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Building a floor question?

Hello, If youare building a 14 x 14 platform can you use 2 x 4's for the joists, if the platform is sitting on a floor,...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by hairyharry
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by hairyharry

Electrical code question

I'm building a well house/shop. It is about 150' from where the main house will be. It will have a subpanel that will b...
15 comments posted 16yrs
posted by jolin
15 comments posted 16yrs posted by jolin

Total Home Roofing & Contracting

Total Home Roofing & Contracting has been serving the North Atlanta area for over 10 years. We are fully licensed and i...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by zayco8_at_yahoo_dot_com
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by zayco8_at_yahoo_dot_com

Installing 46" TV on dry wall?

As you might understand, my sister has had a house built, and in the basement there's a dry wall, 3/8" or whatever the...
13 comments posted 16yrs
posted by noone
13 comments posted 16yrs posted by noone

Small Saw Mills vs Store bought lumber

I have some logs I'd like milled but, it seems like you can buy lumber cheaper at the lumber yard than you can have your...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by jolin
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by jolin

Economical Pressure Washer ?

I want a very low-cost pressure washer, just for simple things like washing my car, washing siding and gentle washing o...
15 comments posted 16yrs
posted by no one
15 comments posted 16yrs posted by no one

Cellular concrete - Fly ash

Can anyone here tell me about Cellular Concrete using fly ash - how to make it, what advantages etc I am looking this i...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by iam
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by iam

steel and rebar offer

Dear members, Our company has steel and rebar offer from Turkey and Ukrania. If do you interesting our offers please se...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ihsan.kizil
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by ihsan.kizil

OSB for interior wall covering

I'm building a well house/shop. In a living space you have to cover the walls with something like sheetrock for fire cod...
9 comments posted 16yrs
posted by jolin
9 comments posted 16yrs posted by jolin

Which is "greener"?

Building a new home with state of the art energy-efficient technology or "greenifying" an existing home? It seems to me...
31 comments posted 16yrs
posted by tapadlr
31 comments posted 16yrs posted by tapadlr

REVIT Building Information Modeling Services

Get High quality and low cost REVIT Building Information Modeling by using Revit software and tools. Send your REVIT BI...
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by bim4dservices
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by bim4dservices

Appropriate screws for the *sides* of plywood (?)

I was wondering this. It's never ideal of course, but sooner or later for small projects I end up needing to end-screw...
11 comments posted 16yrs
posted by tgmforum
11 comments posted 16yrs posted by tgmforum

Steel Beam in Central NJ

I am building an addition and my architectural drawings specify 8X31 steel beam. Where can I get it? Any building suppli...
11 comments posted 16yrs
posted by agalkin
11 comments posted 16yrs posted by agalkin

Water Heater Thermostat settings ?

We just had a new Rheem 50 gal water heater installed. The water was way too high for our needs. I turned the power off...
46 comments posted 16yrs
posted by jnipperxxx
46 comments posted 16yrs posted by jnipperxxx