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Raising a floor

I have a den off of my kitchen that was built by enclosing the patio that was there. The entire home is on a slab but t...
36 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jims
36 comments posted 19yrs posted by jims

Problem with new house

We've got a serious problem with our new house. While visiting the job site today, I noticed the first floor seemed...
30 comments posted 19yrs
posted by llnux4all
30 comments posted 19yrs posted by llnux4all

Vent or Faux Vent?

For our new construction, we're adding a semi-circle ornament to the gable on the front of our garage. It's a w...
16 comments posted 19yrs
posted by linux4all
16 comments posted 19yrs posted by linux4all

Heater Air Return

Replacing old oil burner furnace with natural gas. Have problem heating one end of the house. One of the items to corre...
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by nevems2
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by nevems2

ELECTRICAL QUESTION

We are adding a large addition (2200 sq ft) to our existing 2400 sq ft home. I will be adding a 200 AMP panel in the ne...
22 comments posted 19yrs
posted by davehembree
22 comments posted 19yrs posted by davehembree

MEEF - CyberShow Recycled PET flakes

Recycled PET flakes pressed under 110 Centigrade and formed into insulation boards as a replacement of EPS boards. Have...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by advertise
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by advertise

Switch-receptacle-fixture?

Hi everyone. Wanted to know. Is there a way to wire, in order, Lightswitch--then receptacle-then Light Fixture-? We can...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by GordoSTI
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by GordoSTI

Business Management question for any contractors

Im a sole proprietor right now which is slightly insane i am insured for almost a million and I have only been taking j...
32 comments posted 19yrs
posted by <moo
32 comments posted 19yrs posted by <moo

framing guns (poll)

coil or stick? light weight ones?... do they make a light weight framing gun?
16 comments posted 19yrs
posted by (nospam)
16 comments posted 19yrs posted by (nospam)

Central air unit air flow noise problem

I have a 5 ton TRAIN heating/cooling unit. The duct work in my 32 year old house is steel. When the system comes on, th...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by parse
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by parse

Fence Question

Puting up an 80&#39; fence with a bottom baseboard that is pressure treated. The 6&#39; cedar pickets will be sitting a...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jja
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by jja

reversing swing of prehung door

My shed was built a few months ago with a prehung door that swings into the shed. I would like to reinstall the door to...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by andrew.sasak
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by andrew.sasak

Basement remodelling - moisture questions

I am in the process of remodelling our basement. Our home is about 2 yrs old. I did not think that I had a moisture pro...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by budde97
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by budde97

best method for removing thinset?

Am replacing about 100sqft of ceramic tile in an investment property I purchased. I used an air chisel with a 1" wide s...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by mike
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by mike

Waste pipe sizes and joining ABS with copper

I want to add a shower in the bathroom of my office. This is a commercial structure. The available copper waste pipe, u...
14 comments posted 19yrs
posted by sparkyguy442
14 comments posted 19yrs posted by sparkyguy442