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Each tip up is each "bent" or bay of the building. It is costly but not crazy compared to trusses. The bracing I mean is the gable models hauch bracing and collar tie up top. This is 2x6 bracing...

The steel is 3/16" thick, generally when they are finished the sheet rock is placed between the posts so the nice looking posts show inside.

You can sheet rock it flush with the inside too but...

I'm not sure I understand your question? The lumber is 6" by 6". There is a huge variety of building sizes you can make using their connectors.

It is extrememly expensive to use solar photovoltaics to heat water. If you are going this route look into batch heaters and thermosiphons etc. If you have good solar exposure you may be able to...

I've been dealing with Socket Systems a bit and they have been helpful. Doing the engineered plan dance with the building inspector now.
Ken

There are quite a few people doing this with dust masks etc. They can be good lumber but lots of hardware in them to risk hitting with the saw.

AutoCad does both I believe. I don't really know which is a standard format.

I live in Canada, next to Maine in New Brunswick. If you visit outside of peak tourist season the prices drop significantly. B&B's and friends are the best $$ for lodging.

Even in Canada it is...

I'm glad you're having good luck! Our neighbour built their house this spring and managed to dig up our property, build their house in our right of way, $%& in our woods and not clean one ounce of it...

You aren't supposed to use em' on brush, they are for bucking pulp logs. Using them on brush or felling can be dangerous.

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replaced some...

I used tar in the fall on my used sheet metal shed roof. That last until the first real day of summer!

I now do nothing as the holes are on the peaks of the ribs in the metal and hardly any water...

Stihl, Husquvara, Jonsered, Echo, Shiwdaiwa all make good pro model saws.

I have a Stihl MS260 that works great.
Ken

Sometimes the poorly drained organic material can heave and give troubles. I would recomend you look into removing the topsoil one way or another and get some coarse material in below your gravel. ...

I'm assuming you mean what I would call skirting, to keep the wind etc out of the underside of the house.

My parents used aluminum sheet between the posts. Us being idiots gradually decided we...

Well, the R17 comes up short there! Back to the drawing board, maybe chainsaw winch?

Wow, that is a long post. I'm building a shop this coming year and all my experience, reading and intuition has this to say:

Fixed windows always perform better than an operable one given a fixed...

I don't know, but I have a Partner R17! Looking for a larger bar to do some milling with it.
Ken

Very complete post Pat. I am also a slab fan. A lot of people in my area are very attached to the idea of basements but I can't see any use for them. It is much cheaper to build a bigger garage if...

Our stove tends to make a lot of creosote when the air inlet is closed down. The coals always last until morning independant of the inlet setting. I have never used the stove pipe damper in my...

I picked up the MS 260 new from the local dealer. Tryed it out yesterday on an old fallen elm about 36" in diameter, worked great! Had to use the axe to knock out chunks so we could get all the way...

I missed out on buying it. Locally a brand new MS260 with that woodpro kit (case chain hat) on sale is 600$ Cdn

The 026 sold for 320$ Cdn.

The price of the things drives me nuts here, a...

One of the big differences is Hobart used aluminum transformers vs the copper in Millers

I can't seem to find what is the differnce between these saws? Some people list them as the same saw. The only visible difference I saw was the quick open tank caps?
Ken

Ground source heat pumps work well here in Canada. The other advantage if you use a water to water on both sides, say if you have radiant floor heating, the refridgerant is sealed in the unit and no...