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Safe and Effective Use of Froth-Pak™ Insulation 210 Spray Foam For Contractors As remodeling contractors, we frequently encounter the need to insulate the rim joist area on our projects. The rim joists (also known as band joists) and sill plates are often overlooked when it comes to insulation, but these areas are critical…
EVO Joist To Ledger Connector The EVO joist hanger is a new and innovative product by Fastenmaster. It was designed for attaching 2×8 and 2×10 deck joists to the deck ledger in a code compliant manner. This connector, when installed per this technical bulletin, can be used to replace traditional connectors and meet the loads called…
Fastening Crown Molding – My Go-To Method I want to share my method for fastening crown molding. I recently had several carpenters on a job site impressed by this technique—they’d never seen it before! I learned this method over 30 years ago from my mentor, and I’ve since modified it with the advent of GRK…
Installing a Structural Beam Installing a structural framing beam or header is a crucial task in construction, as it supports the weight of the structure above openings such as doors and windows. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how we retrofit a structural framing beam in a wall. Steps for Retrofitting a Structural Beam: You need…
Building a Wine Cellar We recently set out to build a cellar for a client in which we faced a unique set of historic challenges. Here’s our top tips for building out the space. Before we get into our top tips, the house we were building a wine cellar for is a 17th century colonial…
DripDrop Rehydration Electrolyte Powder Review At World of Concrete, Rob and I had the opportunity to meet several new brands that fit into our lane of traffic. Some companies that were new to us, and some that we have had talks with before. World of Concrete is a great place to build new working relationships…
Insulating A Concrete Floor Mike Hopp a RI remodeling contractor, and friend, asked us to help him frame out a large garage that was being converted into a studio apartment. The garage was framed with 2×4 walls, a truss roof system and had an existing concrete slab floor. The trusses meant that we did not…
The Future of Construction By now you’ve probably seen the ads for and some of the press about the REEKON T1 Tomahawk Digital Tape Measure. You may have noticed that it’s a tape measure with digital readout, and that with just a press of a button it saves those measurements to an e-paper screen. Maybe…
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