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I have two questions pertaining to foundation construction in areas with highly expansive clay soil. We live in the Blackland Praries region of East TX. This area has some of the most fertile soil in the nation but it is also the worst to build on. I've seen some of the old brick buildings in the downtown area of our closest city and found myself wondering what the old techniques were for building the foundations to support these heavy structures. I have tried finding some resources in the internet but I'm having troubles locating anything valuable. Also... I've built a small, small guest home/cabin in rural East TX and I went with 6 piers, thinking now I should have gone with 10. But, it's a little late for that now given my capabilities and budget. I'm thinking of adding the intermediate supports at or slightly below grade in order to have something vs. nothing. To go into more detail, the floor frame rests upon two 24' triple 2x12 beams spaced 12' apar...

Sorry if this comes across as spam or otherwise, desperation reigns supreme. Looking for a Belllawood (Lumber Liquidators) product - American Cherry 3/4 x 2 1/4, Select, SKU number 10008636. Need any amount I can find, they discontinued it and have none remaining, I’ve tried eBay, Craigslist, etc. Thank you in advance. submitted by /u/A_Hooper [link] [comments] from Construction http://bit.ly/2s2hIaF via Handy Rep Ai

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I'm interviewing for a flooring installer position. I'm changing careers towards construction and actually interviewing for a company is a first since I've typically just worked under General Contractors in the past. In IT I would wear a nice button down, khakis, and dress shoes. I'm not sure if that says the right thing for a construction job. Maybe it does? That's why I'm here. I've also considered wearing a nice button down and dark wash jeans, but I'm not sure what shoes I would wear to match that. I have running shoes, brown dress shoes, black dress shoes, and various sorts of work boots (low top hiking boots, thigh-high steel toe brown boots in good condition). I'd be happy to head over to Goodwill to get different shoes, but right now I'm not sure what to get if I need to go that route. Any advice? I want to look nice, but I don't want to project 'office staff'. submitted by /u/shadesvo [link] [comments] from C...