by admin | Feb 6, 2024 | All, Materials, Tidbits from the Top
Tidbits from the Top Engineered Headers Engineered lumber is called by many different names but most commonly, LVL’s (Laminated Veneer Lumber) and Glu Lams. This type of building material is made up of many layers of wood which is glued together with high-grade...
by admin | Jan 16, 2024 | All, Materials, Tidbits from the Top
Tidbits from the Top Vertical Foam The placement of foam vertically around the perimeter of a concrete slab enables easier heating to achieve a more comfortable floor temperature along the edges and is an integral part of a “shallow frost foundation”. Typically, the...
by admin | Dec 12, 2023 | All, Materials, Tidbits from the Top
Tidbits from the Top OSB – What is it? Many folks have been to lumber yards and have looked at or purchased “OSB”, but how many know what it stands for, or what it is? The letters “OSB” stand for “Oriented Strand Board”. During the manufacturing process, chips...
by admin | Nov 28, 2023 | All, Materials, Tidbits from the Top
Tidbits from the Top Firewall This is one of those terms that when used, car guys & gals think of the wall between the engine compartment and the vehicle’s interior. Computer minded folks tend to think of the small computer between the outside world and their...
by admin | Nov 7, 2023 | All, Materials, Tidbits from the Top
Tidbits from the Top Lumber Sizes Why is a 2×4 not a 2×4 you ask. The world of dimensional lumber changed when quality became an expectation. In years long past, when lumber mills cut dimensional lumber, they actually cut the trees to the specific size of...
by admin | Oct 31, 2023 | All, Materials, Tidbits from the Top
Tidbits from the Top Garage Doors – T-Handles These lockable handles are used for locking a garage door when an operator is not part of the picture. When the T-handle is twisted on the outside face of the door, it pulls a metal finger away from a locking...
