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finishing basement floor question

poured concrete basement (walls & floor). saw other thread here w/gentleman asking questions about subfloors. out of co...
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by liquidate007
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by liquidate007

Paint strippers: Which brand is better?

I would like to strip the latex paint from around my window frames. Home Depot carries two gel strippers: 1- Motsenbocke...
7 comments posted 18yrs
posted by deguza
7 comments posted 18yrs posted by deguza

Any experience here with solar panels or windmills?

I've been interested in potentially going a smidgeon more green, and was wondering if anyone here has any experienc...
49 comments posted 18yrs
posted by tgm2tothe10thpower
49 comments posted 18yrs posted by tgm2tothe10thpower

Carpet to Tile transistion on Concrete

Finishing our basement and will have porcelain tile on the concrete floor that will have carpet up to it. How would the...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by b.houghtby
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by b.houghtby

Compact doors

What the verdict on these type of doors, folding doors doorloadingservices.co.uk
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by \)\)\)'> Orange Peel <'\(\(\(>
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by \)\)\)'> Orange Peel <'\(\(\(>

Which to build first? Walls or floors?

Finishing my full concrete basement. People I have spoken to tell me to build the walls first, then the subfloor. It se...
11 comments posted 18yrs
posted by dbonnell
11 comments posted 18yrs posted by dbonnell

choice of elevator

If you had to choose between the Concord Eclipse and the Thyssen Krupp Lev, which would you choose?
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by no
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by no

#6 ground wire directly to xformer?

Back when I used to install PBX&#39;s, the manufacturer REQUIRED a #6 (min.) ground wire be run from the PBX service pa...
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by caveat-lector
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by caveat-lector

Little green airlines?

Forgive me if it has been asked before but I am new to this NG. I have noticed that a lot of the homes going up around...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by caveat-lector
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by caveat-lector

Greenhouse Swimming Pool Enclosure

I live is a wooded area that is relatively cool in Summer. I was thinking about a greenhouse type enclosure for the 16&...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by ssbswv
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by ssbswv

installing radiant floor tubing in a slab-

wanting to lay tubing in my basement/sunroom slab so that one day when i can afford it, we can have radiant heated floo...
1 comments posted 18yrs
posted by avasava
1 comments posted 18yrs posted by avasava

Max weight bear the side of a building

Please excuse for my lack of technical English here. In a building which is 15 meters wide, which is declared as being...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by bau
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by bau

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0 comments posted 18yrs
posted by nfl_2k3
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by nfl_2k3

Why are bathroom fans in ceiling?

Why are bathroom exhaust fans mounted in the ceiling? Wouldn&#39;t down low next to the toilet be a better location? Ma...
27 comments posted 18yrs
posted by billnomailnospamx
27 comments posted 18yrs posted by billnomailnospamx

Being your own "general"

If anyone has ever built a house without a builder, just directly hiring subs and what was the experience like good and...
19 comments posted 18yrs
posted by no
19 comments posted 18yrs posted by no