Building Construction

  1. Home
  2. Building Construction
2300 Threads Posts
to

Worth reading in Building Construction

fanpower needed to cool house overnight

I'd like to use an exhaust fan (fan from a ceiling grille to outside) to run overnight in the summer, with the wind...
96 comments posted 20yrs
posted by lark
96 comments posted 20yrs posted by lark

Bostitch MKII or CY nailer?

I've got a dozen boxes of t-nails that are made for the Bostitch MKII or CY nailer and I was wondering if anyone out th...
3 comments posted 20yrs
posted by JayPique
3 comments posted 20yrs posted by JayPique

Question on attic ventilation

Hi All, I have a question on attic ventilation. We just fired up the air conditioner in the new home and nothing. I&#39...
15 comments posted 20yrs
posted by dsteckel
15 comments posted 20yrs posted by dsteckel

Getting Three Estimates from Contractors

Many Home repair/renovation-advice TV segments, government pamphlets, web pages, newsgroup postings, and so on, advocat...
39 comments posted 20yrs
posted by nehmo54
39 comments posted 20yrs posted by nehmo54

Advice on a concrete soak away

Hi, Advice please on constructing a soak away using precast perforated concrete rings. It is for a self build project,...
12 comments posted 20yrs
posted by van.hooff
12 comments posted 20yrs posted by van.hooff

Outside stairs and safety

I'm not sure if this is really an appropriate question for here, but I'd be grateful of advice! There's a f...
0 comments posted 20yrs
posted by Peter.H.M.Brooks
0 comments posted 20yrs posted by Peter.H.M.Brooks

Tracking hot wires inside walls

Is there relaible device that can track hot 110V wires inside sheetrocked walls? Where can I get it?
33 comments posted 20yrs
posted by agalkin
33 comments posted 20yrs posted by agalkin

Utility Knife

6 comments posted 20yrs
posted by philscott
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by philscott

Smoke alarm goes off when it's cold (?)

Hi all, I like to heat only the rooms we spend time in during the winter with space heaters. Now that it's getting cold...
5 comments posted 20yrs
posted by roger
5 comments posted 20yrs posted by roger

Powered crimping tool equivalent to COPALUM tool

Thanks to everyone who's responded to my last question about aluminum wiring. I thought I'd investigate the option of u...
18 comments posted 21yrs
posted by fake.e-mail
18 comments posted 21yrs posted by fake.e-mail

[OT] driveline stuck on tractor pto shaft

The equipment groups all seem to have died or I wouldn't post this here. Anybody run into this before? The drive line t...
9 comments posted 21yrs
posted by sclaassno
9 comments posted 21yrs posted by sclaassno

Vinyl tile install

Can vinyl tile be installed in a house with no heat ? Our utility trench is not yet finished so no gas (long story) The...
3 comments posted 21yrs
posted by maarass
3 comments posted 21yrs posted by maarass

a deck with 4' overhanging from the post

Hi, I am trying to run an idea here to see if it is possible to build a backyard deck with a 4' overhang outward from t...
9 comments posted 21yrs
posted by johnye
9 comments posted 21yrs posted by johnye

drywall sanding w/ power sander

Hi, I'm at a point with my basement finishing and I've seen some sanders that have a dust collection system on them lik...
15 comments posted 21yrs
posted by ottpak
15 comments posted 21yrs posted by ottpak

Outdoor flood light Choices / Wiring

I want to install an outdoor flood light on a telephone pole that runs in my yard. (no, I probably shouldn't use it, bu...
6 comments posted 21yrs
posted by nospam
6 comments posted 21yrs posted by nospam