Place an 8-foot-long piece of lumber or any similar straight edge on top of two corner cinder blocks on one side of the square. Place a spirit level on the lumber to check that the blocks are level. Repeat this procedure for all four sides and the blocks inside the square. You may ...
Granite is drilled, chiseled and blasted out of quarries in large blocks, and special milling machines then cut it into workable slabs. Typically, a slab of granite is around 4 to 5 feet (1.2 to 1.5 meters) wide and between 7 to 9 feet (2.1 to 2.7 meters) long. Other machines po...
The only app that I had to install separately was MetroHero, by virtue of that helpful Metro train tracker being a Web app saved as a home-screen shortcut. But unlike that last time, I didn’t have any wonkiness with Google Voice and did not need to deal with a weird phone-number-...
pre-cast pier blocks, or poured concrete supports. Footings are usually twice the diameter of the post they support. Consult the local building code to determine what types and sizes of footings are allowed. Whatever you select, the footings should extend below the frost line. In most soils a...
Continue all the way around the footer with the level, checking the rest of the footer to make sure it is the same level as point A. The footer may get deeper than 16 inches at some points. Figure the concrete for the footer. Take the entire length of the footers and multiply them ...
This step can be done on a flat area of your lawn, in the driveway or on top of your concrete blocks. Start with your seven 2×6 boards, and use your circular saw to cut each board to be 93 inches long. These will be your standard joists. ...
As with laying out square, getting the first rafter laid out and cut properly is extremely important. I like to use a “scrap” but straight board to cut the first rafter. It should be cut and tested, cutting until you get the correct angles and cuts. Once the trial rafter is cut, ...
Miter saw Safety glasses Speed square Installation Instructions Step 1: Installing the Beam and Foundation First, build the foundation quickly and with little digging by laying concrete blocks on top of gravel. Use a level to level from high point to low point. ...
We cut all of our stones using this technique or using a simple masonry chisel. To make this easier and get more finished cuts, you can use a diamond tooth concrete saw blade to cut your stones to size. The basic rule is this: it doesn't matter how thick or long your arch support ...
Step 3 - Cut out the Bird's Mouth With the bird's mouth marked out, use a circular saw to cut the marked lines. These will come close to, but will not cut all the way through, the bottom of the bird's mouth. Avoid over cutting through the lines to cut out the bird's mouth...