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Portable shed on skids - advice needed.

Hey everyone... I'm building a 10 X 12 foot storage shed that I will need to move in a year or so. I'm about done frami...
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posted by vzmjsmlrlikn
10 comments posted 18yrs posted by vzmjsmlrlikn

Internet Radio Home Repair Show

I have started a live call-in internet radio show where we will talk about home repair and construction. I will have a...
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posted by waterchoices
0 comments posted 18yrs posted by waterchoices

Roof cement to adhere shingles?

I am making a rabbit hutch for a friend and to avoid nails through the plywood roof, I was thinking of using roofing ce...
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posted by beerguzzler50
24 comments posted 18yrs posted by beerguzzler50

How to tarnish a shinny tin building

Having just added on to a galvanized metal building, the new metal is a real contrast to the existing structure. Anyone...
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posted by luv2fly99
20 comments posted 18yrs posted by luv2fly99

Electric ?

I know this isn't an electric group, but hopefully someone has an answer or can point me in the right direction. I...
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posted by brian
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by brian

roofing costs

I'm looking at having my roof re-shingled. It's a 24 X 20 foundation size, 6:12 pitch. How do you make an estima...
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posted by bigtoehere
12 comments posted 18yrs posted by bigtoehere

joist crack repair question

hoping someone can answer this. i have a few 2x10 joists that have horizontal cracks. each joist has only one crack. th...
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posted by Joe
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by Joe

Opinions please on pine flooring in a bathroom

Working on a cabin up north. The whole thing already has pine flooring, so far unfinished. Just 1"x12" (I think it is c...
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posted by leaves_of_autumn
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by leaves_of_autumn

Low cost insulation job

I need to insulate an existing metal building. It currently has none. Any creative ideas? What's the approximate co...
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posted by luv2fly99
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by luv2fly99

Wood burning Stove

I want install a wood burning stove. Can I hook up the wood burning stove to a chimney that is hooked up to a working fu...
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posted by u38721
16 comments posted 18yrs posted by u38721

Drywall texturing question

Andy asks: I have just taped and bedded a new room in my attic. Eventually, I will hire a professional to come in and "...
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posted by andysharpe
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by andysharpe

question about rebuilding a brick chimney

My dad hired a tuckpointer to rebuild a brick chimney, maybe a little larger than typical residential as it services a...
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posted by nomospam
24 comments posted 18yrs posted by nomospam

remove masking tape from vinyl siding?

I put some masking tape on some vinyl siding so I could paint the trim. Got sick, chemo radiation etc and now it has har...
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posted by semenick
8 comments posted 18yrs posted by semenick

Floor Screed laying - water content

What will be the penalty to pay if adding a bit more water to the screed mix to make it more workable? When passing a s...
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posted by peternoon
6 comments posted 18yrs posted by peternoon