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Painting exterior stucco spray or roll?

I have a single story ranch style home that was built in the mid 1950's. The exterior is stucco and I am getting pr...
36 comments posted 18yrs
posted by tubeaudio
36 comments posted 18yrs posted by tubeaudio

Barn remodel into apartment

I am in the design part of my barn remodel. I have a few problems: 1. current uneven interior cement slab 2. cracked fo...
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posted by Lavive
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by Lavive

Problem with Painter - Repost

This is a repost.. ------------------------------------- Here is the situation. We hired a professional painting contra...
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posted by mmorga_at_hotmail_dot_com
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by mmorga_at_hotmail_dot_com

Trouble with Sheetrock over Homasote

Hi. I decided to try to soundproof a common wall between me and my tenant. I ripped down the old sheetrock and got rid...
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posted by loujr1977
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by loujr1977

split face block

I have water leaks in my building and someone recommended hydraulic liquid cement application to stop leaks. What is th...
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posted by johnahines_at_gmail_dot_com
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by johnahines_at_gmail_dot_com

Frozen concrete

i have a new house that is about 6 months old. A samll area ( 5'x5') appears to have frozen, as it will forever...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by dan
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by dan

building with birch?

Has anybody any experience in building post & beam houses or other large structures using birch? I'm asking because...
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posted by reid
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by reid

Goodman furnaces and air conditioners

I'd appreciate comments regarding quality and durability of Goodman equipment. Also, if anyone has experience deali...
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posted by kevin-no-spam
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by kevin-no-spam

Why Teco Nails?

For years I've wondered why we are supposed to use teco nails for joist hangers. Wouldn't a screw do a better jo...
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posted by jolin
12 comments posted 18yrs posted by jolin

well water supply

------------------------------------- Hi, I hope to build a small campground on my property. I need to supply water to...
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posted by brettgiardiello_at_bellsouth_d
20 comments posted 18yrs posted by brettgiardiello_at_bellsouth_d

A Disastrous Contract [case study]

Hey! Guys, I would like to ask you to take a look at this case study (I didn't paste it here since it's pretty...
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posted by Pawel.Gotlib
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by Pawel.Gotlib

Construction Vacancies

Cerebra Recruitment currently has many Construction jobs in the UK available. Please have a look at our website: http://...
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posted by contact
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by contact

Shed on a slope

I'm looking at putting a shed in my garden - it would be located on an existing concrete hardstanding area which sl...
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posted by maspiers
3 comments posted 18yrs posted by maspiers

steel beam

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posted by otto224444_at_yahoo_dot_com
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steel span

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posted by otto224444_at_yahoo_dot_com
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by otto224444_at_yahoo_dot_com