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Plastic on interior wall

I'm going to put a plastic vapor barrior on the inside of the house I'm building. My question is this: Most vapor barri...
3 comments posted 16yrs
posted by jolin
3 comments posted 16yrs posted by jolin

Need Gas Valve B67RA247 Replacement

In a Williams in-floor furnace, it takes a thermopile millivolt (no external electrical supply) gas valve numbered B67R...
5 comments posted 16yrs
posted by nehmo54
5 comments posted 16yrs posted by nehmo54

Portable Home Generator Questions

After last month's ice storm in North Carolina, I have decided to invest in a portable generator. After some research a...
110 comments posted 16yrs
posted by jnipperxxx
110 comments posted 16yrs posted by jnipperxxx

working with fiber cement fascia board

Any observations on the ability of fasteners to grip cement board and resist pull-out compared to wood? I need to repla...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by rald
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by rald

Newbie question regarding propane torpedo heaters

Hello all; I recently purchased a refurbished Propane Reddy Torpedo heater from Self Serve Lumber (got a fantastic deal...
8 comments posted 16yrs
posted by Tears_Of_The_Fallen_at_yahoo_d
8 comments posted 16yrs posted by Tears_Of_The_Fallen_at_yahoo_d

TILE OVER CONCRETE CRACKS

I am doing the floor tile in a house that is around 50 years old. The house was built by "kids" back in the 60's and th...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by tcconde
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by tcconde

QUESTIONS

I have a 5 year old home just west of Houston, Texas. I've noticed cracks in the sheetrock (drywall), almost exclusivel...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by bjn3115
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by bjn3115

Question about a Well?

I know it is not a construction question but, I recently replaced my deep submersible pump in an 82 ft. deep well. The...
9 comments posted 16yrs
posted by jloomis
9 comments posted 16yrs posted by jloomis

When do you know it's time?

I still have my day job in the corporate world but have tinkering more and more with my side business as the days go on...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by fastensoft_at_gmail_dot_com
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by fastensoft_at_gmail_dot_com

Vapor barrier between home & attached garage/shop

I am converted a existing 2 car garage into a wood shop. It is an attached garage, with an open crawl space leading to...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by bkjensen
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by bkjensen

Quiz in Civil Engineering

Dear Friends I found lot of quizes in different areas of civil engineering which would be useful for you and other civi...
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by skahmad62
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by skahmad62

Suspended ceilings and Partitions

The northwest's leading B2B supplier of suspending ceilings and office partitions. Granmore have over 30 years experien...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by granmore.ceilings
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by granmore.ceilings

UFER electrode question

I'm using the rebar in my storage shed/well house as the grounding electrode. I just read that the footing has to be in...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by jolin
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by jolin