The Historic District

I have a friend who has a barn full of old dimension silver spruce. Does anyone have an idea of the value or market?
various sizes, 2x4, 2x6, 2x8, some are 30 feet long.
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We used a wonderbar to force the keystone wedge up to preload the compression strength of the joist. Then glued and screwed a sister along side and let it dry overnight before releasing the cables. Finally, we planed the joists to level the top edge before laying down the subfloor. Thanks for the WF...

I have finally uploaded three posts to my website: www.beyondrecoverycenter.com
this records three major projects.

The structural portion is complete. now for the functional. then the aesthetic.

I'm pretty certain this is tin. Many of the seals are in good shape, some are worn. I will need to make a count later.

I started the final structural project this week: replace the second floor interior bearing wall which runs the length of the stairway. This involves installing a temporary beam, removing the bearing wall (cobbled by many door, window and plumbing cuts.) then installing a permanent beam and rebuildi...

I built a "Wire knife" to cut my Styrofoam. it uses NIckel CAdmium wire that heats when electricity is applied. So I cut any size piece I need without all the beads flying around. ISO does have a higher R rating, so does the Pink stuff. But the price is 3x higher. at 3 1/2 inches, the chea...

Update: I spent this summer adding sheetrock, plumbing, trying to complete half the second floor. Winter came early so I turned my attention to "Room 1": my apartment. We almost have the bath complete. I now have a new respect for tilers. I will take a few pics after it's completed. The li...

By the way, I built extension jams to match the new wall depths. I filled the pocket with Styrofoam then added "Great Stuff" to complete the seal. I cannot tell when the wind blows. Keeping the old windows was indeed the correct choice. Only a few need parts rebuilt. Next summer I will con...

Hi everyone, I wish to thank, once again, the person who wrote "Replacement windows are called replacement windows because they require replacing every twenty years." I found a PDF file describing my windows. "Monarch Metal Weather Stripping St Louis" written 1924. m These descri...