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    Re: Barndominium detail questions

    Nothing says you have to use sticky stuff to wrap window openings, so you could do it with a WRB and sealant.
    But, if you want something that will stick to metal, google Eternabond.
    You might even...
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    Anti-Virus Recommendation

    PC Tools Spyware Doctor with Anti-Virus is being discontinued.I switched to that several years ago when it promised it could remove a particularly nasty infection, and succeeded in doing so.

    It is...
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    Re: New, Full Screen Pop Ups

    Figured it out.
    It was an app called Search Donkey that got installed when I failed to uncheck a box on some software upgrade download. Not only was it giving those full screen pop-ups but it took...
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    New, Full Screen Pop Ups

    I am getting full-screen pop ups when on JLC Forums, and I think, when I am doing some searches. Things like:
    You need to update to Adobe Flash HD, Click Here
    Windows Defender has detected blah...
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    Re: raised gravel bed above floor joists

    Here's a picture of a runnell in an apartment courtyard. You can see the big copper downspout in the background. That is coming from a roof 6 stories up. Big water when it rains. That splashes down...
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    Re: raised gravel bed above floor joists

    How about this:
    Build a series of individual brick-wall raised planter beds about a foot away from the house.
    First starts out kinda high, each gets a little lower
    Each has a rainwater system...
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    Re: raised gravel bed above floor joists

    Keep the gravel away from the house. Build an inside wall to your gravel bed and then figure out a way to drain/weep the area between brick and gravel bed.

    How about an exposed runnel instead of...
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    Re: Barndominium detail questions

    Your other problem is that metal buildings are typically not engineered to be stiff enough to keep direct-attached drywall from cracking. You CAN order them that way, if the metal building is to be...
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    Re: Finishing Fiber-Cement Panel Joints

    Silly architect. The filled nails, inappropriately driven below the surface in order to get filled, will wind up showing so much the joints will not be seen. Oh, and cladding probably get bumpy of...
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    Re: Suspended Garage Floor

    Inside the garage: wood framing, waterproofing, concrete topping - all sloped to drain towards the door.
    Outside the door: at least a 6" wide trench drain with all the grating bars running parallel...
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    Re: Rainscreen question

    Housewraps do not pass the 20 minute tests because they are vapor permeable. That particular test is aka the "boat test" which floats a piece of the test material on a puddle of water. There is a...
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    Re: ADA bath faucet as grab bar

    Can't imagine such a thing exists. A manufacturer would have to seriously redesign and test a piece of plumbing for a very, very small potential market
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    Re: deck height at doors

    Step down is best. If you try to make it flush, you run into challenges with code separation between framing and paving, and with manufacturer standards for separation between siding and paving. If...
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    Re: foundation problems caught early

    In addition to the voids, what's up with that anchor bolt placement? Job has the hallmarks of being sloppy all around. Get an independent review from a structural engineer. While you are at it, have...
  15. Re: Termite Prevention when existing home has framing to close to the ground.

    Seismic trumps termites in CA. PART of seismic resistance is sliding resistance of wood plate on concrete foundation. Sticking sheet metal in there reduces that friction. Plus, the critters just go...
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    Re: Underside of roof deck soaking wet

    Hey, Mark,

    Overhang of the shingles creates the drip edge with such accessories
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    Re: Flash & Fill

    [QUOTE=worthy;684311]In Zone 5, a minimum of R-20 of air impermeable insulation must be applied to the roof sheathing above the air-permeable insulation.

    However, most closed-cell foams are .1...
  18. Re: Brick Veneer Chimney with Standing Seam roof - Need help flashing

    Thru-wall step flashing with bottom hemmed about 2" above shingle plane - to be the counterflashing. Roofer tucks underlayment slightly under bottom edge of counterflashing, and tucks step flashings...
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    Re: Stair Baluster Spacing

    Pretty stuff.
    Remember, though, that it is a 4" sphere rule (not 5") and that the inside edge of a winder is going to be narrower that the tread on a straight run stair.
    You are probably going to...
  20. Re: How best to insulate 110 year old limestone foundation basement walls?

    They send their kids under 10 years old in there with a Go-Pro camera so Dad can tell them what to do.

    Make that "at least 18" "
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    Re: Deck Product Questions

    Just do a waterproof deck and save all the cost of super-protection of the hardware, since all the framing can be borate PT (or even non-PT).

    If client insists on a board look, after you explain...
  22. Re: How best to insulate 110 year old limestone foundation basement walls?

    Limestone wall will need to breathe AND be maintained. IMHO, basement wall should be 18" away from inside face of limestone wall. Space should be vented to exterior. Access point from interior needs...
  23. Re: Make up air for atmospheric water heater

    OK, no room to make a closet, So either poke a hole into that area, or change water heater to sealed combustion
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    Enclose the water heater, if you don't want to poke holes in your nice, new envelope. Run a duct from outside into your water heater closet.

    See mechanical code for size, and high/low positioning...
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    Re: Mounting Outdoor A/C Units On A Roof

    Nice, round, galvanized fence pipe for the legs and pipe boots for the roofing detail. Unistrut or angle structure for the frame
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