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Need Quality UPVC Doors in UK
An Imperial Door also a leading supplier of bifolding doors in UK. Bifolding doors are also known as bi fold doors, bifold doors, concertina doors, folding doors and sliding doors. Our comprehensive...
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Tarmac/Asphalt difference?
Anyone know what is the difference between tarmac and asphalt?
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Concrete driveway saga continues
No bluster. But just today after 20 e-mails and a dozen phone calls did they finally say they were coming to look it over. It is 4:30PM CST and still no show. I cancelled my appointments with my...
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Mounting 2 x 4 to block wall ?
I want to mount a PT 2 x 4 to a cinder block wall in my basement, in order to build some shelves. What is the best way to do this ? These shelves may hold a max of 100 lbs. I have seen those lead...
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Foundation - matching existing house
Hi - I have a two-story home with a concrete slab on grade floor with radiant heat. The foundation is a four feet deep (upstate New York) frost line footer. I am putting on a one-story addition on the...
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Question about checking wall cavities (with digital camera?)
I'm wondering if anyone here uses any type of small digital video camera for inspecting wall cavities. Specifically, to reduce the amount of patching, I was considering buying one of those little...
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updating old red brick fireplace
I tried to 'skim coat' a floor-to-ceiling mid-century fireplace - red brick over concrete block construction. Here's what I tried without success (looked great for a few days then fell off): thinset...
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Opinions please on pine flooring in a bathroom
Autumn, I have had a wood floor in a bathroom, and it was fine, but be sure you don't put any rugs or bathmats down and leave them there. The trapped moisture will damage the floor.
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Drywall texturing question
Andy asks: I have just taped and bedded a new room in my attic. Eventually, I will hire a professional to come in and "orange peel" texture it to match the rest of the house. I cannot do it well...
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Need a good cheap hand-held drill guide (mostly for 90° drilling)
I mostly need something to guide my handheld drill when I need to make holes perfectly perpendicular to the wood surface. I found this guy: does angles, though it's unclear how rigid it is. My needs...
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Repair of Crack in Concrete Foundation Wall
My house ( approx 30 yrs old) has a crack in the concrete foundation wall which allows water to enter the basement when if the rain is very intense or wind driven. I tried unsuccessfully to fill the...
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Hip Roof Question
My upstairs bedroom has a deck that we do not use because of the elements and the bugs. I would like to make this space more usable by covering it with a roof and screening in the walls. The house is...
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Finger Jointed 2 x 8
I am remodeling my house and have discovered a valley rafter that was sagging because it was made up of several 2 x 8" scabbed together with a 1 x 8 on one side. The valley rafter is 28' long. The...
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Beam replacement question
Good afternoon. I may need to replace a beam that supports a load running parallel to the beam (loadbearing wall on the floor above.) What is the technique to support the load under this circumstance?...
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concrete bond beam over brick wall
Hello, We are about to pour a concrete bond beam over a brick wall. It is old brick. Other than blowing it off real well what surface prep should we do before pouring on top of this brick? There is...
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Ungrounded Handy Box
Just spent the last two hours trying to figure out why the GFCI my electrician installed in my new building doesn't trip correctly (that includes at trip to the shop to get a new GFCI). I found out...
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Business to business
do you get paid what you are worth? if so, how do you do this do you run print ads? Oh I can build the hell out of anything right, sure ! it's not about the know how it's about the money. If I don't...
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Wet Insulation Basement Walls
I am having a house built, the basement walls are poured concrete. The basment walls are framed and insulated with FibreGlass insulation and then covered with a vapor barrier. The problem is there has...
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Hot Water tank Anode rod and Water softner
I had my Water softener serviced the other day, and I told them the water had an odor. (like oil). They tested the water, and said all was fine. They said the smell was from the Hot Water Tank's Anode...
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Breaker panel installed height
Does anyone know if there is a minimum installed height of a breaker panel? I'm a wheelchair user and would like to have a new panel installed "lower" than typical. Thanks in advance for any info.
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