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Brick Staining Answer

Check out the company BrickImaging Inc (www.brickimaging.com). This is a full service Nationwide masonry staining compa...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by steveh26
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by steveh26

Practicality of 2x8 walls

Out of curiosity (I live in a cold-ish climate, so thicker walls strike me as a good idea) Does anyone do home construc...
42 comments posted 19yrs
posted by dbonnell
42 comments posted 19yrs posted by dbonnell

"fitting guttering"

I was surprised to find no mention of this subject in alt.building.construction or free.uk.diy.home and nothing detaili...
16 comments posted 19yrs
posted by Weatherlawyer
16 comments posted 19yrs posted by Weatherlawyer

flitch beam installation

I have to install a flitch beam to accomodate a 16' span. The engineer called for it to sit on two 4x4's on eac...
12 comments posted 19yrs
posted by kevinjweber
12 comments posted 19yrs posted by kevinjweber

Failed Radiant Floor System

I am buying a house with an Entran II radiant floor heating system. This system has a known high catastrophic failure r...
16 comments posted 19yrs
posted by whitev15
16 comments posted 19yrs posted by whitev15

Patio beam span

I'm extending an existing patio. My question is; will (4) 2x6's be sufficient for a beam (given the following)...
24 comments posted 19yrs
posted by bfryhover
24 comments posted 19yrs posted by bfryhover

Quality Construction Equipment

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0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by sangini06
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by sangini06

floor

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0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by lujianhy
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by lujianhy

max header span length

Hi, If I am adding a large bay window with a rough opening of 8ft in a load bearing first floor of a two story home can...
32 comments posted 19yrs
posted by rilapoin
32 comments posted 19yrs posted by rilapoin

Sprayer versus roller versus power roller

We just bought a new spec house, and we're painting it ourselves as soon as the drywall is textured. I've heard...
20 comments posted 19yrs
posted by HappyHumanist
20 comments posted 19yrs posted by HappyHumanist

When the power goes out

Live in a rural area in south central TX. Only code requirements regarding building are of sanitation waste nature/sept...
12 comments posted 19yrs
posted by spamyourself
12 comments posted 19yrs posted by spamyourself

Looking for Energy Efficiency Information

I'm considering building a new home on an empty lot next to my existing home. It would be my new residence and I wo...
28 comments posted 19yrs
posted by frank.taco
28 comments posted 19yrs posted by frank.taco

Uniform Building Codes

I am trying to complete a set of drawings for a room addition that, due to property line proximity, will require a fire...
22 comments posted 19yrs
posted by DjMcB
22 comments posted 19yrs posted by DjMcB

concrete cutting

any comments experience cutting 3 inch cut in stone with carbide resin blade is appreciated I have to 2 cuts ( to lay b...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by plener2
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by plener2