Posted on 01/06/2020 10:42:40 AM PST by karpov
Portland just passed an ordinance that you have to set aside space for squatters on your property. Can't wait until they enforce that.
That would be two per household, and if some have children, you’re still looking at a reasonable amount of new housing for the new residents. Maybe there a difference between the building permits issued and the units built.
Partially true but the other part is that the large tracts of land to build 400 new homes aren’t as available as a ten acre lot to build 300 apartments.
New single family homes are being built it’s not as visible though.
Funny you should mention that. My son recently started working for a panel builder/framer. He’s a semi driver for them.
A month after starting, these clowns bounced his paycheck.
He’s looking for a job and is still working. He’s under 21 and can’t leave the state due to DOT rules. Every day of experience is helpful for his future and it gives him something to do. .
Supposedly they are supposed to get some straight answers Wednesday.
Where is he?
I may be able to suggest someone to work for that is a good company and pays their bills.
My company sells truss, wall panel, lumber yards, etc. all over the USA. Plus we deal with thousands of trucking companies, reload facilities, sawmills, plywood mills, and many other DOT companies.
I hope that was sarcasm.
Dave,
Instead of putting redwood on your deck, I would suggest IPA if you want to stick with wood. IPA(also known as Ironwood) is a South American hardwood. It will NEVER rot. It starts out as a brown color and turns to a dark grey eventually. However, it is the densest of all species of lumber in the world. It is even harder than Ebony. Therefore, it is extremely heavy. You also have to predrill every hole for the screws.
The other wood option is Cumaru. It is another SA hardwood that is impervious to rot. It is almost as dense as IPA. It is also available as a decking product throughout the world.
If you want to go with a composite(Trex type) I would suggest you use a capped composite decking. This is a product that has composite on the inside and a PVC wrapping around the outside.
The benefit of this product is that is does not shrink or swell in LENGTH like solid PVC. It is also cheaper than solid PVC. This is not the original composite type decking. The PVC cap has the color all the way through(about 3-4 mm).
It will not grow MOLD on the surface if you get a lot of rain in your area.
If you do not have a wide temperature swing in your area, then I would consider a solid PVC product. PVC tends to be the most expensive decking board. However, it is totally maintenance free. It will shrink in the winter. I have PVC fascia boards on my house here in NH. In January(0 degrees)there will be almost a 1/4” gap between boards on the front of my house(36’ overall length). I purposely installed these boards in mid summer when it was 80-90 degrees. I overlap the joints. That way they will shrink. IF you install PVC around here in the winter you have to allow for expansion or it will buckle.
The other benefit of composite/capped or all PVC is that they now have clips that go into a groove on the side edge of the decking. That way the decking is attached to the joists without a screw showing on the surface.
Another benefit of the composite are they can be bent around curved decks to some extent. So, you are not limited in construction to building with 90 degree angles.
Sorry NOT IPA, I meant IPE.
You can’t drink your decking.
Thanks! After we had our decking replaced, one of our sons put the Ironwood down to replace most of his deck.
They love it, and it is incredible re hardness and sturdiness.
We will save the IPA to drink on our new deck.:)
Corruption equals government.
Another extremely hard and dense wood is Jarah, from Australia. Beautiful deep red with splashes of yellow.
I have heard of Jarrah but have never seen it here on the east coast.
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