having made appropriate cutouts for the piles when attaching plywood.)...
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Ok to drill vertically through a 4x8" beam acting as a top plate?
isherwood's answer covers the stated question of "can I drill this hole". But there is a very important issue: What do you do with the wires at the end?
I highly recommend NOT installing a ...
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Ok to drill vertically through a 4x8" beam acting as a top plate?
I wouldn't have any concerns about such a hole over common wall studs. As you've implied there's no need for a header there, assuming stud intervals of 24" or less. You'd want to avoid doing so ...
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What are my options to reframe the bottom of this basement wall?
Place "sill plate gasket" between bottom plate and concrete, and use untreated 2x4 for framing as you see convenient.
The gasket is not required if the bottom plate sits on the tile.
The ...
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How do we reduce the height of an opening by 6" for a door?
You will also need to expand the opening as the door you've selected is wider than your opening.
Remove the drywall from the opening and surrounding areas to expose the framing members.
Be careful ...
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What would be the best approach for fixing compromised framing members?
You have a lot of narrow spaces that will not allow new material added as a "flat stud to sister along side the existing. That would be my first option. The firring out of the wall as mentioned ...
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