Tim Carter shows how to look down a wide piece of lumber to check for crown. Crown is the hump you'll often see in a piece of lumber. You always want the crown to be pointing up to the sky. To visualize what crown is, look at most modern bridges. The center of the bridge […]
Tim Carter shows off the first wood floor support beam in place on top of the four 6 x 6 posts. All the post notches are in contact with the bottom of the beam providing a continuous load path down to the poured concrete piers. For more DIY Shed building tips and information and to […]
How to Make a Wood Floor Beam Tim Carter shows step one of how to create a beam for a wood floor system. He talks about how to create a splice. Part two of the process is in the next video in this playlist. For more DIY Shed building tips and information and to purchase […]
Tim Carter shows off a few of the finished wood posts all notched and ready for the beams. For more DIY Shed building tips and information and to purchase the actual plans for the shed in this video, click the following links: SHED PLANNING: https://www.askthebuilder.com/how-to-plan-a-shed SHEDS for STORAGE: https://www.askthebuilder.com/storage-sheds GARDEN SHEDS: https://www.askthebuilder.com/garden-sheds SHED RAMPS: https://www.askthebuilder.com/shed-ramps/ […]
Tim Carter shows a finished notched wood 6 x 6 post on top of a poured concrete pier. He also demonstrates how a hold down anchor connects to the pier and the wood post with very special hardware. For more DIY Shed building tips and information and to purchase the actual plans for the shed […]
Locate Radiant Heat Pipes Tim Carter demonstrates an easy way to locate radiant heat pipes in a concrete slab using a thermal imaging camera attached to a smart phone. Tim CarterTim built custom homes and did ultra-custom remodeling for 20+ years before launching his Ask the Builder media presence. He was selected as one of […]
Tim Carter shows how to properly notch a 6 x 6 wood post to accept a double 2 x 12 beam. This is the BEST way to provide support to a beam as it provides a continuous load path to the concrete pier below. For more DIY Shed building tips and information and the actual […]
Tim Carter demonstrates how to use a rotary chipping hammer to quickly break up the thick shower pan cement floor. Tim CarterTim built custom homes and did ultra-custom remodeling for 20+ years before launching his Ask the Builder media presence. He was selected as one of the Big 50 by Remodeling magazine in 1993. This […]
Tim Carter demonstrates the importance of removing curbing and walls to make the shower pan cement mud floor removal far easier. Tim CarterTim built custom homes and did ultra-custom remodeling for 20+ years before launching his Ask the Builder media presence. He was selected as one of the Big 50 by Remodeling magazine in 1993. […]
Tim Carter demonstrates secret tricks on how to remove cement board with a minimum amount of effort. Tim CarterTim built custom homes and did ultra-custom remodeling for 20+ years before launching his Ask the Builder media presence. He was selected as one of the Big 50 by Remodeling magazine in 1993. This award gave birth […]
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