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Forum: Humidifiers and Dehumidifiers
02-03-07, 01:03 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 999
Posted By jcs

Water supply valve not flowing

Late last year I shut off the water supply to my humidifier since it had developed a leak somewhere and I was procrastinating about fixing it. Today I decided to dig into it, but when I turned the...
Forum: Decks, Patios, Porches, Walkways, Driveways, Stairs, Steps and Docks
10-05-06, 05:56 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,398
Posted By jcs

Hmmm... now I'm waffling. I applied Wolman's...

Hmmm... now I'm waffling. I applied Wolman's transparent deck stain last year to new cedar and it didn't soak in at all. It just sat on the top and puddled and looked terrible. The Wolman customer...
Forum: Pets, Wild and Farm Animals
09-22-06, 09:17 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,914
Posted By jcs

Why take a chance? Even if she is not in pain...

Why take a chance? Even if she is not in pain now, those broken teeth might cause problems later on. She deserves some TLC after a hit like that, so I'd say take her and get her checked out.
Forum: Decks, Patios, Porches, Walkways, Driveways, Stairs, Steps and Docks
07-27-06, 09:12 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 76,465
Posted By jcs

My experience has been that if I don't get to the...

My experience has been that if I don't get to the lumberyard a day or two after the weekly cedar delivery, I'm better off going to Home Depot and getting it there. The cedar at the lumberyard gets...
Forum: Decks, Patios, Porches, Walkways, Driveways, Stairs, Steps and Docks
07-12-06, 05:49 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,246
Posted By jcs

What's commonly done is to use 1/2" PT plywood...

What's commonly done is to use 1/2" PT plywood spacers in between the 2x8's to make the total width of the beam 3 1/2".
Forum: Decks, Patios, Porches, Walkways, Driveways, Stairs, Steps and Docks
06-28-06, 05:43 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 6,856
Posted By jcs

Actually there was. My built-up beams were...

Actually there was. My built-up beams were tripled up 2x lumber, so geometrically speaking, it made the most sense. Also, since the posts tended to be fairly short on this deck and thus prone to...
Forum: Decks, Patios, Porches, Walkways, Driveways, Stairs, Steps and Docks
06-27-06, 06:52 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 6,856
Posted By jcs

Just FYI, my building inspector required that the...

Just FYI, my building inspector required that the beams not merely sit on top of the posts, but also that the connection resist any lateral moment. In other words, the post is rigidly maintained...
Forum: Decks, Patios, Porches, Walkways, Driveways, Stairs, Steps and Docks
06-23-06, 05:45 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 953
Posted By jcs

I won't offer you the expert opinion, as I'm not...

I won't offer you the expert opinion, as I'm not qualified to do that. But I was exactly in your position last year when I built my deck. Here's what I did. Your mileage may vary.

I went to the...
Forum: Indoor and Outdoor Animal Control
05-31-06, 07:44 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,936
Posted By jcs

Snapping turtles aren't necessarily dangerous

The common snapping turtle can be aggressive towards people when they are on the ground and at their most vulnerable. I tried to help a huge one scoot across the road by my house but he got awful...
Forum: Decks, Patios, Porches, Walkways, Driveways, Stairs, Steps and Docks
10-04-05, 08:16 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 6,405
Posted By jcs

I talked with our village building inspector...

I talked with our village building inspector about frost heave with concrete piers and no tube vs. tube. There seems to be two schools of thought on this issue. One school of thought is already...
Forum: Decks, Patios, Porches, Walkways, Driveways, Stairs, Steps and Docks
10-03-05, 08:58 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 6,405
Posted By jcs

Ugh, I hope not. I would have wasted $8000 and a...

Ugh, I hope not. I would have wasted $8000 and a summer's worth of work. It's a low deck so there's no chance of replacing the piers without destroying the deck.

On the plus side, this site has...
Forum: Decks, Patios, Porches, Walkways, Driveways, Stairs, Steps and Docks
10-02-05, 08:39 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 6,405
Posted By jcs

Hmmm... the contractor who poured the footings...

Hmmm... the contractor who poured the footings for my deck used an auger to dig the hole (14" diameter, 42" below grade, to code), and filled the hole with concrete but only used a small length of...
Forum: Decks, Patios, Porches, Walkways, Driveways, Stairs, Steps and Docks
09-30-05, 03:15 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 4,656
Posted By jcs

Are you required to have access on all four...

Are you required to have access on all four sides? Our hot tub only needs access on one side for maintenance/repairs, and our local code makes no mention of it, so I just built an access panel on...
Forum: Decks, Patios, Porches, Walkways, Driveways, Stairs, Steps and Docks
09-20-05, 06:33 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,938
Posted By jcs

You might find that the staff will be different...

You might find that the staff will be different from store to store. I've benefitted from talking to some knowledgeable people at HD before, though I've run into some that didn't seem to know what...
Forum: Decks, Patios, Porches, Walkways, Driveways, Stairs, Steps and Docks
09-09-05, 07:08 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 19,846
Posted By jcs

Try this link: ...

Try this link:

http://www.woodbin.com/ref/wood/lum_dimensions.htm
Forum: Decks, Patios, Porches, Walkways, Driveways, Stairs, Steps and Docks
09-09-05, 07:05 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 14,251
Posted By jcs

I looked and gave up on finding deck design...

I looked and gave up on finding deck design software. I wasn't convinced the software I looked at was going to give me an optimal design for what I wanted to do, or that it would meet code. I decided...
Forum: Decks, Patios, Porches, Walkways, Driveways, Stairs, Steps and Docks
08-26-05, 05:36 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,316
Posted By jcs

I noticed that right off as well, since like you...

I noticed that right off as well, since like you say its 4" max. But in her defense, she did say that he should check with his local building office, which is very good advice. Our local building...
Forum: Electrical Power Machinery, AC & DC Hand and Power Tools & Sharpening
08-10-05, 10:01 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,213
Posted By jcs

power saw problems

A couple questions -- I have used my Skilsaw pretty heavily building my deck this summer. While cutting through a 2x8 sometimes the blade would grab and the saw would almost launch out of my hand....
Forum: Decks, Patios, Porches, Walkways, Driveways, Stairs, Steps and Docks
07-22-05, 08:35 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,323
Posted By jcs

Hi Wayne, Didn't see any replies to your...

Hi Wayne,

Didn't see any replies to your message so I'll post what I know. Take what I say with a grain of salt, I'm bulding my first deck right now so I'm not a pro.

So it sounds like you're...
Forum: Bricks, Masonry, Cinder Block, Paving & Walking Stones, Asphalt and Concrete
06-23-05, 09:42 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,491
Posted By jcs

I just did something similar. I needed to relevel...

I just did something similar. I needed to relevel the concrete pad under my hot tub, requiring a thickness of 3/4" on one side tapering to 0 on the other. I used Quickrete Sand Topping Mix mixed with...
Forum: Decks, Patios, Porches, Walkways, Driveways, Stairs, Steps and Docks
06-14-05, 06:38 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,191
Posted By jcs

deck framing question

My deck uses a flush beam -- joists attach via joist hangars. The problem is that the PC66 connector I'm using for the post-beam connection interferes with one of the joists. So I need to frame...
Forum: Decks, Patios, Porches, Walkways, Driveways, Stairs, Steps and Docks
06-14-05, 03:47 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 9,885
Posted By jcs

Here are a couple pictures to show what I did: ...

Here are a couple pictures to show what I did:

Pier without post base (http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-9/410523/pier.jpg) - it's hard to see, but the bubble is dead center.

Pier with...
Forum: Decks, Patios, Porches, Walkways, Driveways, Stairs, Steps and Docks
06-13-05, 06:16 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 9,885
Posted By jcs

Tonight I went out to shim up the post bases. The...

Tonight I went out to shim up the post bases. The first one wasn't that bad, but the second one required well over 1/4" of shimming on one side just to bring it to level. I'm no expert deck builder,...
Forum: Decks, Patios, Porches, Walkways, Driveways, Stairs, Steps and Docks
06-13-05, 04:02 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 9,885
Posted By jcs

Hmm, that's a good point. I remember asking them...

Hmm, that's a good point. I remember asking them why they did it that way, and the explanation was that letting the concrete fill the entire hole was better than backfilling with loose soil around...
Forum: Decks, Patios, Porches, Walkways, Driveways, Stairs, Steps and Docks
06-13-05, 10:59 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 9,885
Posted By jcs

Concrete pier top not quite level

I hired contractors to the pour the concrete piers for my deck (14" diameter, 42" deep). For the most part they are fine, but a few of them were not leveled very well. The top of the pier may be as...
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