I have posted in the Carpenters Forum an article that involves one of the most important aspects of framing a house or any building, wind shear/uplift/horizontal loads and installing engineered wood (plywood/OSB) to the frame. This is probably one of the most controversial arguments concerning attaching siding to a wood frame. Not for me though, my mind has been made up for over 40 years since I first stapled on some siding in 1967. I am certain I have never nailed any siding on since then and never will with a frame nailer. Hand nailing with 8 sinkers is fine, but not with a nail gun. Email me all of your comments and I will post them below the article. Thanks, Bob
Note: When you open any article and it shows 150-200% on the top table of the PDF file, Lower it to 75-100% and it will show as I and others wrote it.
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I have had a lot of emails concerning the "Concrete Countertop article" and the finishes. Food safe finishes and heat resistant finishes are the main topics of the emails. This link below is probably the best concrete countertop finish available. I am using it on a top I am building in a remodel. Concrete, the most versitile building product I know of, has been my choice for kitchen countertops for years. I am also plastering a 4'x6' shower with portand cement plaster and then I am going to apply a coat of this sealer to it. It will look like stone when I finish. I'll let you know how it goes in some upcoming articles. Bob
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I have added Carpenters Forum to the drop down menu above. If any of you want to post an article or a project you have done, with or without pictures, have a problem you need help with or something you want to discuss, just email it to me bob@carpenterbooks.com and I will PDF it and post it on here for all to read. Thanks, Bob
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  Carpenters Corner  Last year there were about 250,000 circular saw injuries, 250 deaths, but the fact is that there are over 70,000,000 saws in the US, so this quarter of a million injuries is a very small percentage. One injury is too many. There are about 100,000,000 homeowners in the US and nearly every one of them own a some type of a saw. I would doubt if 5% of them know how to use it properly. I have written an articles showing the proper/safe way to use saws. If the procedures in these articles are followed to the letter, your chances of getting injured using a saw are almost zero. OSHA and HSE tells me on their websites there is nothing wrong with pulling a running saw out of a cut and letting it rest on your leg, the blade guard is built into the saw to protect you. I disagree with this, I never depend on a device or safety guard to keep me from getting cut. I use common sense and never pull a running tool out of a procedure. I wait until they stop and so should you.
Alternator Stair I mentioned an alternator stair in Stair Book 102 and had quite a few inquiries about the construction of one. They stated that the calculations would not work, they will work, as I will show you. They are somewhat hard to understand, especially for someone who has never climbed one nor built one. I had to build one recently so I wrote an article showing the procedures, calculations and the several steps of construction. An alternator shortens your run by 35 to 40%, as you stairbuilders know and the construction is basic as I show you on this one. Most of the time they are installed in construction areas, ships, yachts, basements and attic access where the amount of travel is low and the need for space is high. The article is in procedures. Bob
Concrete Countertops This is a concrete countertop that I will show you how to build, from start to finish, in the article. It's something, anyone with a little construction experience, can do. There are over 30 instructional pictures in the book and step by step instructions in the, easy to follow. Also I show you how to form, pour and finish a wood edged concrete vanity top and how to install a sink in your top and how to build a 2x4x14' header. Thanks Bob Concrete Staircase Steps This is what is in the Concrete Stair article. Building inverted stringers for form bracing to build a set of concrete stairs. More to it than it looks like, the article tells you exactly how saw the parts and to form it. |
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