Are you planning to do this for a living? If you have no experience, then you have to start at the bottom and gain experience. Are you unemployed and looking to change careers?
I'm employed. Looking to see if there's any growth in this area. Pretty tired all the time sitting in front of a computer all day and thinking maybe I should get into some basic hands on work, hence why I think this stuff is bottom level stuff on the learning curve, it's not like the first thing I'm gonna learn is fancy tile-work.
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I started at the library. Lots of great resources. And those books you see near the counter at all the big stores. If you buy one book per job you will have a nice little library to lean back on later on.
All the reno shows are not necesarily a great place to learn from the host as much as just watching what they are doing. Picking out errors in techniques, simple things as consistancy of mortar, thickness of coats of mud, etc.
Baseboards, crown moulding, trims, and quick chops (if you don't have a chopsaw already). Though some of those are more difficult with a non-beveling saw.
First thing is to buy a good 80-tooth finishing blade for weaker pieces of wood/plastics/veneers. The 40-tooth (I assume) blade that comes with it is good for general stuff, but will chip weaker woods.
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Are there standards or building codes or something for sheds? More specifically a "boat house" which is just a shed by the lake?
Our boat house had some serious damage to the front of it from ice floes this winter and my Dad and I want to rebuild it as a summer project. It would just essentially be re-framing and hanging the doors on the front. Do we need to get anything checked by an inspector or anything?
Baseboards, crown moulding, trims, and quick chops (if you don't have a chopsaw already). Though some of those are more difficult with a non-beveling saw.
First thing is to buy a good 80-tooth finishing blade for weaker pieces of wood/plastics/veneers. The 40-tooth (I assume) blade that comes with it is good for general stuff, but will chip weaker woods.
Yea it's 40. The cuts that come out of 2x4's are fairly rough as is.
Well if you are in a municipality, check their rules. Otherwise check the Alberta building code, as they have their own set of rules. I know in BC there are strict rules around rebuilding close to water and grandfathering of old buildings/upgrades. Not sure about Alberta though.
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I assume they're good, but note cheaper finishing blades tend to wear out quickly (though you would have 3). I usually buy Diablo blades because they last the longest and give the best finish (IMO) but they are not cheap by any stretch.
