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Skil tools

Is Skil tools gone to pot? As a retired contractor, I used to have 5 or 6 Skil Mod 77 saws on the job all the time and...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by pilcheg
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by pilcheg

Worm drive saw

I'm planning a purchase of a worm drive saw that will be used primarily with a dry cutting diamond blade for cuttin...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by none
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by none

Going Up

Hi Group. We have a friend who would like to add a room/floor above an existing kitchen. It currently has a flat roof ,...
14 comments posted 19yrs
posted by GordoSTI
14 comments posted 19yrs posted by GordoSTI

30-year-old Pole Barn Roof Nails

I have a 30-year-old pole type barn. The roof is leaking in spots. I am very sure that the problem is that the nails ho...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ecarecar
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by ecarecar

Insulate under floating floor below grade?

Hi- I'm thinking about installing a floating laminate floor in part of our basement, over existing vinyl tile/concr...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by kiwanda
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by kiwanda

How much sagging is normal? Mine's not noticable

Hi, We bought our house last year and a friend of mine pointed out our sagging floors just in the main entrance area (F...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by maflatoun
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by maflatoun

Stamped concrete vs. concrete overlay?

Hi and Happy Holidays! My husband and I are considering getting some work done to spruice up the hard surfaces around o...
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by lilwest
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by lilwest

pouring concrete over concrete

I have a solid tapering slab that I want to even up. It was designed to taper, as it is an outside sleeping porch (unde...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by andyneedles
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by andyneedles

Drywall priming

Hello, What are you guys using for priming raw wallboard and taped joints in a basement? At the borg, there are primers...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jc
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by jc

noise from polyiso nail base panels?

Anyone ever experienced what appears to be much (and loud) thermal noise from polyiso nail base panels? We are involved...
12 comments posted 19yrs
posted by dwind
12 comments posted 19yrs posted by dwind

Looking for cedar siding installer

Looking for a siding installer for cedar shake siding in Brooklyn, NY. I've been suprised that it's been so har...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by ben
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by ben

Wheelchair Ramps

I am in California. I need to build a series of Wheelchair ramps out of wood. I am using pressure treated wood for all...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by tcconde
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by tcconde

NVQ trowel occuptations

Im only started as aNVQ assessor/tutor what books is there to help me teach levels 1 2 3in NVQ brickwork or has any one...
24 comments posted 19yrs
posted by charlie.mcnamee
24 comments posted 19yrs posted by charlie.mcnamee

new rafters on old house

Hello, Please excuse me if this is an ignorant question. I'm thinking about replacing the roof on an old house (rid...
14 comments posted 19yrs
posted by semenick
14 comments posted 19yrs posted by semenick