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underground service entrance question

I have a property with 2 buildings, and I want to eventually eliminate some old overhead service drops that pass the re...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by custom4173
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by custom4173

shop / warehouse space available

Hello Group I have shop / warehouse space available on Argyll road in Edmonton that would be ideal for a Retail Busines...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by travispatricia
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by travispatricia

pipe installation for a wood burning stove

Help please , I need installation info on going through my roof with wood bunring stove piping . I have all the parts b...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by edjzu
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by edjzu

3/4 solid hardwood over gyp-crete?

do i need to screw down 5/8 or 3/4 ply over the gyp-crete? The gyp-crete is about 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick. The gyp-crete i...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by C7RVETTE
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by C7RVETTE

CyberShow - Middle East Construction Show

CyberShow - Online construction show, hundreds of exhibitors from 45 countries in the fields of building material, cons...
8 comments posted 19yrs
posted by advertise
8 comments posted 19yrs posted by advertise

splicing in a mudsill

I have to replace a rotten mudsill at the front of my house. I have read that timber frame sills have to be spliced in...
18 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jamesander
18 comments posted 19yrs posted by jamesander

How to trim widows with arch (semi-circle) top?

We have one window in the center of our second story that is different than all the rest, and I cannot figure out how w...
164 comments posted 19yrs
posted by linux4all
164 comments posted 19yrs posted by linux4all

New concrete floor

I am just about finished digging out my barn floor. I intend to lay gravel, sand, damp proof sheet, insulation (polysty...
14 comments posted 19yrs
posted by fredy
14 comments posted 19yrs posted by fredy

styrofoam insulation

I am putting foam insulation around the perimeter of a house on a sono tube foundation. I am enclosing the day light bas...
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by (nospam)
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by (nospam)

Siding Nails in a Roofing nailer?

I need to shoot 1 3/4" siding nails. I have a coil roofing nailer that shoots up to 1 3/4" nails. Can I shoot siding na...
10 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jwc
10 comments posted 19yrs posted by jwc

Old Wooden Building-help

Hi, I am stuck for ideas on this one,there are many possibilies for a fix however none suit me,I would like your opinio...
6 comments posted 19yrs
posted by jjbruce
6 comments posted 19yrs posted by jjbruce

Repair Roof Tile

Hi All, My 3-year-old house has a concrete tile roof, Spanish "S" profile, red color. There are several tiles where the...
4 comments posted 19yrs
posted by kingcharles
4 comments posted 19yrs posted by kingcharles

Drywall costs?

Hey all - Does 90 cents a square foot (labor only) sound fair to hang and finish drywall for a basement? I have another...
2 comments posted 19yrs
posted by me112006
2 comments posted 19yrs posted by me112006

Bond beam

Anyone ever heard of using a bond beam (by itself) to support an interior braced wall in D2 (in lieu of a continuous fou...
0 comments posted 19yrs
posted by webmaster
0 comments posted 19yrs posted by webmaster