
Volume 18 Issue 5 ISSN 1923-7162 |
Welcome to Dave's Shop Talk's Home Improvement Newsletter of questions from our members on their construction projects, a Tip of the Month and a home remodeling article, both from our website at https://daveosborne.com.
Keep soil at least 6" below the bottom of wood siding or any wood on a house.
Make a simple woodworkers compass for scribing circles and arcs. See full article in this newsletter. (See our site for many more jigs!)
KEEP BUSY! Now's a good time to catch up on your projects!
Hi Brian,
Yes, a partition is okay under the beam, in fact it will help support the beam as well, if tight. If the house is older than a couple of years, it probably won't need adjusting. Most shrinkage occurs in the first two years. We used to frame a wall under the beam with 2x6 studs and treat it like a bearing wall. That is if a door is wanted in the basement between studs, a header is needed. The only thing I can see that may be a problem if the supports under the beam has a concrete pad below the slab to allow for the extra weight at the posts positions. If this is the case, it would be wise to leave the original posts in there and just frame the partition with 2x4 studs at 2' centers. The bearing of the beam would still depend on the posts.
Dave
If you enclose the posts in the wall, sure leave them in there. Then you won't have to worry about bearing.
Dave
I've used polyurethanes before, but not Fabulon. I would imagine it would be a good product if used for bowling alleys.
Dave
Hi Brian, you're a busy guy.
Actually, most jurisdictions have a maximum rise of 7 7/8, except New York allows 8 1/4. I would go with close to this rise and if the run required to fit your space works out at 8 3/4, add a 1 1/4 nosing, the max and your tread depth is 10 which is minimum with the code.
Dave
Good choice, Brian, same shoe size as mine!
Dave
Hi Pat,
Could you describe the well for me, the size and use. Is it for drinking water, irrigation or something else? Are the posts wood, steel, etc. to hold up a roof?
Dave
Thanks for the pics.
It seems strange to me that the original builder put the posts inside the well. If I was re-doing this I would install the new posts outside of the well. It looks like you have room on the beam supporting the roof to put the posts on a small pad closer to the ends of the beam.
It is good that the roof is stabilized by being attached to the garage.
What are your thoughts?
Dave
Glad I could help.
Dave
As promised, here is the plan for the jig I mentioned at the top of this newsletter: We have a bunch of different handy jigs on our site for you.
(From https://daveosborne.com/dave/articles/woodworking-compass.php
In my woodworking career there have been numerous times I needed to scribe an arc or a complete circle, usually full size. For example, scribing the trim for a 6' wide circle head window with a 3' radius or making a template for rounding off the corners of a curved archway.
A handy idea to use for a large woodworking compass in the field, is to make a compass from a length of 1x2 or a similar size ripping. Yes, the yuppies use what they call trammel points, a point attached to a block and a pencil attached to a block with a specific sized stick of wood, or beam between them. The adjustment is made by sliding the ends along the beam to arrive at the correct radius. Well, although I have a pair of trammel points it's often faster to pick up one of the rugged and ever present sticks laying around a woodworking site. I measure the correct radius from the square end and drive a nail through it at this point. With my pencil always at the ready, I scribe the arc while the nail holds the center point fast into the piece of wood or plywood onto which I want the circle or arc drawn.
Here is a drawing of a simple woodworking compass:
Dave
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