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Installing Joist Under Damaged Joist – Crawlspace Floor Repair - Duration: 4 minutes, 47 seconds.
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Extending The Garage Door Header Can Solve Concrete Footing Location Problems - Duration: 6 minutes, 27 seconds.
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Hip Roof Home Addition Design Ideas – Architecture And Planning - Duration: 6 minutes, 53 seconds.
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Should You Put Gravel At The Bottom Of A Wood Fence Post? - Duration: 9 minutes, 59 seconds.
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Tongue and Groove Wood Siding Painting and Maintenance Tips - Duration: 8 minutes, 36 seconds.
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Offset Room Addition With Hip Roof – Building Design Ideas For Home Additions - Duration: 3 minutes, 29 seconds.
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Problems Replacing Wood Joists Embedded In Block Walls – Building Repair Tips - Duration: 9 minutes, 24 seconds.
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Can Temporary Sagging Subfloor Joist Repairs Be Permanent - Ideas For Do-It-Yourselfers - Duration: 8 minutes, 20 seconds.
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Solid Blocking Can Reduce Wall Framing Damage – House Framing Tips - Duration: 8 minutes, 33 seconds.
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Why Can't All Sagging Wood Framed Floors Be Fixed – Building Repairs - Duration: 5 minutes, 51 seconds.
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Ideas For Removing Wall And Installing Structural Beam For Home Addition Opening - Duration: 8 minutes, 21 seconds.
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Simple Solution For Anyone Who Has Caulked The Bottom of Exterior Siding - Duration: 6 minutes, 26 seconds.
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Load Bearing Wall Framing Basics - Structural Engineering and Home Building Part One - Duration: 8 minutes, 29 seconds.
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Watch This Video Before Pouring A Concrete Foundation – Construction Tips - Duration: 7 minutes, 45 seconds.
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Watch This Video before You Remove Any Interior Walls in Your House - Duration: 2 minutes, 24 seconds.
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What Not To Do With Sink Drain Vent Pipe- Plumbing Nightmare - Duration: 4 minutes, 12 seconds.
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Why Do Fence Posts Rot and Break - Wood Fencing Damage - Duration: 5 minutes, 3 seconds.
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Roof Truss Basics - Structural Engineering And Home Building Tips - Duration: 6 minutes, 21 seconds.
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How To Manipulate Washer Drain Pipes - Rough Plumbing Examples - Duration: 4 minutes, 10 seconds.
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Watch This Video Before Building a Wood Fence - Duration: 4 minutes, 48 seconds.
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Important Tile Layout Tips, You Need To Know - Contractor Secrets - Duration: 2 minutes, 22 seconds.
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Skim Coating Wall with Plaster over Existing Wall Texture - Duration: 3 minutes, 8 seconds.
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Bathtub Framing Tip - Advanced Carpentry Techniques and Tips for Home Builders - Duration: 2 minutes.
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How Does Your Bathroom Sink Drain And Vent Pipes Work? - Duration: 3 minutes, 2 seconds.
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Load Bearing Walls
I strongly suggest that you watch these videos before you even think about removing any wall in your home and if you have any questions feel free to leave them in the comment areas. Remember, I'm not a structural engineer and will not be able to give engineering advice to anyone asking questions that can only be answered by a trained engineer.-
Load Bearing Wall Framing Basics - Structural Engineering and Home Building Part One - Duration: 8 minutes, 29 seconds.
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Interior Load Bearing Walls and Concrete Footings - Part Two - Duration: 5 minutes, 5 seconds.
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Exterior Two-Story Load Bearing Wall Basics - Structural Engineering and Home Building Part Three - Duration: 3 minutes, 5 seconds.
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Load Transfers Around Windows and Doors - Structural Engineering and Home Building Part 4 - Duration: 2 minutes, 31 seconds.
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Window Framing - Structural Engineering and Home Building Part 5 - Duration: 5 minutes, 50 seconds.
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Window and Door Header Sizes - Structural Engineering and Home Building Part 6 - Duration: 8 minutes, 44 seconds.
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Structural Load Bearing Wall Foundation Footing - Concrete Construction - Duration: 2 minutes, 24 seconds.
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Can Removal of Non-Loadbearing Walls Make Buildings Lean? - Structural Engineering - Duration: 8 minutes, 14 seconds.
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Plumbing Advice
Here's a list of videos I put together for do-it-yourselfers as well as professionals working in the building industry, to increase your knowledge about plumbing. Keep in mind that I was never a licensed plumbing contractor and most of the information in these videos will be from the time I spent doing my own plumbing and the time I spent providing advice for plumbers that were having a difficult time figuring out how to run either water supply or waste pipes on a remodeling project or new construction.-
How To Take Apart A Bathroom Drain Trap And Put It Back Together - Duration: 7 minutes, 24 seconds.
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How Much Slope Per Foot in Plumbing Drain Pipes - Framing and Plumbing Layout - Duration: 3 minutes, 38 seconds.
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Shower Drain Joist Layout Tips - Framing and Plumbing Layout - Duration: 4 minutes, 23 seconds.
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How to Cut Cast Iron Pipes - Plumbing and Home Remodeling - Duration: 115 seconds.
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Plumbing And Floor Framing - Drilling Holes In Truss Joist - Duration: 3 minutes, 4 seconds.
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Noisy Water Pipe Hammering Tips - Plumbing Maintenance and Repairs - Duration: 7 minutes, 48 seconds.
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What Not To Do With Sink Drain Vent Pipe- Plumbing Nightmare - Duration: 4 minutes, 12 seconds.
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How To Flush Your Toilet With A Bucket of Water - Plumbing Problems - Duration: 2 minutes.
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How To Manipulate Washer Drain Pipes - Rough Plumbing Examples - Duration: 4 minutes, 10 seconds.
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Why Am I Having Problems Running A Snake Through A Double Sink? - Plumbing - Duration: 5 minutes, 19 seconds.
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Stair Building Tips
Here's a list of videos on stair building and don't forget the visit http://www.youtube.com/user/stairbuilding for more tips and ideas. I've probably installed at least 1000 sets of stairs and spent at least one quarter of my career as a stair builder and deeply desire to pass along my knowledge to professionals as well as others interested in learning how to build stairs.-
Watch This Video Before Cutting Stair Stringer Pattern - Bottom Layout Tips - Duration: 3 minutes, 2 seconds.
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Five Useful Ways To Connect Stair Stringers - Stairway Construction - Duration: 5 minutes, 44 seconds.
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Setting Up And Laying Out Stringer - The Most Important Stair Building Tip - Duration: 2 minutes, 16 seconds.
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Bracket Stairway Design Basics - Stair Building - Duration: 4 minutes, 6 seconds.
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How To Calculate Stairway Risers - Stair Construction And Design - Duration: 3 minutes, 9 seconds.
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Use Riser to Support Tread or Step – Stair Building Tips - Duration: 3 minutes, 18 seconds.
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Stair Gauges Make Your Job Easier - How to Layout Stair Stringers - Duration: 2 minutes, 17 seconds.
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How To Use a Story Pole While Building Stairs - Duration: 2 minutes, 41 seconds.
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Stair Building And Floor Problem - Construction Tips And Advice - Duration: 2 minutes, 36 seconds.
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Stair Design Ideas and Tips - 17 1/2" Stair Building Rule - Duration: 2 minutes, 49 seconds.
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Contractor Business Tips
I wrote a book called 501 contractor tips and am bound and determined to put each one of the tips on YouTube. These tips are helpful to any contractor working in the construction business and will be even more helpful to anyone starting out as a contractor. I highly suggest that you use the book along with the videos as a companion guide in order to get the most out of this experience.-
Developing Better Communication Skills - Construction Contractor Business Tip #62 - Duration: 6 minutes, 17 seconds.
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Develop A Positive Mental Attitude - Contractor Business Tip #68 - Duration: 6 minutes, 22 seconds.
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Create A Plan For Dealing With Difficult Clients - Construction Contractor Tip #70 - Duration: 6 minutes, 59 seconds.
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Reprogramming Your Mind - Contractor Self-Help Tip #79 - Duration: 3 minutes, 42 seconds.
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Limit Your Visits to Potential Clients Project - Contractor Construction Business Tip #90 - Duration: 3 minutes, 39 seconds.
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Dealing With Liars in Business - Construction Contractor Tip #94 - Duration: 2 minutes, 50 seconds.
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Paying State and Federal Taxes - Contractor Business Tip #117 - Duration: 5 minutes, 48 seconds.
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Don't Let Employees Know How Much Money You're Making - Contractor Tip #127 - Duration: 4 minutes, 55 seconds.
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My Clients Don't Have Enough Money - Contractor Business Tip #158 - Duration: 6 minutes, 37 seconds.
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Estimating Cost You Money - Contractor Business Tip #160 - Duration: 4 minutes, 21 seconds.
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House Framing Ideas
These videos were created specifically to help home builders build better houses. I spent most of my time as a home framer or framing contractor and ran into a variety of different problems that required a variety of different solutions. Architects and engineers won't be able to solve every problem from their office so it will be your job as a building framer to help them out. Watch as many of our other videos as you possibly can to increase your knowledge about building, design and home repairs.-
Roof Truss Basics - Structural Engineering And Home Building Tips - Duration: 6 minutes, 21 seconds.
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Different Ways To Frame A Window - Home Construction And Framing - Duration: 4 minutes, 31 seconds.
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Shower Drain Joist Layout Tips - Framing and Plumbing Layout - Duration: 4 minutes, 23 seconds.
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Keep Floor Joists Away From Plumbing Pipes - Floor Layout And Framing - Duration: 2 minutes, 37 seconds.
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How To Keep Drain Pipes Away From Structural Wall Framing Components - Duration: 5 minutes, 26 seconds.
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Hip Rafter and Ceiling Joists Layout Tips - House Framing - Duration: 5 minutes, 31 seconds.
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Ceiling Joist Layout and Gable Roofs - Conventional House Framing - Duration: 4 minutes, 20 seconds.
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Watch This Video Before Removing Ceiling Joists or Roof Rafter Ties - Duration: 3 minutes, 56 seconds.
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How To Adjust Roof Framing Ridge for Fascia Board - Advanced Carpentry Tips - Duration: 2 minutes, 43 seconds.
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Can Strong Winds Lift off A Buildings Roof - Effects of Hurricanes and Tornadoes - Duration: 6 minutes, 4 seconds.
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How To Move Floor Joists For Drain Pipes - Construction Solutions - Duration: 2 minutes, 48 seconds.
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Structural Window Header Supporting Roof Girder Truss - Home Building - Duration: 4 minutes, 14 seconds.
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Fences
These videos were specifically made for wood fences and some of the problems you might have with them in the future. There's a lot of speculation about how wood fence posts should be placed in the ground and hopefully by the time you finish watching these videos you will have a better idea what you should or shouldn't do. Keep in mind that these are only my suggestions as I've spent over 30 years dealing with these types of home repair problems.-
Slope Concrete Fence Footing To Drain Water Away From Wood Post - Duration: 3 minutes, 55 seconds.
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Why Do Fence Posts Rot and Break - Wood Fencing Damage - Duration: 5 minutes, 3 seconds.
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Gravel And Wood Posts - Fence Building Tips - Duration: 3 minutes, 50 seconds.
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How to Adjust Lattice Fence Panels - Wood Fencing - Duration: 2 minutes, 56 seconds.
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How To Use Drooping String to Create Arch in Fence - Construction Tips - Duration: 3 minutes, 40 seconds.
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Additional Wood Fence Privacy - Backyard Home Tips - Duration: 64 seconds.
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Problems With Fence, Guard Rail or Handrail Cap and Solution - Duration: 4 minutes, 55 seconds.
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Watch This Video If You Have Plants Growing On Your Wood Fence - Duration: 2 minutes, 56 seconds.
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Adjust Air Pressure to Prevent over Driving Nails - Construction and Building Tips - Duration: 2 minutes, 27 seconds.
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Fence Builders Secret That Can Save You Time And Money – Relocating Post And Footings - Duration: 4 minutes, 2 seconds.
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