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Do people still use nails?
I've heard that builders are starting to use glue exclusively instead of nails. I guess its a cost savings. The builder I visited last week said there were less than 100 nails in the home that he just...
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Formerly flooded house
I am buying a house in NJ which has an outdoor heating and cooling unit I g uess its like a heat pump and I think it was at least partially under the o cean or bay or whatever during the hurricane...
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Tile layout tool for iPhone
I was just playing with an app called TilePro for the iPhone. It's just a simple app that gives you a starting point for setting your tiles when you want to end up with equal tiles at the walls. Looks...
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Safe Walking on Acid Washed Concrete
I am having a vendor acid wash some large rectangular concrete stepping stones. They look great, but when it rains they are a little unstable. Is there any chemical sealer that can be applied to acid...
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Pressure treated deck
I am in the process of designing a deck for my house in the spring. It will be a somewhat complicated design, aka expensive. I would love to use cedar deck boards, but as they are more than twice the...
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Who's looking for Made in America building material?
I have a source that list major made in America building material. We have many companies that offer great quality. unitedamericanconsumer(dot)com
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Looking for some expert estimators with strong opinions
I'm a co-founder at working to build a cloud-based estimate too= l that is easy to use, customizable, and accessible on your mobile device. = I would love to get a small group of experts to weigh in...
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one cool build you gotta see
Your right. I think the idea is great....... Could lead to some interesting architectural thoughts..... Like glass block...... I used to make snow houses in Colorado when I was a kid.... They were...
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One man's answer to stonehenge - KISS it!
man demonstrates one possible way how stonehenge could have been built. Use the KISS method. Keep it simple stupid. Wally Wallington has demonstrated that he can lift a Stonehenge-sized pillar...
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Wood Floor Question
I have a wood floor to install, The client chose a pre-finished 3/4 oak. Now I understand acclimation and such. On one hand a friend of mine who is into wood floors for years, and had a business...
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Stair stringer layout help
There is a stair stringer layout tool for the iPad that makes cutting stringers simple and easy called StairBuilderPro. It is unlike any other layout tool/guide in that no framing square or angle...
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Lessons learned installing a torsion spring in a typical residential garage
They use a high pressure crimping machine to attach the winding cone at the factory. The spring and cone are always sold as a unit.
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how would I best search for information on a lifting system?
By a lifting system, I mean one in which an arm is mounted upon a stand and counterweights allow the simple movement to make it rise in a circular motion. What I'm looking to do is lift up to perhaps...
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Garage door torsion spring relocation project (Status = Not going well)
FINAL UPDATE (as a good net citizen). I noticed you guys were unhappy so I simply stopped asking questions and just finished the job by immobilizing the bearing end plates and relocating & then...
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Is a single torsion spring garage door supposed to have a center bearing?
Dan Musick of DDM Garage Doors is kindly sending me a bearing. The construction appears to be: a) There is air under the entire spring anchor plate. b) The spring anchor plate is bolted by 1 bolt to...
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