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Standing Water in Footer Drain Tile

I am in the process of putting in a patio and small retaining walls in front of my walkout basement. I excavated 8" dow...
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posted by smuniak
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by smuniak

hot water dispenser

Any one use the under sink hot water dispensers, commonly known as In sink-erator, they also make disposals and such. W...
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posted by craig_6444
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aggregate floor inside house

Our city was recently devastated by floods. We were very fortunate in that only our finished basement had water damage....
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posted by Ms_Home_Ec_at_msn_dot_com
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by Ms_Home_Ec_at_msn_dot_com

IRC - Plumbing

Any plumbers who know the IRC here? On my final inspection today I got gigged for not having shut off valves at each fi...
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posted by sherwin
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by sherwin

Cathedral Ceiling

I'm working on some plans to go over with my local building inspector for an addition to my mobile home. This is a...
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posted by mojo214
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by mojo214

Where to buy furnace

I replaced the air conditioner components a couple of years ago but the furnace unit was still working fine. Now the fa...
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posted by texasrocker1
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by texasrocker1

Caulk Master Air Powered Guns

Hi, Is anyone using a new one? Have they worked the bugs out. Are you happy with the 30oz. function? Thankyou. Tonyg
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posted by tonyg618
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by tonyg618

New Source Of British Standards

News for group Members who need to access a reliable source of British Standards, Content Online Ltd are the UK's f...
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posted by steven
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Small Tools Theft and Insurance

Hi Guys, I was reading your groups posts and thought you would be a great group to hear some feedback from snipped-for-...
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posted by shawnhopkins7
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concrete slab movement in northern climate

I have a detached garage addition, I'd like to add a non-load bearing interior wall, 12' long across a 20'...
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posted by djdieterle
5 comments posted 18yrs posted by djdieterle

Laying Travertine Tile

We have a window seat in the living room that is made out of 3/4" plywood and 2x4 framing 16" OC and is painted. We are...
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posted by kboheim
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by kboheim

Eroding Dirt Foundation of Concrete Slab

We had a slab built a few years ago and the builders simply built-up the earth to support a even slab, there are no con...
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posted by kamevil
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by kamevil

Nat Gas to LP

Can a natural gas fireplace be converted to LP easily?
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posted by b.houghtby
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by b.houghtby