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need info on heating/hot water system please
Hello eveyone, I havent posted in a while, some of you may remember me from previous posts. Well, we made it to Maine! Moved from Florida and BAM! got hit with snow the first week we were here! So...
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Porcelain tile in bathroom (underlayment question)
I'm in the planning stages of redoing the bathroom, the major project to be putting porcelain tile on the floor. The existing floor is vinyl tile - you know those industrial looking things you...
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Spray foam
Question from Canada, I have a basment that is bigger than my house (it basment extends past the hose 10 feet or so) The ceiling of the basment that passes the house is a concrete slab. I had it...
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Opportunity to Distribute your catalogues / brochures at 5th Build Asia Int'l Exhibition in Pakistan
5th Build Asia 2009 Int'l Exhibition & Conference ( Building, Construction Equipment, Products and Material Show Incorporating Furniture Asia and Stone Fair Asia Exhibitions 1-3 August 2009,...
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Dewalt Table Saw Fence Question (Model 744)
If you know this popular model, please advise the purpose of the long "bar" attached to the fence that runs parallel to the fence and flips from one side to the other. Obviously, I don't have a...
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Gong solar
I don't see much on this here. So, I thought I'd throw in my recent experience on research on it. I live in central TX (abundant sun). My house has a hip roof wth one quarter facing the south,...
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steps in rebuilding a bathroom
Hi all, I'm doing some bathroom rebuilding, and I'm trying to get a better understanding of the steps involved. If anyone sees anything miss, could they please shout out? thanks in advance!...
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Wall cap mitre at stair descent
I would like to put a hardwood cap on a halfwall but where the two pieces meet you get overlap at the mitre either above or below because of the angle. The cap are 90 deg to each other and on side...
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Garage Door Opener Not Working
My garage door opener does not work. The remote and hardwired button will engage the motor but nothing in the chain or screw mechanism moves. It appears the part that slides along the track has...
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Braced Walls
I will be framing my own house and haven't framed anything by code in over a decade. I can see that I'm in seismic zone D. Question: If a wall section is to be counted as a braced section, and...
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Baluster layout tool
I just downloaded an app for my iPhone that does baluster layout very well called BalusterPro. A handy carpenter tool!
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Building Information 4D modeling for building construction planning
Building Information 4D modeling for building construction planning and create Building Information Models in 4D. We combine the architectural, structural and MEP 4D modeling services. We offer...
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NEED TO FIRE THE SUB FROM HELL
Maybe I've been lucky, I don't know. I have never had to can a sub until now. This guy is so full of himself, it'd fool anyone. He has licenses, insurance, bonding, etc. so all looks...
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conservatory doors DPC
Hi I have just had a conservatory built, concrete base, dwarf wall - usual thing. I have a query with something, I am hoping someone here can please advise. The concrete base is in a plastic sheet,...
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Sealing kickboard molding?
In a fully-insulated home in N. California SF Bay Area (very temperate climes) is it common to seal the back side as well as the front of kickboard molding? The owner is insisting that the back side...
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