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The real winner is James Hardie building products. New growth Lumber will not last more than a few years in an exterior climate. The older stuff would last upwards of a century. Legendary framer Larry Haun and his brother and another person would buy the lumber directly off the trucks from...

Simpson will probably say you’re going to do best with the short nails that they sell- I don’t have the education or the experience to tell you which one is better. I do love the fact that you’re paying attention.

You are correct- And you are smart to be attentive to the aligning of the framing because sheetrock only replicate that. Older construction methods were basically corrective. Very little of that is employed into days typical work.

Notice the amount of growth rings in the old ones vs. the newer. That tells you a lot.

I want to give you guys a real picture of what it’s like being a contractor- I have a top that somebody put finish on that was not ready for it I have a customer with an outlet tripping the breaker and trying to catch fire- Right this minute We have some vicious dogs keeping us out of the...

It’s hard to say- But you could take a little bit off the stud and still make it stronger

These add a lot of strength. shown in the wrong orientation in the picture- They mount to the face of the stud.

I don’t sir- @Hog ran across this and he knows how to do it- i tagged him

Can you show me a picture of those compromised studs?

Get a 16 gauge straight finish nailer for the bigger moldings and an 18 gauge Brad nailer for the small If they are really small get 23 gauge pin nailer too The best I’ve ever used is the Dewalt- As far as accuracy. They have a different safety design that allows you to be insanely accurate...

And I can see a bunch of people leaving Greece once he arrives. The question is not how much will it cost to get him there....but how much to get him to stay.

Wood tops going in our Mcintosh project-The other is identical and goes in the pantry. The finish is Waterlox and it will get more coats.

I have a brother that is in pharmaceuticals, uh....free lance. Its a rough crowd.

Commission car sales pit the customer and the sales person against each other- No question. And the minute the management of the business gives the sales people flexibility over the selling price - It is every man for himself. At the same time you take a technician and you had to hustle and...

Somebody explain this to me- What is it with the car industry? Reputation wise they have ruined themselves. I don’t know of any other industries that comes close. People hate them. People slip on car lots at night to look at cars just because they are afraid of the people that work...

Do you guys remember getting locked out of the house? Moms would do that so they could clean the house. Parents could do whatever and we knew the best thing to do was keep our mouth shut. And we did and we liked it 🤣. I heard about a kid recently who’s phone was taken away and they said he...

This was an arched stove enclosure- Flat wall now The former oven recess gets a real nice insert cabinet too I did the painting on the brick myself today Cool porch redo -Here’s a tip for durability with exterior work: If you notice failing wood work you’re going to see deterioration...

We had metal dashes, sat on the hump and played with yard darts.

I have an older friend who is one hard-core dude and I think he’s going to end up killing somebody over a “comfort pet”. He hates it. He also hates Neil Young and Richard Nixon. I see trades people doing this- dog in the cab of the van or whatever. What do I think about it? I think it’s...

Above is the post- optics don’t matter. What you need to do is keep adjusting the control arms until it is as perfect as it can get. High level technicians may adjust one 50 times.