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Tarmac/Asphalt difference?

Anyone know what is the difference between tarmac and asphalt?
10 comments posted 18yrs
posted by John
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by John

Re-Roofing a Geodesic Dome

I am working on a Geodesic Dome Re-Roof. I did the construction several years ago to 2 attached buildings. (both vented...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by jloomis
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by jloomis

DIY concrete mixer motor?

I'm thinking about building a homemade rig for small batch concrete jobs- something that would rotate a 5-gallon bu...
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posted by ker_01
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by ker_01

Beam size

I would like to open up a basement by removing a 2x6 stud wall and replace it with a wood laminated beam ( 2x10's o...
20 comments posted 18yrs
posted by djszeifried
20 comments posted 18yrs posted by djszeifried

Concrete driveway saga continues

No bluster. But just today after 20 e-mails and a dozen phone calls did they finally say they were coming to look it ov...
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by mrshade
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by mrshade

Best Floor Insulation?

When I built my house I insulated the the floor with R19 fiberglass batts. Rodents have - over the years - torn must of...
44 comments posted 18yrs
posted by jolin
44 comments posted 18yrs posted by jolin

Thinset mortar bed thickness

Hi, I'm refacing my brick fireplace with tile and part of the project involves tileing the hearth area in front of...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by jerglass
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by jerglass

Rafter ties (metal straps)

Here is a question I get asked alot, and I am not sure of the answer. We build houses in High Wind Zones often, largely...
26 comments posted 18yrs
posted by wmhquality
26 comments posted 18yrs posted by wmhquality

Digging out crawl space - Power tools?

The crawl space in my 80 year old house has about a foot of space in it. I need to dig it out so I can get in there and...
78 comments posted 18yrs
posted by billnomailnospamx
78 comments posted 18yrs posted by billnomailnospamx

Steel Structure

Am designing a steel structure. Need a bit of help from someone in the know. Jim Ball
10 comments posted 18yrs
posted by mrtransistor
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by mrtransistor

Window soundproofing

I'm constructing a room in the crawl space of my house, that will be used in part for a home theather, and I want t...
16 comments posted 18yrs
posted by kevin-no-spam
16 comments posted 18yrs posted by kevin-no-spam

Bathroom design

Have you ever come accross a separate His and Hers main bathroom and what is your opinion on this concept?
28 comments posted 18yrs
posted by franzelle_maritz
28 comments posted 18yrs posted by franzelle_maritz