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		<title>Beam to Post Connection</title>
		<link>https://www.finehomebuilding.com/forum/beam-to-post-connection-2</link>
		<comments>https://www.finehomebuilding.com/forum/beam-to-post-connection-2#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2025 18:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good afternoon,I'm trying to find out what are the acceptable methods to attach the beams to the 6x6 posts. The 6x6 posts are supporting the roof. There's one 4x4 in&hellip;]]></description>
				
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		<title>Anchor Bolt Placement Near Crawl Space Door Access</title>
		<link>https://www.finehomebuilding.com/forum/anchor-bolt-placement</link>
		<comments>https://www.finehomebuilding.com/forum/anchor-bolt-placement#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 23:03:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are building on a block wall crawlspace foundation.  We hired out the block wall work, and specified exactly where we wanted the cast in bolts placed into the concrete&hellip;]]></description>
				
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		<title>Ridge board Modification Approval</title>
		<link>https://www.finehomebuilding.com/forum/ridge-board-modification-approval</link>
		<comments>https://www.finehomebuilding.com/forum/ridge-board-modification-approval#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2025 17:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have to upgrade the rafters on the cathedral ceiling side of my house from 2 x 6s to 2 x 10s to meet code.  Code requires the ridge board&hellip;]]></description>
				
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		<title>Confirming Existing Footings Under Basement Stem/Stud Wall for New Point Loads</title>
		<link>https://www.finehomebuilding.com/forum/confirming-existing-footings-under-basement-stem-stud-wall-for-new-point-loads</link>
		<comments>https://www.finehomebuilding.com/forum/confirming-existing-footings-under-basement-stem-stud-wall-for-new-point-loads#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 14:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi,I have a question regarding the best way to determine the actual physical size of the footings under an interior basement stem &amp; stud wall supporting the main floor and&hellip;]]></description>
				
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		<title>Smoke Alarms Hard-wire or not to Hard-wire</title>
		<link>https://www.finehomebuilding.com/forum/smoke-alarms-hard-wire-or-not-to-hard-wire</link>
		<comments>https://www.finehomebuilding.com/forum/smoke-alarms-hard-wire-or-not-to-hard-wire#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 21:11:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the Fine Homebuilding email I just received today was an article about Smoke Alarms.  In the on-line article it seemed to indicate that current code requirements are that Smoke&hellip;]]></description>
				
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		<title>My stove was not on a dedicated breaker and was still supposed to be tied in with the fuse box</title>
		<link>https://www.finehomebuilding.com/forum/my-stove-was-not-on-a-dedicated-breaker-and-was-still-supposed-to-be-tied-in-with-the-fuse-box</link>
		<comments>https://www.finehomebuilding.com/forum/my-stove-was-not-on-a-dedicated-breaker-and-was-still-supposed-to-be-tied-in-with-the-fuse-box#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2025 05:48:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I'm mystified by this, how does an old  light, receptacle or stove get controlled by a breaker when it has never been upgraded and therefore never disconnected with the fuse&hellip;]]></description>
				
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		<title>attic flooring issue</title>
		<link>https://www.finehomebuilding.com/forum/attic-flooring-issue</link>
		<comments>https://www.finehomebuilding.com/forum/attic-flooring-issue#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2024 19:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In renovating a 100 year old house, we needed a safe work platform in the attic to remove 4 giant old chimneys. We beefed up ceiling joists (sistering 2x10's to&hellip;]]></description>
				
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		<title>I-Beam support for King and Jack studs in joist cavity</title>
		<link>https://www.finehomebuilding.com/forum/i-beam-support-for-king-and-jack-studs-in-joist-cavity</link>
		<comments>https://www.finehomebuilding.com/forum/i-beam-support-for-king-and-jack-studs-in-joist-cavity#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 07:46:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To carry the King and Jack studs from the upper floor to the lower floor through the joist cavity, the builder used 2 wood I-beams running horizontally between the wood&hellip;]]></description>
				
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		<title>Login</title>
		<link>https://www.finehomebuilding.com/forum/login</link>
		<comments>https://www.finehomebuilding.com/forum/login#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2024 20:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[]]></dc:creator>
		<guid>https://www.finehomebuilding.com/forum/login</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Login button missing in Firefox only account and clicking account button says you need an account]]></description>
				
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		<title>Circular Stair code question</title>
		<link>https://www.finehomebuilding.com/forum/circular-stair-code-question</link>
		<comments>https://www.finehomebuilding.com/forum/circular-stair-code-question#respond</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2024 18:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[2 questions, regarding landings and circular stairs. 1.  Landings — if landings are not strictly required, do they still need to comply with this part that says they “shall have a&hellip;]]></description>
				
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