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Roof Vents That Can Be Closed
Does any vendor make roof vents whose vent openings can be shut from inside an attic? Our residential roof is a 6/12 sloped roof with composite tiles. We have four exit vents on the sloping roof,...
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need emergency help with retaining wall project!!
------------------------------------- i'm doing a project about the benifits of cast in situ retaining wall. so can anyone give me some information on the benifits of cast in situ retaining wall....
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Where buy high quality low voltage landscape lights ?
Does your mommy still hafta wipe your tushy... if it's so important to you there's an 800 number or send email. Lumens aren't very important with outdoor lighting... typical indoor...
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Aging pine
We are in the process of putting 6" pine T&G boards on the ceiling and walls of our cabin. I have a vague idea that we are supposed to let it age for ____ period of time before we put a sealer on the...
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Casters for a large and heavy workbench
I recently built a 4' x 8' workbench with 4"X6" corner posts and 3/4" plywood for two shelves and a double thickness top. I', using the shelves for wood storage on one and tool storage on...
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Help! Shower faucet socket problem
Hello My shower has two faucets in the wall, built in 1954. The shower head drips as well as water drips out the faucet stem. I'd like to replace the washers and orings orreplace the entire...
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Getting shocked by my Hot tub
Hello all, I have a older 120v spa that overnight developed a short. The spa is on a cement slab and if I stand on the cement barefooted, I get a shock like tingling in the fingers. When I turn on the...
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responsibility
I am asking this one for a friend. He is a bit confused ... My buddy does insurance work. State Farm (for example), hires him to do work for them and he fixes the bathroom of a homeowner. The work was...
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Problems with license board
I have a question to see if anyone has had this happen. I received a complaint about job done 500 miles from my home. This job was not done my me, yet the homeowner swears it was done by me. The...
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Anyway to rid this spam?
As great construction folks, and hard working carpenters....... Isnt there a way to demo this spam freak? just curious.....Would love to send a concrete truck or 2 to his window and unload.........
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Drip irrigation for hanging plants on front porch
I have a front porch with routinely-killed hanging plants. Basically I seem to be genetically designed to turn every living plant creature into dust through water-negligence. I am in need of...
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smallest plywood size thickness ?
What is the smallest thickness size of standard plywood ? Is it 1/4 inch ? Thanks James
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Tiling down a hall with a patterned tile
I was contemplating tiling my kitchen, dining and hall with a tile that has a slight pattern of lines running through it. For it to look right, should I be tiling so that the lines on the tile run the...
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Garage Door Opener problem
This is a Craftsman unit, about 12 years old. It uses the chain, but has worked fine. Today, the door would not go up and down. The unit buzzes (loud) like the motor is trying to run, but the chain...
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