n my lovely bathroom we have 1/4″ lath, 1/4″ plaster and are using 1/2″ drywall. As such, I opted to use 2″ coarse threaded drywall screws so that at least 1″ of screw went into the joist Step 6: Use a Dimple Bit When embedding drywall screws into drywall use a dimple bi...
be sure to cut the 2x4's so that the topmost top plate will overlap the lower plate and connect the two walls together. While nailing on the double top plate,
Stress relief.I had planned to tie the horizontal rebar in the joist channels to the vertical rod in the wall forms. However, my engineer was concerned that that would create a moment connection that could transfer undesirable stresses to the lower section of the wall. In the event of floor...
Next you’ll want to install a piece of metal drip cap flashing above the ledger board. When you install the floor joists you’ll need to make some small cuts in the flashing to allow the top of the joist to line up with the top of the ledger board. Make sure the house wrap is ...
Posts can also be located inside the rim joist, of course. When laying the posts out, I try to limit the span between them to no more than 6 feet, with no more than 3 feet between intermediate pickets. I also like to locate posts where there are joints between two deck boards, to ...