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How to reinforce drilled floor joists

Can someone tell me what is the correct way to reinforce some timber floor joists, that have been drilled off limits fo...
14 comments posted 18yrs
posted by peternoon
14 comments posted 18yrs posted by peternoon

Incandescent lighting for high ceiling

I have a room in our office that has a high ceiling (28' floor to underside of ceiling) and it has industrial HID l...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by dchou4u
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by dchou4u

Size (width) concrete beam

I have to put a 10" x 10"(reinforce ) concrete beam on top of concrete block wall 8 foot hight, I can not go higher the...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by hedydadfar
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by hedydadfar

Concrete Pavers for Driveway?

We have installed concrete pavers for walkways and a small patio, but I am considering using pavers for our driveway th...
16 comments posted 18yrs
posted by unknown
16 comments posted 18yrs posted by unknown

Dishwasher for old shallow kitchen counter?

Good evening. I want to put a dishwasher in my 1930 kitchen. Unfortunately, the old counters are quite shallow. The dis...
6 comments posted 18yrs
posted by anon40629
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by anon40629

EXCELLENT MACHINE

DELTA HORIZONTAL BORING MACHINE. MODEL 32-350 WORKS EXCELLENT SELLING DO TO HEALTH REASONS. BITS INCLUDED PAID $2000.00...
2 comments posted 18yrs
posted by lance3951a
2 comments posted 18yrs posted by lance3951a

OSB with built-in vapor barrier question

In residential construction, walls are typically sheathed with OSB and the outside of the house is then wrapped in Tyve...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by old_redneck
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by old_redneck

Porter-Cable Omnijig--Worth it?

Hey all, I'm thinking of taking the plunge on a decent dovetail jig. It looks like the PC Omnijig has all the bells...
14 comments posted 18yrs
posted by witczak
14 comments posted 18yrs posted by witczak

CO testing

I have a Bacharach Mod 60 meter. Recently we did a test on a furnace that went to 3,800 + ppm CO , after removing the p...
4 comments posted 18yrs
posted by andyenergy
4 comments posted 18yrs posted by andyenergy

Removing tree stumps or grind for under slab

I am planning a garage that will be on a slab. I have several large tree stumps that I am considering grinding instead o...
8 comments posted 18yrs
posted by victor
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by victor

Electrical planning- kitchen- # of circuits

I'm planning a kitchen remodel, and I always like to have a complete plan before I get started on projects (self or...
58 comments posted 18yrs
posted by ker_01
58 comments posted 18yrs posted by ker_01

Raising a large shed (20 x 24)

I need to raise a large 20 x 24 foot shed about 2 feet. I was built using 5-4x4 beams (should have been 6x6), 2x8 floor...
10 comments posted 18yrs
posted by pinky22
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by pinky22

Fastener Pricing

Wondering if anyone out there has been hearing a buzz about large scale fastener price increases on the immediate horiz...
0 comments posted 18yrs
posted by bdbconstruction
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by bdbconstruction