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Interior Design
Planning the furniture placement and layout of the inside of a building is what Interior Design is all about. It is the branch of architecture that deals with the selection and organization of furnishings for an architectural interior.
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What is a pitching plate in roof construction?
a framing member (2x4 or similar), attached to a wall, upon which, sits the top (high end) of a "pitched" rafter.
Placement of the plate determines the pitch of the roof, hence the name.
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It is more commonly called a ridge board, or if it is designed to transfer load, it is called a structural ridge.
Pitching plate iscolloquial, and not a common term in the US.
What is the width of a standard counter top?
The base cabinets are usually 24" so the counter top ends up being somewhere between 24 1/2 to 25".
Can you replace rafters with trusses to raise ceiling height?
Yes. Talk to your local lumber yard and truss designer. $$$
Will a king duvet fit a California king bed?
Not perfectly, but with an afghan at the foot of the bed and with decorative pillows at the head it can work.
If the roof pitch is 10 12 with a 10' run what will be my rise?
A 10/12 means for every foot of run your rise is 10". so, 10' x 10" = 100" rise in 10 feet.
a sleeper sofa is a couch that you can open up under the cushions and you can open a bed
Will 2 twin size mattresses fit a queen size bed frame?
No. Two twin size mattress will fit a king size bed frame.
What should be your primary concern when creating an arrangement with informal balance?
You would want to think about visual balance without using symmetry. An example might be placing a sofa on one side of a seating group, and a lounge chair or two opposite from it to achieve a balanced look in the room, without creating an exact duplicate on both sides. Or perhaps a shelf or fireplace mantel with one round vase on one end and two or three slim vertical candlesticks on the other. The look would be informally balanced, but not symmetrical.
Does a bluish grey living room match a dim yellow kitchen?
It can. Burt be careful of the "bluish" part of the grey. It might make the room look "bedroomy." Better to have a grey that goes more to taupe - which is an excellent color to compliment soft yellow.
What is the standard width of kitchen platform?
standard width should be 2'' feet for comfortabl working.
Do the curtains match the drapes?
If the curtains and the drape are in the same colours, or contains the same patterns - yes, they match.
Are twin and full matresses the same size?
No - A twin is the same as a single. The full is the same as a double.
Twin < Full
Will full deep pocket sheets fit on full XL beds?
Full XL beds are longer then Full beds. The Full sheets will not fit correctly on an XL mattress. XL mattresses are typically about 5 inches longer than standard.
Not very thick. Many building codes (perhaps most) allow 3/4 inch waferboard or 5'8 inch plywood as the structural subfloor over 16" O.C. joists.
This is fine for normal sized floors with carpet or vinyl overlay, but is insufficient for very large floors or floors to be finished in ceramic, slate or porcelain tiles.
How do you replace gas fireplace switch?
This depends on the switch. A lot of older fireplaces have a millivolt valve with a toggle-switch sticking out. We usually remove the toggle switch and run the 2 wires that were connected to the toggle to a remote receiver box. This way any simple remote transmitter will act like an electrical toggle switch. Most receivers will recognize hundreds of thousands of signals so this is usually very convenient and takes about 3 minutes to turn a manual switch into a remote switch.
The term revolving door describes what?
An entryway for a building that consists of four glass panels that rotate about an axis. They are used to save energy in buildings that have a lot of foot traffic, because the door is never really "open" to allow heated or cooled air to escape.
I did this exact thing in 2000. had a 4 ft crawl space under a 25 x 20. $18,000. No plumbing. I contracted every thing out except painting , insulation and heating duct work.
what a great family room.
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