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  1. skmd

    telephone tile

    I never got any responses about the telephone tile, but I found an area in my basement where I can see a cross section: it's basically a clay block wiht walls of varying thickness, anywhere from 1/2 - 1 inch thick, with an internal cross-brace. I built the porch - I used a masonry bit to drill...
  2. skmd

    deck header

    need some reassurance. I have a deck I'd like to build a roof on, making it a porch. Standard construction: 5' wide, 25' long; 2x10 ledger bolted to the foundation, 4x10 header, 22 joists 2x8 x5'. The header sits right on the piers, wihtout posts. Problem: the header is not perfectly plumb, it...
  3. skmd

    telephone tile

    has anyone heard of a telephone tile foundation? Apparently they were used quite extensively in the 1920's in the 4 square blocks around my house, but nowhere else in the world. I'm building a front porch and would like to know the best way to bolt the ledger to these telephone tiles
  4. skmd

    telephone tile

    has anyone heard of a telephone tile foundation? apparently it was used quite commonly in the 1920's in the 4 suqare blocks around my house, but nowhere else in the world. I'm building a front porch and would like to know the best way to bolt the ledger to these telephone tiles.

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