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Louisiana RS 2171.3. Notification of name, license number, and classification; evidence of required insurance

When your contractor forgets to give you insurance information you may not be able to make warranty claims against the contractor you hired. This is part of the "Shoddy" work public awareness in preparation for the home repairs 2020 and 2021.

By Murray Wennerlund published 8-24-2022 updated 8-24-2022
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Using Loopie Slings and forklift to set 3 ply LVL 36 feet long.

I used my loopie slings over the forks and rigged them so the 36 long 500 lbs beam would roll in place as I lifted it off the columns. The loopie slings really made rigging easy and with a little logical thinking, things just roll into place.

By Murray Wennerlund published 5-3-2022 updated 2-25-2023
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Window flashing IRC 2015 R 703.4 Flashing requirements. How to make window flashing logical and mechanical.

Your window installer wants to wrap your water-resistive barrier (WRB) aka House Wrap inside onto your window jamb. You worry about water entering the window from your drainable WRB channels. Let's look at code requirements and give this process a review

By Murray Wennerlund published 4-24-2022 updated 8-25-2022
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Don't let termite shields take your elevated homes design and character to the trash heap.

More and more I see builders using aluminum roof valley flashing for what they think is a termite shield.

By Murray Wennerlund published 4-19-2022 updated 11-3-2022
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Building an elevated home with attic storage in a flood zone and a 130mph wind zone.

Flood, Hurricane and high wind mitigation practices make building a classic Acadian style home very difficult. The gables will be the major wind load and don't tie the rafters so low you lose the height you need for storage.

By Murray Wennerlund published 4-16-2022 updated 4-19-2022
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Building Material Suppliers List

By Murray Wennerlund published 1-28-2021 updated 1-28-2021
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Louisiana State Contractors Licensing information from a Homeowners understanding

So many of us trust our contractors to do us right. Many of us dont know there are over 4,000 licensed and insured contractors in the state covering foundations to electrical. But all to often we hire a general contractor that hires unlicensed workers.

By Murray Wennerlund published 10-23-2018 updated 5-4-2022
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The road less traveled may lead to better disaster recovery

You may owe money in the Louisiana Restore program and may not know how you are going to handle things. You are not alone, many people in Louisiana are feeling like the recovery efforts are not suited for our disaster.

By Supervisor published 5-2-2018 updated 5-4-2022
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How to Research and Select a Contractor

This is a shared group collaboration of knowledge and experience. We encourage everyone to participate. Copy / Download / Edit / Add Additional Information Comments open at bottom of this document.

By Murray Wennerlund published 4-15-2018 updated 5-4-2022
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Is elevating to Base Flood Elevation enough to protect my home?

When you purchased your home your Base Flood Elevation may have looked good at first, but now that you have flooded and your home was at B.F.E. what should you do?

By Murray Wennerlund published 1-19-2018 updated 3-10-2023
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