Up, Up, & Away As soon as the first floor tie beam – tie column concrete cured, it was time to get to work stripping the forms & installing floor trusses. A portion of the house is single-story, so some of the roof trusses were installed in this phase as well. Below we break down …
Pool Digging In The Dirt It was necessary at this early stage of construction to get the pool started. This is because of supply, labor, and permitting delays that could occur, plus it doesn’t really affect building construction. Pools are similar to buildings in many ways, just different forces and below ground in this case. …
So Big It Needs Its Own Episode Pouring concrete into these carefully made forms filled with steel is no easy task. It takes a team to coordinate concrete delivery, sequence of filling the forms, properly vibrating concrete into place, and finishing each surface to exact specifications. Watching concrete take its final shape is a spectacle …
All Tied Up With the first floor masonry walls in place, it’s time to tie them all together. This is necessary not only to give the masonry walls strength, but to prepare for floor trusses, the second floor, and to create the finished, all tied together box which becomes the house shell. Skip Ahead: Watch …
Not All Homes Are Created Equal We’re documenting a house construction using masonry walls, but a large portion of the US uses wood framing. Here are some lesser-known secrets of wood frame construction to consider and watch out for when building your wood frame home. 1. Consider Size & Type Of Wood Framing Wood studs …
Bricks And Sticks There’s more to masonry construction then cementing blocks together to make a wall. In this episode, see inside walls to learn how block houses are reinforced to build a house. Skip Ahead: Watch The Video Photo Close-Ups Plan Tutorial Subscribe Block Delivery Your GC first needs to estimate the amount of blocks …
In the season premiere, the land is cleared, formwork & reinforcing are laid out, & the slab is poured to start our build. Watch & learn more.
True or False: Only architects can design houses & renovations FALSE. While archiects that are licensed in the state of the projects they design in, not all states require architects for design of single family homes & renovation projects. Read on to learn more. Step 1: Learn The Rules If you’re thinking of designing a …
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Understand the basics of building an aluminum gate and general design principals and installation concerns to consider.
Brick by brick in near real-time, watch & learn as we construct a two-story CBS home in a high-wind area of South Florida from land clearing to move-in day.
4 Popular Sunrooms For All Four Seasons Learn about four different types of sunrooms & where to find sunroom design & installation plans We’d like to introduce you to four popular sunrooms which have been perfected after many years of research, installations, testing, engineering, and enjoying. These sunrooms are sold by Four Seasons® Solar Products, …
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Design Your Dream Shed / ADU For Free We found this free shed design tool from a company called Sheds Unlimited that allows you to work in 3D designing a variety of shed, barn, workshop, and studio (office or hobby) sheds. The web tool will render your design and even give you a price to …
Decorative Shutters: 3 Products to instantly transform the look of your windows Eastern Metal Supply provides decorative aluminum shutters for Wave-Blade Colonial, Board & Batten, & Traditional Colonial Shutters to contractors & distributors, but here at Engineering Plans you can get a peak at the designs for your project ideas and find resources to purchase …
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ASSA ABLOY, a conglomerate of door & door assembly components, provides product performance ratings for various assemblies of their door components. Items such as hinges, locks, push bars, and glass inserts combine to form a unique design pressure & impact rating for door variations. Learn more, access approved product evaluations, and access engineer-certified evaluations for …
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Why a plan to close in a wall opening is important Many times in construction renovations, larger sliding door wall openings are converted to door or window openings using a masonry retrofit. Sometimes they are completely closed in all together to form a solid wall, perhaps to move the window or door or create a …
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Stanley – Allegion Automatic Sliding Entrance Doors, the kind you walk through when you walk into a Home Depot or CVS, now offers the source DWG CAD files used by architects & engineers for shop drawings. Click Here to purchase these details, also used in their Miami Dade NOA’s. These details are used in AutoCAD and compatible programs to create …
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To Build, First Learn To Tear Down There’s a lot that can be learned from demolishing a house. Plus, it’s fun to watch! Take a look at this video, which captures the demolition of a 50-year-old house from both time-lapse and close-up. Follow Frank Bennardo on LinkedIn for more content like this. Other Show Notes: …
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