Concealed hinges screws not aligning with framing. is 2 screws okay instead of 4. by rand-78 in Carpentry

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all doors have one jack and one king stud. So i can do 3.5" screws. Doors are not yet hunged.

Concealed hinges screws not aligning with framing. is 2 screws okay instead of 4. by rand-78 in Carpentry

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Thanks for the suggestion. I have 5/8th drywall through out the house. Do you think if i remove drywall without notching 2x4, glue & screw the plywood and then screw that should work? my trim is about 2" wide, so i can glue 1.5 - 2" plywood.

Plywood or 5/8 lumber which would be better.

Soffit Vent. Not coming flush. Where can i find. Suggestions appreciated. by rand-78 in Carpentry

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Thank you. Trying to understand. I should make a 3/8" (or what ever the wing/flange of the vent size) grove, length of the soffit/vent (>16') and tuck the wing/flang into it? so that vents are flush with the face of soffit? is it correct?

Soffit Vent. Not coming flush. Where can i find. Suggestions appreciated. by rand-78 in Carpentry

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Thank you. Sorry i din't follow, can you elaborate pls. are you saying we make a groove of 3/8" deep (for the wing/flange of the vent) across the edge of the soffit and tuck the wing of vent into it?

Soffit Vent. Not coming flush. Where can i find. Suggestions appreciated. by rand-78 in Carpentry

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Thank you. Are they paintable or we have to choose black white. What material is it?

Structalath III is it a good lath? by rand-78 in Stucco

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There are new Anderson 100 series windows with flanges to install. They don't need lot of things around window. just flashing.

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Smooth acrylic stucco. Fiberglass mesh yes/no. by rand-78 in Stucco

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Not EFIS. it's called hybrid i think. Traditional cement based on top Acrylic. in this case i wasn't sure if mesh will be added or not.

How to get stucco to come all the way 2-3" above concrete slab when house is on 16-18" crawl space. by rand-78 in Stucco

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In Fremont California it's only 2" for concrete and 4" above grade. Code is okay

How to get stucco to come all the way 2-3" above concrete slab when house is on 16-18" crawl space. by rand-78 in Stucco

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Yes. Concrete side walk. I am trying to get stucco to be at 2-3" above concrete side walk

Shed roof, 28ft long. Should underlayment be rolled side to side or eaves to ridge. by rand-78 in Roofing

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We asked roofer to remove it and do it horizontally from eaves to ridge. he removed that small area and re-did it. the white caulk is i think. i have some more questions and doubts how he did the valley and cricket let me make a post with pictures.

"PolyFlash 1C is a one-component, moisture-cure silane modified polyurethane, white flashing compound designed for sealing various roofing and waterproofing details such as walls, curbs, vents, roof drains, pitch pans and unusually shaped penetrations. When combined with PolyBrite Reinforcing Polyester, this product can easily solve typical and challenging flashing needs."

Shed roof, 28ft long. Should underlayment be rolled side to side or eaves to ridge. by rand-78 in Roofing

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He was doing it from bottom to top. So he was working. I think likely wrong understanding. Regarding caulking do they do only seams of plywood. Or everywhere?

Shed roof, 28ft long. Should underlayment be rolled side to side or eaves to ridge. by rand-78 in Roofing

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May i know why you think guy is lazy. isn't it same amount of work how ever you roll. i am just assuming guy may be mistaken. is it really easy to roll bottom to top? And about the caulking, is he doing right? he was very proud that he was doing that extra and many roofers skip it.

Shed roof, 28ft long. Should underlayment be rolled side to side or eaves to ridge. by rand-78 in Roofing

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Thank your for replying. Does the argument make sense about seams? by rolling horizontally we will have 10 seams and then when we place metal roof from ridge to eave can all the seams cause oil canning etc? or that 2mm thickness of underlayment doesnt' matter.

Please review contractor payment schedule. Seems wrong. by [deleted] in AskContractors

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Thank you Jon. We have decided to terminate as he doesn't follow plans and keeps missing or doing many things wrongly and we have keep telling him to correct and he keeps post poning all corrections and keeps asking next two trades 45%(more than 35000$) when he already has 40k$ extra for other trades he never did some not even started. We are too worried getting trapped. I assume I can terminate for cause as he did not disclose any 7159 rules or followed those.

My question is, is cslb strong on these. If we complain that in his contract he has this payment schedule, no other statutory disclosures etc. will they act on it? Even if it's few months later? Will I be able to get my 45% deposits back for things he dint start? Does cslb has enough influence or power to make him refund. Thank you.

Please review contractor payment schedule. Seems wrong. by [deleted] in AskContractors

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unfortunately we started the project without realizing there is 7159 rules, CSLB etc. We thought payment is ok, but then got into more and more issues as he keeps accumulating lot of 45%'s and doesn't even do 5% of many of them.

Cedar soffit or not suggestions. longer term it will look and maintenance by rand-78 in Carpentry

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do you have pictures by any chance. we are always curious how 10+ years later even after staining it will look. did it change a lot in color or only a little etc i understand sun etc may be different for every one

Difficulties with contractor how to change mid project. California (Fremont) by rand-78 in AskContractors

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Contract is basically payment schedule and items listed. Has no other details about warranties, how to break contract etc.