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Road base for brick and sand walkway?
I'm laying a brick path more or less per the instructions here: instructions call for "engineered road base" to be put under the sand. I went to a big masonry supply store today and bought six...
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Sound proofing new residential
I am about to build a new home. Some sort of sound proofing would be nice on the interior walls. Does anyone know of any new products or techniques that could be used at reasonable cost.
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How are Aluminum Seamless gutters attached?
How are new Aluminum Seamless gutters attached? Does the nail go vertically through the top piece of the gutter that sits under the paper and shingles? Or does the nail go horizontally through the...
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Tomboy Tools
Incredible line of tools whether you're male or female (but buy the pink if you're the latter - not only is if for a good cause, but maybe they won't disappear - they're better than...
 
Want to become a residential home builder
Hi, I'm a contractor looking to become a small volume home builder in NY. I have a lot of good subcontractors, family looking to invest, a mortgage broker in the family, a bachelor's degree in...
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what tubing to use in a radiant slab?
I hope you insulate under the slab, use foamboard.
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Heat Pump or Ground Source Heat Pump?
Since I live just north of Seattle, the winter temperature rarely dips below forty degrees. And - since ground source heat pumps are more expensive then regular heat pumps would it make more sense to...
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Need Construction Company Name
Hi All, I m new member of this group. I m opening my new construction company so need u r help to name it. ---Thanks in Advance
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foundations
Im trying to set up a powerpoint presentation on the subject of setting out foundations .I have already started but finding it hard to find diagrams of profiles and setting out procedures does anyone...
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Burn-out
Need some seasoned veteran response. My daughter's companion/boyfriend contracts homebuilding for a living. A day or 2 ago, she told me about his latest project. He's doing fixer-upper on a...
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Cement Tile
In searching all over the country (U.S.A.) for cement tile like I had seen in Europe and Latin American countries, I realized that it has not been made here since the 30's or 40's, ever since...
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Nailing Board and Batten Siding Help Please
Most websites say to nail the boards in the centre only and the battens through the space between the boards. All the people I've seen put up board and batten nailed the boards on the edges, then...
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flushometer v/s tank flush
Hi, I am building a new house and was wondering if someone has looked into different types of flushes and which works better , a flushometer or a standard tank based flush for WC. S
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Causes for Short Cycling AC
I have a 2000 sf home with a 4 ton Goodman installed. The unit is about 5 years old, straight AC, strip heat. This unit has never been what I hoped. The front of the house is considerably warmer than...
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New House A/C
when should the A/C be turned on in a house under construction? there's painting still going on inside and lots of work to be done. It's mid 90's outside right now(and humid). Will the...
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