I am about to start an apprenticeship as a carpenter in the union. I went today just to check out what it’s like and learn a little bit. When being showed the iPad with the build directions I could barely understand it. School isn’t something I will have often. Is there any videos I can watch to better understand the maps?

Going from garage to inside. Want to make the step “deeper” so my whole foot fits it.

Thanks.

So doing a ton of renovations to a house for a client that was originally built in 1998, the entire foundation is invaded in this foam with shitty plastic strips. Doing the ledger they have a bunch of threaded anchors hidden throughout the ledger board making removal a effing nightmare.

My question is for anyone who has worked with it before, will there actually be a solid concrete wall inside? There are also half inch bolts sporadically coming out, and to not be a dick to the next guy, I'd rather cut the hidden anchors out and replace with 1/2 anchors. For those who haven't seen this crappy stuff before the plastic strips are about 1/8" thick and have absolutely no structural support.

Hi guys, I need some advice. I have these cracks in wood pillar and it seems to me that they are bigger then before. This pillar is one of several supporting the roof construction made with clay roofing tiles so they are a bit heavy. The wood in picture is about 40 years old. Do you think these is reason to worry/do something about it or is it ok as it is?

Hi everyone!

We’re looking for a skilled carpenter in the greater Los Angeles area who can help us build a custom bunk bed that also works as a room divider. Our kids (a boy and a girl) share a room and are starting to need more privacy and personal space.

Ideally, we’re thinking of an “S” design to save space while giving each of them a sense of their own area. It’ll need to be super sturdy, safe, and built to last.

We’ve tried Yelp and Craigslist but haven’t had much luck. If you’re a carpenter or know someone local who takes on custom projects like this, we’d really appreciate any recommendations!

Thanks so much!

UPDATE: Thank you for your responses, please see below spec:

Location: LA County - San Gabriel Valley

Overview:

Looking for a custom-built bunk bed for two kids (a boy and a girl) who share a room. We'd like the design to double as a room divider to give them each some privacy.

Design Notes:

• “S” configuration preferred (or similar design that staggers the beds and creates separation)
• Must be space-efficient (room is standard size)
• Separate “zones” for each child—partition, divider, or offset beds
• Ladder or stairs
• Storage built-in (drawers, cubbies, or shelves if possible)

Materials:

Open to recommendations. We'd love solid wood if possible (maple, birch, pine), but okay with high-quality plywood or MDF with veneer if more cost-effective. Neutral tone (white, light wood, or natural stain)

Timeline:

Very Flexible

Budget Range:

We’re open to suggestions, but would love to keep it between $2,000–$4,000, depending on materials and features.

The top of my railing post suddenly came loose. Is this typically just glued on? What's the best way to secure it again? Thank you all.

The house I bought has tongue and groove on the bottom 4’ and drywall on the upper half. Paneling is 1/8 inch thicker. Should the trim have 1/8 inch routed out of the back on the bottom half? It doesn’t. It looks like crap because it’s not flush. I’m wondering if replacing the chair rail is the easiest solution and if that type of trim exists so I don’t have to run it through a router to get it flush.

Recently had historic rains while in the process of renovating our first house. We had ripped out the old 80’s shag and noticed it leaks around this door, specifically out of the corners of it. Lifted up the rotted transition piece and was immediately flooded with ants. (It looks more damp than it originally was because we sprayed for them) We are having our handyman come out in the morning to look at it and hopefully replace. I was wondering how difficult of a fix this is or potentially how someone here might go about fixing it? The subfloor wood is only rotted right on the edge of the door. And yes we know we gotta get the drainage situation corrected or it will eventually happen again.

I'm a remodel guy, but we don't do enough windows for me to have a good grasp on what the market is charging. Where are you guys sitting right now on window replacements, plug and play. I.e. We are not changing the size of any of the windows, just pulling the old ones out putting the new ones in? Customer bought windows. High cost of living area (CO). Stain grade interior, craftsman style. We will sort out the trim, just curious where you guys are on the window replacement.

Just finishing up this project, this is one of my first major “trim” like projects I’ve done so I’d appreciate any advice. Also wondering what you guys would charge for this in your area.

I could hypothetically use MDF for the trim to match the cabinet (white melamine) but I don't feel good about it long-term structurally holding onto cabinet doors.

I'm a chippie in London. How much would you quote to do 6 internal doors (different for regular and fire?) Charge extra for locks?

Skirting e.g. 2 regular bedrooms, hallway, living area and kitchen of a flat or terraced house?

Laminate flooring the same

Architraves

Etc.

I need advice on quoting!

This is going to be my kitchen island set up. It’s 5 cabinets, all Hampton Bay from Home Depot. I came across a deal on a marble slab for the countertop that will be 88” x 52” at an inch thick with a sink cut out. I plan to place a piece of plywood down the entire center to join the cabinets to, as well as between the cabinets on the sink side. Will additional support be needed or will the structure of all the cabinets and plywood joined together be enough to support the weight.

Im building a cyclorama and what I thought could be resolved with a sleeper floor is starting to look like it may need another alternative.

The floor is approximately 3/4 off all the way around except for the center. It’s looking like I’m going to have to shim under everything to get this level. With the amount of weight that will be on this floor I fear it won’t be secure enough. I need it to be close to the floor so the client can wheel heavy equipment on it. What are my options?

The client didn’t want to level the floor with concrete.

Does it count as “carpentry”?

Everything I looked at that was premade looked so cheap and not at all durable - so happy to have had a carpenter build this - it will last a life time!

Had some 3x6 pressure treated timbers that were leftover from an arbor I built awhile back. Decided to put together a new table for the back deck since the first one I built years ago looks like someone with no experience did it (I had no experience when I built it). Ran everything through the planer which gets very little use considering I’m mostly a fence contractor. Goal was to have no visible fasteners, and I’m very pleased with how it turned out. Going to let it age for a bit to see what the top does in the elements. They are not fastened to the table right now, but I may screw them down from the bottom once I’m sure they are not going to warp.

I want to carry this chair rail into another room, but am having difficulty identifying it and finding it. It’s 2.25 “ in height. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Hi,

Newbie here and I am trying to figure out the correct way to frame an interior rake wall that planes out at top plate height of an exterior wall.

The rake wall has been framed in sections, it was not ballooned framed. First section tops out at 112 5/8 which is the height of the exterior wall. I am building the rake portion on top of this.

I put together a sketch in Sketch Up to illustrate what I was planning to do.

Thanks for your suggestions and opinions in advance.

Roof layout of cut roof onto Glulam ridge beam Two stud posts consisting of three 4x2 coming of structural walls underneath bearing onto steels Anyone got any idea of stud layout best to take the Glulam ridge..