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Can anyone offer advice on extending a 6 x 6 post about 6 to 10 inches? I'm doing this so I can then place a horizontal support across the extended post to a new 6 x 6 post and then to a wall to create a support for a sliding fence door. The post I'm trying to extend is the corner post of a...

Hi Everyone, I'm trying to build a base for a swing and slide set and I was thinking of the following: Build a frame of pressure treated 6x6s. Fill it with HPB (1/4" clear limestone). Cover it with EnviroTile rubber tiles. We're looking for a smooth surface that can easily be cleaned...

Hi Everyone, I'd like to install recessed pot lights in my soffit based on the following video, but I have a couple of questions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpftn_gWvP4 Is a metal soffit strong enough support these lights or is there some kind of supporting bracket? Won't the...

Hello Everyone and Happy New Year! I need to join a 6' pressure treated fence perpendicularly to the side of my house which is brick. I've seen many people attach a 2x4 to the brick and then finish the fence to that, but I was thinking of attaching a 4x4 to the brick instead. My reasoning is...

Hello Everyone, How can I add something to act as a retaining wall or curb to a new fence I am building? The soil I want to hold back varies in height from about 2 inches to about 6 inches higher on the finished side of the fence. I was thinking of stacking two 4 x 4s and toenailing them...

I'm looking for opinions on designing a set of stairs out of interlocking.

Hi everyone, I recently had a basement walkout entrance built, but I've run into a problem. It is a set of stairs running along the side of the house with the house foundation on one side of the stairs and a 10" poured concrete retaining wall on the other side of the stairs. The retaining...

Hi Everyone, Does anybody know how to get a 1 1/4" PVC conduit about 2 or 3' underground under a large bush? I've tried hammering it through but I got about 2 feet through and then it got extremely difficult. The whole length I need to go is about 8 feet and I don't want to disturb the...

Hi guys, I need to install a door in a rough opening of 39" wide X 77.75" high. Standard pre-hung doors require an 82" rough opening. Ordering a door with custom dimensions is absurdly expensive so I was thinking of buying a standard pre-hung door and cutting a little more than 4" off the...

Hello, Does anyone have an opinion on the layout of these step lights? Should they be moved sideways, upward, downward or shifted over the next lower step? I need the advice of someone with a good eye because once these are installed in a concrete wall they will be permanent. Thanks!

Hi Everyone, I would like some input for the following situation: I would like to install step lights flush in a 10 inch thick concrete retaining wall about 7 feet high which will run beside concrete stairs leading to a basement entrance. I'm planning to install 5 - 2x4 junction boxes to...

Hi Everyone, Does anyone know how to set up the following situation? I want to put soffit pot pot lights in a shed/garden office I'm building. I would like them to turn on if anyone walks near the shed, but I'd also like to be able to turn them on continuously from inside the shed or...

Hi Everyone, Does anyone have any ideas about venting a hip roof on a 9' x 10' shed with a pitch of 8/12? I was planning a ridge vent, but the ridge is only 13" long. I would like something with the least visibility. The back side of the shed will not be significantly visible, if that...

Hi Guys, Does anyone have any practical advice for framing a small hip roof? I'm building a 9' x 10' shed and I've read a bit about hip roofs, but they seem tricky to build. Is there a simple and practical way to do it? On a related note, I was planning to install soffit vents and a...

Hi Guys, I'm about to build a 9' x 10' shed. I've poured a concrete slab with j-bolts, but I have a question. The slab was poured with a 1/2 inch slope from back to front. How do I frame it properly with a sloping base and keep everything square and level? Do I build square walls...

Hi Everyone, What's the best way to minimize frost heave and any cracking in the following situation: I'm building a shed on a 9' x 10' concrete slab foundation. The frost line here is about 3'6" below grade, but I don't really want to dig that far down. The "footing" will only be...