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replacing carpet?

We need to replace our carpet with wood, tile or something other than carpet. I'm emailing the building management comp...
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posted by infoatnwfirstdottcom
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by infoatnwfirstdottcom

How to build a Made In America home

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/business/2011/10/how-to-build-a-made-in-america=-home/ and the products used: Product Manuf...
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posted by ricodjour
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by ricodjour

concrete cure time/garbage truck

------------------------------------- lbm I poured a concrete pad at my farm business a week ago. Concrete is 4000 PSI...
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posted by meierleo_at_yahoo_dot_com
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by meierleo_at_yahoo_dot_com

Strength of steel pipe or tubing

Realizing this may be a bit vague, if you want to know the details, check sites for the proper information you need to...
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posted by member
14 comments posted 15yrs posted by member

fs 15 gallons of kerosene Chicago Suburbs $30

For sale 15 gallons of kerosene that was put inside the gas tanks of 2 forced air heaters and never used. This fuel was...
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posted by invalid
15 comments posted 15yrs posted by invalid

Unvented flat roof over unconditioned space

Hello, I'm building a new, detached, residential garage in a Mediterranean climate (Berkeley, CA). Is there any need to...
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posted by whitney
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by whitney

group dead?

did this group die, or what? I've not seen a single message for days.
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posted by ichasetrains
4 comments posted 15yrs posted by ichasetrains

2006 IBC on cdrom

Looking for the 2006 International Building Code on cdrom. Anyone got any links? Amazon doesn't seem to handle it in th...
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posted by ichasetrains
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by ichasetrains

project source

Does anyone have any idea which source is the best for contractor post their advertisements and find projects open for b...
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posted by yanxinxinxin46
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by yanxinxinxin46

Can I convert to attached house

I have a land with a Garage and a Single family house in NYC. Can I convert it to a 4 family attached house. Here is th...
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posted by zedongmao62
5 comments posted 15yrs posted by zedongmao62

flood zone insurance

I purchased a house and it is required to buy flood zone insurance which costs $2000 per year. but i heard this area ne...
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posted by yanxinxinxin46
3 comments posted 15yrs posted by yanxinxinxin46

procedure about house conversion

Just purchased a single family house in NYC and plan to convert it to 2 family house. What should I do first to get work...
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posted by yanxinxinxin46
8 comments posted 15yrs posted by yanxinxinxin46

Proper grounding of 220 and 110 outlets

My landlord (of a barn I rent) added a 220 and a 110 circuit for me. He ran one conduit from the panel to a j-Box. In t...
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posted by bwx200
7 comments posted 15yrs posted by bwx200

Grout Colorants

I have a client with a tile grout they would like to darken from bright white to standard white. Which products are recc...
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posted by nick
1 comments posted 15yrs posted by nick

Discovery of Hydraulic Cement (4400YA)

Discovery of Hydraulic Cement (4400YA) It has been known for millennia that the mixture of volcanic ash or pulverized t...
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posted by GDenke
2 comments posted 15yrs posted by GDenke