I'd like to hang a hammock swing from a roof rafter in my porch but I don't know if the rafters are strong enough or appropriate to hang from. If I use a mounting bracket like this - https://a.co/d/hfmEV9l, is that different for mounting to the bottom of a rafter in the attached picture? The hammock supports 400 lbs so it wouldn't need to support more than that.
Hello. I'm building my own deck. I've got pretty detailed plans put together, but when I laid the plans out I discovered one of the footings under the beam was dangerously close to the utility (electrical and internet) lines coming into the house. I'm curious what opinions others might have on how to get around this. Here is a snapshot of the footing arrangement with my notes ... I'm curious if it's considered bad structurally to have the footings spaced wider at one point in order to get around utility like I need to. You can see how I'm considering doubling up the 6x6s to the "left" of the utility lines in the photo below, and then just moving the remainder over on the "right". This would result in a gap around the utility lines.
So long as I get the tributary widths and all of that figured out, and the footings sized appropriately, do you see any issues with this? Any other cleverer ideas?
Thanks.
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Hello
I am in need replacing my driveway, it is about 40 years old and was not taken very good care of by previous (solo) owner - lots of large alligator cracks and dips, etc. - seemingly not 'fixable.'
I have a U-driveway with another straight part that goes up to garage entrance (i can check dimensions).
As I intend to get 2-3 estimates... my questions:
1) what questions should I ask? From my reading, it should be 1 1/2 -2 inch driveway with high focus on the prep before new driveway laid down
2) how long should warranty be?
3) what might be estimated price per sq ft? (live in NJ here)
Thoughts? Feedback?
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05-29-23, 12:22 PM
