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Ive never done any work in this area, but i talked to a buddy of mine that does hardwood and he told me you will love this stuff. He told me it is beautiful stuff. Ive never seen the stuff though.

Its possible you could have a massive buildup of dust in the return, especially if you smoke alot in the house. Id shove a vacuum in there just to get all the effeciency you can out of it without starting a major project.

Make sure you get an inspector out there to make sure your heating unit is sufficent to heat all that extra space. I think you can add another unit in the atic.

I also just got a digital camera, so im going to try to build an album of some of my upcoming projects. I also have several rolls of beautiful decks and before/after shots of rot damage, some of them VERY BAD which ill try to get into digital format.

My name is Henry DeMay. Im from Raleigh, North Carolina. Ive been in the business for several years now. Most of my work is in exterior siding and trim replacement and building decks, although ive dabbled in just about everything. I enjoy this work and I hope I can help some people here, i...

haha though every vehicle leakes a small amount of oil i guess.

cedar with a quick spray of waterproofer every year. Youll absolutely have to stain and waterproof the pine as well so go with the cedar.

Dont go with the pre-cut sections unless you want your fence to have the "homeowner special" look. Put the post 8' apart, i recommend atleast 50 pounds minimum of concrete in each hole, trust me youll regret it in a few years if you skip this. U can simply face nail 2x4's to the outside of the...

Another solution would be to add a beam under the deck, you could place this under the deck roof supports to make sure its helping to support the whole structure.

The supports should be in the ground, although if the deck is sloping away from the house they may have settled a little over time, check if level and throw some blocks in there to reset it. I think if the posts from the roof are resting on the outside band of the deck may be sufficiently...

A good way to do the torches is to use a 3/4" drill bit and drill through the top and bottom caps of your handrail, this works great to hold the torches. If your keeping them outside all the time I recommend getting some of the metal ones because on the bamboo ones dont last very long.