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Roof Pitch

When building a house, roof pitch is an indication of the steepness of the roof that is designed for your house. The roof pitch is the vertical rise divided by the horizontal span. Your roof is considered pitched (very steep) if its pitch factor is greater than 3.215 in 12, or equivalently if its angle from horizontal is [...]

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Cultured Stone Installation

Masonry

As you continue to work on building a house, you will likely encounter some form of Cultured Stone. This page is going to address the installation of dry-stacked Cultured Stone masonry as an exterior veneer alternative to brick or siding. It is important when inspecting the installation of this product to remember that ensuring and [...]

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Install Gutters

Exterior

When you build a house, you are always going to install gutters after Final Grade and Fence Installations have been complete. Full gutters is a best practice for product lines if you are looking to build your home right. Typically the material for this work consists of aluminum extruded gutters, downspouts, and fasteners. All of this material is going to [...]

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Fence Installation

Exterior

When you are building your own home, chances are you are also going to want to install some form of privacy fence to give yourself a backyard that you can use to entertain your friends and family. During the construction of your home, at no point would you want to install the exterior fence prior [...]

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Final Grade Checklist

Grading

When you are working with a grading contractor, it is going to be important to check the quality of the work that they have provided you with prior to you releasing payment to the contractor. A quality check is important to ensuring long-term enjoyment of your yard. The most important part about the final grade is ensuring [...]

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Construction Final Grade

Drainage

When you are getting towards the final stages of building a house, you will come to the stage when the yard is ready for final grade. It is in your best interest to perform the final grade after the underground utilities are instaIled, trenches backfilled and compacted, and the lot has been completely cleaned of trash [...]

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Drywall Inspection

Drywall

Drywall Inspection The finished quality of your drywall will have a large impact on the beauty of your home. That is why the drywall inspection and drywall punch-out will be such critical stages in your construction process. Your drywall inspection should be a three stage process. You need to implement a drywall inspection before drywall, [...]

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Drywall Installation

Drywall

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How to Calculate Concrete

Concrete

How to Calculate Concrete Remember: 1 Cubic Yard of Concrete = 3′ x 3′ x 3′ = 27 cubic feet = 46,656 cubic inches Calculate Concrete Yardage This is an exercise aimed at a real world example of how to calculate concrete yardage needed to order for your slab placement. The given’s for this exercise [...]

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Brickledge

Foundation

Brick Ledge If you are building your own home, then you probably know that installing a brick ledge during the foundation stage of construction is one of the requirements which you will incur. This section is to teach you about the brick ledge and the checklist for ensuring the brick ledge is done properly. Typically, [...]

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