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I'm using laptop with a second monitor. Works great for me because I go back in forth from home to the office and my vacation home. I have an extra monitor set up at each place so all I have to do is have my laptop with me. Extra monitors are cheap but make sure you get a good laptop. My laptop is listed here in my post signature. Works well for me but its about 2 years old now so you may want to get yours with more updated equipment. Important to have a good video card. A solid state hard drive is nice especially for a laptop. At least 16 megabits of ram. Make sure you have a good cooling system. You what to make sure it will handle at least one additional monitor. Next time I upgrade I want to be able to have two added monitors. With me I find that the bigger the monitors aren't always better. Your eyes have to travel back and forth and up and down a lot on the bigger monitors so I like the smaller ones better. My laptop is a 17" and my added monitor is 20". I have one at the office that is 24" and I actually like using the 20" better. "Acer" makes a nice inexpensive monitor. I paid 89.00 for my 20" on sale. I like my Dell computer because I like the support that comes with it and its been a great computer. I think if you don't know much about fixing computers you really need to have good support that get you up and running fast. I can't afford for my computer to be down for more than a day so I have a few open options to get the help I need immediately. That's my 2 cents. I hope something was useful

I'm serious I just never even been to a UGM yet and I don't know what to expect for a showing of people or should I just open for certain amount of people? I guess when the time gets closer I will announce It a see who wants to come and see what happens. Does CA headquarters need to know about it and do they offer any materials of anything? Or do we just fly by the seat of our pants and share our work with each other and have a good time? Or do we just get on the boat and go fishin.

Video Please!

Here are some pictures of the cabin. Not sure if it would be big enough. We can squeeze in about 16 people. Don't have the out side decks built yet but that may change by next year. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/rm0lekiiqrnwe0h/AABVu_-GHpln0oxV6wgLKimca?dl=0

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I'm not having any problems so far.

Hey Guys. Everything seems to be working fine for me. I tried to open the program in every way I could think of and everything seems to be working. Is there any particular thing that anyone would like me to try that you are having problems with?

I have the note 4 and I love it! Best phone ever! The camera doesn't get any better with the 16mp. Best phone camera on the market. Also; You know when you take a picture and how it picks up the light from a window and it darkens everything around it? This camera has a quick setting right on the screen that eliminates that problem. I have always had trouble with tying to take kitchen pictures with a window in it because everything around the window goes dark. Not with this camera though! You should check it out.

I don't have an I phone either. I'm a die hard widows based computer and droid user. No fruit (apple products) in my life except for the fruit of the spirit!

Ok guys I will update it. Thank you

I think I will wait until they fix it then. Thanks Joe!

The picture just states how I feel. I don't why it went in upside down

78 degrees here in Big Bear and so far they have spent 17 million trying to put out the fire.

When I get off the lake I will have to figure it out.

Even if you put any wall temporarily so you have something to start your roof off of you can delete the walls or make them invisible later. I think you have to go over the top of a regular wall first though. By your pictures I'm assuming that you will be removing parts of your original roof and eave and then coming off the columns with about a 3:12 pitch to the house? Looks pretty simple. Post the plan if you want better help.

So like a half wall drawn around the column with a cap on it? So the top rail is your cap?

I wish I had customers that did craftsman style homes. I really like them myself. Video is great! Thank You

I think this is my preferred method so far. I really don't think there is an easier way. But I thought for sure that Joe would say use a cabinet because you easily use the countertop for the cap and change the edge profiles.

If I change the column bigger and change the materials than I have no control over just doing the bottom 3 feet. Correct? Thanks, I didn't know there were stone columns in the libuary

That's exactly how I did it and I didn't even look at the instructions!!! But how were the knee braces created?

I would like to put stack stone around some patio columns. I thought I might just use the slab tool and build them with a cap and pace it in the column somehow but I would like to get a little feed back from others first. Any suggestions on how you guys would do it? Remember that these columns are built from a railing wall.

Yes here are my settings and of course I don't mind sharing anything. This system of building patio covers is working well. After I figured it out I did three other different sized patio's for other jobs. One is more like a gazebo that is way in the back yard by the pool, two are attached and the one that you have already seen. Learning how to manipulate all the framing materials to work how I wanted and have it all frame automatic was the hardest to figure out but works well once you get it down.

Sorry Greg but I don't understand your comment. This is a patio cover with knee braces that I'm working on.

Yes but I don't understand what you mean by that. I was just trying to figure that out now.

Here is the final out come of my free standing patio cover. I went with different colors of materials just so we can see clearly the different types of materials. I only hope I can remember how I did this!